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Traditions of Goa

11 traditions tied to Goa.

🇮🇳 Kolkata, India and 5 moreNavaratriनवरात्रि (Navarātri) A nine-night Hindu festival honoring the goddess Durga and her nine forms through prayer, fasting, and dance.Festival · Fasting and breaking the fast

🇮🇳 Pune, India and 5 moreGanesh Chaturthiगणेश चतुर्थी A Hindu festival celebrating the arrival of Ganesha, marked by clay idols, sweets, and public processions.Festival

🇮🇳 Goa, IndiaGudi Padwaगुढी पाडवा A spring festival marking the new year for Marathi and Konkani Hindus in Maharashtra and Goa.Festival

🇮🇳 Madurai, India and 4 morePuthanduபுத்தாண்டு (Puttāṇṭu) The first day of the Tamil solar calendar, celebrated by Tamils with family feasts and auspicious trays.Festival · Feasts and festival meals

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Ganesh Chaturthi: Original uploader was MatthieuMoy at fr.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, source
Navaratri: Mukerjee, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Gudi Padwa: Abhijit Tembhekar, CC BY 2.0, source
Puthandu: Amila Tennakoon, CC BY 2.0, source

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