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Traditions of South Asia

Diwali, Holi, Eid and Vesak, saptapadi and mehndi: the densest calendar of living traditions anywhere. 346 traditions on EveryParampara so far.

🇮🇳 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

🇮🇳 Vrindavan, India and 2 moreGovardhan Puja A Hindu festival of piled vegetarian foods and sculpted earth, honouring KrishnaSpiritual · Feasts and festival meals

🇮🇳 IndiaParyushana An annual Jain holy period of intense fasting, reflection, and asking for forgivenessSpiritual · Fasting and breaking the fast

🇧🇩 Dhaka, Bangladesh and 5 moreSuhurسحور The pre-dawn meal Muslims eat before a day of fasting in RamadanTable custom · Breakfast

🇮🇳 IndiaNirjala Ekadashiनिर्जला एकादशी A rigorous, waterless Hindu fast observed in early summer to honour the god Vishnu.Spiritual · Fasting and breaking the fast

🇲🇻 MaldivesMaahefun A Maldivian gathering for the last meal before the Ramadan fast beginsTable custom · Feasts and festival meals

Photo credits on this page

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

Navaratri: Mukerjee, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Govardhan Puja: Ms Sarah Welch, CC0, source
Suhur: Hussein Alazaat, CC BY 2.0, source
Nirjala Ekadashi: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Paryushana: Aayush18, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Maahefun: Ibrahim Asad, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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