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🇧🇹 Bhutan and 4 moreLosarལོ་གསར་ The Tibetan Buddhist New Year festival of renewal, offerings, and family feastsSeasonal · Feasts and festival meals

🇮🇳 Puri, IndiaAkshaya Tritiyaअक्षय तृतीया (Akṣaya Tṛtīyā) A spring festival of lasting prosperity observed by Hindus and Jains in India.Festival · Feasts and festival meals 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreWangala A post-harvest thanksgiving festival of drums, dance and song among the Garo peopleFestival · Tea, coffee and drinking ceremonies

🇮🇳 IndiaSarhul A spring new year festival honoring nature and Sal blossoms across JharkhandSeasonal · Feasts and festival meals

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Losar: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Akshaya Tritiya: Fgndgndgnr, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Sarhul: Gurpreet Singh Ranchi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

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