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Mahavir Jayanti is a festival celebrated by the Jain community in India. Mahavir Jayanti honours the birth anniversary of the founder of Jainism, or Mahavir Janma Kalyanak.

Navaratri is a Hindu festival that is celebrated over the course of nine nights and ten days. It is a time when Hindus worship the goddess Durga and celebrate her victory over the demon Mahishasura.

Ram Navami commemorates the birth of Lord Ram to King Dasharath and Queen Kaushalya in Ayodhya during the Treta Yuga. It is a celebration which welcomes spring.

Both of the calendars have a different starting point, Vikram Samvat is 135 years older than the Shak Samvat. And even though, Vikram Calendar is the official calendar of Nepal, it is also used in plenty of Indian states, especially up north.

Vikram Samvat is a historical Indian calendar used in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent and Nepal. It uses lunar months and solar sidereal years. It was King Vikramaditya of Ujjain who established the Vikram Samvat in 57 BC.

The Indian standard of time has two standards: Vikram Samvat (57 BC) and Shak Samvat (78 AD). The Shak Samvat is the official calendar of India. It started after Vikram Samvat and is about 78 years behind the English calendar.

The major difference between the two is that Gudi Padwa is celebrated in Maharastra while Bestu Varas is celebrated in Gujarat. Gudi Padwa is celebrated in the Chaitra month while Bestu Varies is celebrated in the month of Kartik.

Gudi Padwa is a Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It marks the beginning of the Hindu lunar calendar and is typically celebrated in early April.

Ugadi festival is a Hindu new year celebrated in India, primarily in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka. It marks the beginning of the Hindu lunar calendar and is typically celebrated in late March or early April.

Holi is a Hindu festival celebrated in India and Nepal. It is also known as the festival of colours because people throw coloured powder at each other during the celebration.

Dhuleti is the Hindu festival of colours. The festival begins on Rang Pashi which begins three days before Holika Dahan. It is celebrated in Fagun on a full moon day.

Holi festival is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in India and other parts of the world. It is typically celebrated in the month of March and is also known as the festival of colours or the festival of love.

Shiva is considered to be Mahadev or the god of the gods in Hinduism for a number of reasons. Shiva is one of the most important deities in the Hindu pantheon and is revered as the supreme god.

Makar Sankranti, Bhogi Pandigai, Lohri, Pongal, Uttarayana, Makaravilakku and Bihu are all festivals celebrated in different parts of India, each with its own unique traditions and customs.

A minister from the court came up and volunteered to go and fight Rama and Lakshamana. The warrior was Vajramushti, the son of the minister Malyavan. Ravana agreed to this and Vajramushti went to the door.

Garuda was Jatayu and Sampati’s uncle. Sampati told that Rama and Laxman were attacked by Indrajit and they were now unconscious in the hold of the Nagpaksh. Garuda immediately went to them and ate the snake.

Akampana had a strong influence on Ravana and he knew that Ravana could be influenced and manipulated easily. He did praise and spoke highly of Rama’s army. Ravana got furious and ordered Akampan to enter the battlefield and defeat them once and for all.

Indrajit entered the field. Ravana let his son go and fights Rama. Indrajit was the person who had defeated Indra and Ravana’s faith in him knew no bounds.

Angada returned to Rama and narrated the series of events to Rama. He explained the arrogance of Ravana. The whole army applauded Angada for his skills, strength, and bravery.

The war was very near and Rama felt that the destruction could be avoided if they could strike a peace truce with Ravana. Hence, he asked Angada, the son of Vali and Tara to go to Ravana and offer a peaceful truce.

Bhadra is the daughter of Drishtaketu and Shrutakirti. She is married to Lord Krishna and belongs to the Yaduvansh post her marriage. She is also known as Dwarkeshwari and was humbly living in Dwarka.

Lakshmana, also known as Lakshana, is the seventh wife from the list of Ashtabharya. She is the consort of Lord Krishna who in turn is the supreme Lord Vishnu. Her alternate names are Dwarkeshwari, Madri and Charuhasini.

The sixth wife of Lord Krishna or the sixth one from the Ashtabharya is Mitravinda. She is the daughter of King Jayasena of Avanti. Vindya and Anuvindya were the siblings of Mitravinda.

Nagnajiti is the fifth wife of Lord Krishna. She is known as Satya and  Nappinnai as well. Her reference comes from Vaishnavite texts regarded in the Hindu culture. She is said to be the manifestation of Nila Devi who was the third wife of the supreme god Lord Vishnu.

Vibhishana was always in the favor of Rama and pleaded with Ravana to prevent the war. That would not only save the kingdom but also ensure that happiness and prosperity prevailed in the whole world.

Ravana got so angry that he scolded Vibhishan and also ordered him to stay away from this kingdom. Vibhishana was thus banished from his own kingdom and went into exile.

The story of a squirrel in Ramayana is little known but it gives an important lesson.

They knew that building a bridge (later known as Rama Setu) would take almost two to three times their time and effort and meeting Sita would be a thing that would be delayed. However, without wasting any time, they started finding materials that would help them build a bridge.

Rama has now heard the news of Sita from Hanuman. Hanuman tells Rama that Sita is waiting for him and would not leave Lanka with anyone but Rama. Rama is delighted to hear this and immediately tells everyone that he is now ready to attack Ravana by going to Lanka.

Rama is delighted beyond measure to see Hanuman return so quickly. On seeing him, he immediately hugs him & asks him about Sita.

Hanuman escaped the soldiers and the rope and started lighting up each and every house in his way as he flew away from Lanka. Ravana could not believe his eyes and the whole of Lanka was in the fire caused by Hanuman.

Ravana was infuriated as well as shocked to see his beloved son killed by an ordinary Vanara. He was so angry that he immediately ordered Meghanada to bring this person to the court and make sure that he is killed in the court in front of hundreds of people.