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Encyclopedia > Phalguna

Phalguna is the twelfth month of the Hindu calendar.


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MantraOnNet.com : Holi (1317 words)
According to this purnimanta reckoning, Phalguna purnima was the last day of the year and the new year heralding the Vasanta-rtu (with spring starting from next day).
On the night of Phalguna Purnima, it is set alight in a simple ceremony with the Raksoghna Mantras of the Rig Veda being sometimes chanted to ward off all evil spirits.
Instead of the gay and frenzied celebrations that are witnessed elsewhere in the country, Bengal observes this festival in a quiet and dignified manner as Dolapurnima or Dolayatra (the festival of the swing).
Holi - Search Results - MSN Encarta (166 words)
An important Hindu spring festival and, in western India where it is connected with the wheat harvest, a harvest festival.
Holi, an important Hindu spring festival and, in western India where it is connected with the wheat harvest, a harvest festival.
Holi begins at the time of the spring harvest (the full moon of Phalguna) and is often associated with stories of the demoness Holika.
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