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15.08.2004
Independence
Day
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Marks
the
anniversary
of
Independence
in
1947
and
is
celebrated
with
due
solemnity.
The
national
flag
is
hoisted
and
the
occasion
marked
as
a
day
of
dedication.
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19.08.2004
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20.08.2004
Teej
Fair,
Jaipur
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30.08.2004
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28.09.2004
Gogamedi
Fair
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Gogameri
(Ganganagar)
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131.08.2004
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01.09.2004
Kajli
Teej
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Bundi
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07.09.2004
Janmashtami
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The
birth
anniversary
of
Lord
Krishna,
the
incarnation
of
Vishnu
and
the
author
of
the
Bhagavad
Gita
(Song
Celestial),
is
observed
all
over.
It
is
celebrated
with
special
geity
at
Mathura
and
Brindavan
where
Lord
Krishna
spent
his
childhood.
Night-long
prayers
are
offered
and
religious
hymns
are
sung
in
temples.
Scenes
are
enacted
from
Lord
Krishna's
early
life.
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18.09.2004
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27.10.2004
Ganesh
Chaturthi
(Ganesh
Festival)
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Bundi
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22.09.2004
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23.09.2004
Ramdeora
Fair
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Pokran
(Jaisalmer)
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02.10.2004
Mahathma
Gandhi
Birthday
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Gandhi
Jayanti
the
birth
anniversary
of
Mahatma
Gandhi,
the
Father
of
the
Nation.
Special
prayers
are
offered
at
the
Gandhi
Samadhi
at
Rajghat,
Delhi
and
celebrations
are
held
all
over
the
country.
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20.10.2004
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22.10.2004
Dussehra
Festival
|
Kota
Dussehra
and
Durga
Puja:
Among
the
most
popular
of
all
festivals,
it
symbolises
the
triumph
of
good
over
evil.
Every
region
observes
this
10-day
festival
in
a
special
way.
In
the
North,
'Ram
Lila'
recitations
and
music
recall
the
life
of
the
legendary
hero,
Rama.
Large
fire
cracker--stuffed
effigies
of
Ravana,
symbolising
evil,
explode
to
the
cheers
of
thousands
of
spectators.
In
Kulu
against
the
backdrop
of
snow-covered
mountains,
villagers
dressed
in
their
colourful
best
assemble
to
take
out
processions
of
local
deities
accompanied
by
music
on
pipes
and
drums.
In
Karnataka,
Dussehra
is
celebrated
with
magnificent
pomp
and
pageantry.
In
Bengal
and
the
East,
it
is
called
'Durga
Puja'.
Images
of
Goddess
Durga
are
worshipped
for
four
days
and,
on
the
last
day,
taken
out
in
a
procession
and
immersed
in
a
river
or
the
sea.
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26.10.2004
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27.10.2004
Marwar
Festival
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Jodhpur
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12.11.2004
Diwali
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The
festival
of
lights
is
one
of
the
most
beautiful
of
Indian
festivals.
It
comes
21
days
after
Dussehra
and
celebrates
the
return
of
Rama
to
Ayodhya
after
his
14-year
exile.
Countless
flickering
oil
lamps
and
lights
are
lit
in
houses
all
over
the
country
making
it
a
night
of
enchantment.
Worship
of
Lakshmi,
the
goddess
of
wealth,
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