Hindu Holidays and Ceremonials: With Dissertations on Origin, Folklore and Symbols

advised Ashoka Ashvin asked Bania bathe became began begged Bengal Bhadrapad Bhishma Bhushna birth blessed bowed Brahman Brahman woman brother called celestial ceremony Chaitra constellation curse Daksha Dark Monday Dasara daughter daughter-in-law demons devoted Divali Dwarka elephant fast father festival fire flowers folklore Ganesh Gauri gave girl goddess goddess of wealth gods gold grant half hand happy head heaven Hindu husband India Indra jewels Kartik killed king Krishna Kubera lamp Laxmi lingam lived Lord lotus Maratha marriage married milk Monday month of Shravan moon mother named Narad Nārāyan night observed offered palace Parvati perform the puja poor prayed priest puran queen returned home rice rich sacred Saint Satya Shasthi Shikari Shiva Shravan Shravan July-August sister sons symbol tank temple told took tree Trimurti turmeric Vishnu Vrat vrata wife women worship