Question
Download Solution PDFThe activity of making a human pyramid and putting efforts to break an earthen pot filled with buttermilk is associated with which festival?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Janmashtami.
Key Points
- Janmashtami:-
- Janmashtami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.
- The festival is celebrated on the eighth day of the dark moon in the month of Shravan, which usually falls in August or September.
- The activity of making a human pyramid and putting efforts to break an earthen pot filled with buttermilk is associated with the festival of Janmashtami. (Hence option 2 is correct)
Additional Information
- Dussehra:-
- It is a major Hindu festival celebrated on the tenth day of the month of Ashvin, which usually falls in September or October.
- The festival marks the victory of good over evil, and it is celebrated in different ways across India.
- Mahashivaratri:-
- It is a major Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Shiva.
- It is celebrated on the 14th day of the dark moon in the month of Phalguna, which usually falls in February or March.
- Mahashivaratri is also celebrated as the wedding day of Lord Shiva and Parvati.
- Holi:-
- It is a Hindu spring festival celebrated on the last full moon day of the lunar month Phalguna, which usually falls in late February or early March.
- The festival marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring, and it is a time for people to come together and celebrate the renewal of life.
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