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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Hindu festival
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Maha_Shivaratri
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Parvati
lingam
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gptkbp:date
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14th day of the dark fortnight in the month of Phalguna or Maagha
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gptkbp:dedicatedTo
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gptkb:Shiva
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gptkbp:frequency
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annual
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Shivaratri
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gptkbp:importantFor
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one of the most important festivals for Shaivites
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gptkbp:mythology
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commemorates the marriage of Shiva and Parvati
marks the day Shiva performed the Tandava
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gptkbp:observances
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gptkb:meditation
fasting
night-long vigil
prayers
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gptkbp:observedBy
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gptkb:Hindus
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gptkbp:publicHolidayIn
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gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:Fiji
gptkb:Grenada
gptkb:Guadeloupe
gptkb:Guyana
gptkb:India
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Jamaica
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Martinique
gptkb:Mauritius
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis
gptkb:Saint_Lucia
gptkb:Saint_Martin
gptkb:Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Suriname
gptkb:Trinidad_and_Tobago
gptkb:Réunion
gptkb:Saint_Barthelemy
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:India
gptkb:Mauritius
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
other countries with Hindu populations
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gptkbp:rituals
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chanting Om Namah Shivaya
offering bael leaves
offering milk
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gptkbp:significance
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marks the night of Shiva
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Maha_Shivaratri
gptkb:Dakshineswar_Kali_Temple
gptkb:Mahashivaratri
gptkb:Ramakrishna_Mission
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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