What day is the the festival initiated by Asumal Sirumalani held on every year?
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Matru pitru poojan Matru Pitru Poojan Diwas(MPPD) also called Matra Pitra Pujan Divas is a festival holy initiative by Saint Shri Asharamji Bapu, a step to celebrate by Indians on 14 February every year. On this day, children from all religions hug and worship their parents. It is seen by many as a method to cement the bond between family members and to imbibe good values like respect, obedience and humility in children. Right wing activists claim that it is an alternate method to counter teenage pregnancy. In several states like Maharashtra, Haryana, Odisha and Chhattisgarh, Valentines Day has been officially renamed as Matru-Pitru Diwas. On 14 February 2015, it was celebrated on a large scale by an NGO Bhartiya Yuwa Shakthi at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Krida Mandal, Nehru Nagar, Kurla. The event imparted theoretical and practical values to parents and children.
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Asaram Asharam Bapu was born on 17 April 1941, in the Berani village of the Nawabshah District in British India (Present-day Berani Town is located in Jam Nawaz Ali Tehsil of District Sanghar Sindh Pakistan), to Menhgiba and Thaumal Sirumalani. His birthname was Asumal Thaumal Harpalani or Asumal Sirumalani.
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Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru is an iconic music festival, which has been conducted consecutively since 2005. It is an eight-day Carnatic music festival lasting from Dec 18 - 25 every year at Kamarajar Arangam,Teynampet, Chennai. Performances by leading Carnatic and Hindustani stalwarts, legends, upcoming talents, musicians, dancers, and discourses have been scheduled elaborately in this weeklong event with more than 50 enchanting shows commencing from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm daily.
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Marathukali Marathukali is a variant of Poorakkali. "Poorakkali" is a traditional dance ritual performed by men during the nine-day Pooram festival in Bhagavathy temples across Northern Kerala (formerly known as Kolathunadu), south India. Marathukali is a form of Poorakali performed by two parties competently. The ordinary play lacks the competent mood displayed in Marathukali. Big disputes ensue between two parties while performance is on and learned people dissuade both parties from further confrontation.
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National Tribal Dance Festival The National Tribal Dance Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the aborigines and tribal of India in the National Capital Region, of India i.e. New Delhi. This Tribal Dance Festival annually during the month of December. It is organised by Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India in collaboration with IGRMS, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
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Pancha Ganapati Pancha Ganapati is a modern five-day Hindu festival celebrated from December 21 through 25 in honor of Ganesha. The festival was created in 1985 as a Hindu alternative to December holidays like Christmas by Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (born Robert Hansen), a Westerner who embraced Hinduism. The festival is uncommon among traditional South Asian Hindus.
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Nishagandhi Puraskaram Nishagandhi Puraskaram or Nishagandhi award (Malayalam : നിശാഗന്ധി പുരസ്കാരം) is an annual award instituted by the Tourism Department of Kerala in India to honour personalities in the fields of music and dance . The award comprises a purse of 1,50,000 Indian Rupees , a citation, and a statuette. It is presented annually on behalf of the "Nishagandhi Dance and Music Festival", a cultural programme organized by the Tourism Department of Kerala every year. The seven-day long festival is held in January at the Nishagandhi amphitheater near the Kanakakkunnu Palace in Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala. The award was established in 2013 to popularise the Festival in the national and international level.
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Chennai Book Fair Chennai Book Fair or Madras Book Fair is an annual book fair organized in the Chennai, India by the Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India (BAPASI). The fair typically lasts for about two weeks during the New Year-Pongal season. The fair is usually held between the last week of December and the third week of January. In 2016, following the 2015 South Indian floods, for the first time, the book fair was rescheduled to be held in May. Instead, an alternate low-key Pongal Book Fair was held between January 13 and 24 for book lovers and tourists. The fair has been organized June 2–13 at Island Grounds, Chennai and is open weekdays from 2p-9p and from 11a-9p on holidays.
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Devendrar Jayanti Devendrar Jayanthi is a festival celebrated annually on 11 September. It is organised by various political parties, community organisations and civil societies in Southern Tamil Nadu to commemorate the memory of Immanuvel Devendrar, a freedom fighter and Indian National Congress leader who took part in the Quit India movement during the British Raj era. He worked in the Indian Army in independent India and later he fought for the rights of depressed class people of Southern Tamil Nadu, particularly for upliftment of Pallar caste. He was a close associate of chief minister K. Kamaraj.
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Ambedkar Jayanti Ambedkar Jayanti or Bhim Jayanti is an annual festival observed on 14 April to commemorate the memory of B. R. Ambedkar. It marks Ambedkar's birthday in 1891 and since 2015 is an official public holiday throughout India. Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti is celebrated not only in India but also more than in 65 countries.
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Yoruba calendar The Yoruba calendar ("Kojoda") according to "Ralaran Uléìmȯkiri" (ralaran.com) has a year beginning on the last moon of May or first moon of June of the Gregorian calendar, and an era of 8042 BC. The new year coincides with the Ifá festival
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Bråvalla Festival Bråvalla Festival was a Swedish four-day music festival that was held annually. It was Sweden's biggest and most popular music festival. It was held at Bråvalla flygflottilj outside of Norrköping. The inaugural season of the festival was from 27 to 29 June 2013. It headlined Rammstein, Green Day and Avicii in additions to tens of artists and acts. The second season was held between the 26 June and 28 June 2014 and was headlined by Iron Maiden, Kanye West and Kings of Leon. The third season of the festival was held between 25–27 June in 2015. It was headlined by Robbie Williams, Muse and Calvin Harris. The fourth season will be held between 30 June – 2 July in 2016.
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Indian national calendar The Indian national calendar, sometimes called the Saka calendar, is the official civil calendar in use in India along with the Vikram Samvat calendar. It is used, alongside the Gregorian calendar, by "The Gazette of India", in news broadcasts by All India Radio and in calendars and communications issued by the Government of India. The Saka calendar is also used in Java and Bali among Indonesian Hindus. Nyepi, the "Day of Silence", is a celebration of the Saka new year in Bali. Nepal's Nepal Sambat evolved from the Saka calendar.
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Durga Puja Durga Puja, also called Durgotsava, is an annual Hindu festival in the Indian subcontinent that reveres the goddess Durga. It is particularly popular in West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Jharkhand, Bihar, Tripura, Bangladesh and the diaspora from this region. The festival is observed in the Hindu calendar month of "Ashvin", typically September or October of the Gregorian calendar. A multi-day festival that features elaborate temple and stage decorations ("pandals"), scripture recitation, performance arts, revelry and processions, Durga Puja is particularly observed by Hindus in eastern and northeastern states of India, in Bangladesh and in Nepal where it is called Dashain. It is a major festival in the Shaktism tradition of Hinduism across India and Shakta Hindu diaspora.
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Sanskriti (culfest) Sanskriti is the annual socio-cultural college festival or "culfest" of Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Sanskriti actually comprises three independent five-day culfests of the Faculties of Arts, Science and Engineering in Jadavpur University. The events occur in the period mid-February to mid-March, starting with the Faculty of Arts Sanskriti and ending with the Faculty of Engineering Sanskriti, the biggest of the three. Sanskriti is organized by the students, without involvement of the university authorities. Students wear a special T-shirt and take part competitive and cultural activities. A reunion night is also held.
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Thaipusam Thaipusam or Thaipoosam (Tamil: தைப்பூசம், "Taippūcam"  ) is a festival celebrated by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of "Thai" (January/February). It is mainly observed in countries where there is a significant presence of Tamil community such as India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius Singapore, South Africa and other places where ethnic Hindu Tamils reside as a part of the local Indian diaspora population such as Réunion, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica and the other parts of the Caribbean.
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Ayya Vaikunda Avataram The Ayya Vaikunda Avataram (Tamil: ஐயா வைகுண்ட அவதாரம் - "Incarnation of Vaikundar") is a festival celebrated by the followers of Ayyavazhi on the 20th day of the Tamil month of Masi, the date on which the Ayyavazhi followers believe that Lord Vaikundar arose from the sea at Thiruchendur as the son of Mummorthies to destroy the evil spirit of Kali and transform the Kaliyukam into Dharma Yukam.
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Poorakkali Poorakkali ,Which means in English (Festival Performance), is a traditional dance ritual performed by men during the nine-day Pooram festival in Bhagavathy temples across North Malabar in Kerala State of south India.
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Samgatha SAMGATHA is the annual technical and cultural festival of the Indian Institute of Information Technology Design & Manufacturing Kancheepuram (IIITD&M Kancheepuram). It derives its name from the Sanskrit word "Samgatha"(सऽगथा) which means "Confluence". It is a three-day event which has witnessed large turnouts. It is held towards the end of March every year.
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Bengaluru International Film Festival The Bengaluru International Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, which previews films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1996, Suchitra Bangalore International Film Festival, was held for a week from 22 to 28 December 2006 in collaboration with Suchitra Film Society. More than 100 films were screened during festival.
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Swathi Sangeethotsavam Swathi Sangeethotsavam (Swathi Music Festival) is a ten-day festival of music celebrating the compositions of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal. The festival is held from 4 to 13 January every year at Kuthira Malika, Trivandrum, where the Maharaja is believed to have composed many of his works. The festival is a tribute to Swathi Tirunal and is exclusively dedicated to his compositions. The concerts are not ticketed. The festival is conducted by Rama Varma Maharaja of Travancore Trust under the helm of Prince Rama Varma.
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Dhanteras Dhana Trayodashi (or Dhanteras; Nepali: धनतेरष , Hindi: धनतेरस , Marathi: धनत्रयोदशी ) is the first day of the Indian Diwali and Nepalese Tihar Festival. The festival is known as "Dhanatrayodashi" or "Dhanvantari Trayodashi". It is celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar month of Ashwin.