Maharashtrian cultural customs, traditions, and etiquette vocabulary, one custom or term per card.
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- गणेश चतुर्थी (ganesh chaturthi)
- Ganesh Chaturthi: a major Maharashtrian festival honoring Lord Ganesha with home and public idol installations
- दिवाळी (diwali)
- Diwali: the festival of lights, celebrated with lamps, sweets, and fireworks
- गुढी पाडवा (gudhi padwa)
- Gudi Padwa: the Marathi New Year, marked by raising a decorated gudi (pole) outside the home
- नागपंचमी (nagpanchami)
- Nag Panchami: a festival honoring snakes, with prayers offered for protection
- मकर संक्रांत (makar sankrant)
- Makar Sankranti: a harvest festival where people exchange til-gul sweets and say a traditional greeting of goodwill
- आरती (aarti)
- Aarti: a devotional ritual of waving a lit lamp before a deity while singing hymns
- पूजा (puja)
- Puja: a ritual act of worship offered to a deity
- नमस्कार करणे (namaskar karne)
- To greet respectfully with folded hands, often done toward elders and deities
- पायावर डोकं ठेवणे (payavar doka thevne)
- To touch an elder's feet as a gesture of respect and to seek their blessings
- मंगळसूत्र (mangalsutra)
- Mangalsutra: the sacred necklace a husband ties around his wife's neck at marriage, worn as a sign of married status
- हळदी कुंकू (haldi kunku)
- Haldi Kunku: a traditional gathering where married women exchange turmeric and vermilion powder as a gesture of goodwill
- सण (san)
- Festival
- पुरणपोळी (puranpoli)
- Puranpoli: a sweet flatbread stuffed with jaggery and lentils, traditionally made for festivals
- वारी (wari)
- Wari: the annual pilgrimage of devotees walking to Pandharpur to honor the deity Vitthal
- लावणी (lavani)
- Lavani: a traditional Maharashtrian folk dance and song form known for its rhythm and expressive movements
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