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My favourite festival is holi. I love it because it is the festival of colours. But nowadays everyone burst balloons of water. Everyone should use natural and pure colours which has no harmful effects and I also use colours on that day.
Shyam purohit (11)
Mumbai, INDIA
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Jay Swaminarayan my favourite festival is Janshmathi because it is so exciting and Bhagwan was born
Krish Patel (6)
Toronto, CANADA
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My all time favorite Hindu festival is Diwali! I love Diwali so much because during annkut, there are so many dishes we can prepare for Maharaj and our guru parampara. It is so much fun offering the thal. After, we all get to also have prasad and enjoy the delicious food too! Fireworks are also a very exciting part of Diwali! At home, during Diwali, I love doing rangoli with my mom. During kids Diwali party at mandir, we get to play different games, eat yummy food, and best of all have fun and memorable times with our friends. Every year I always look forward to celebrating Diwali and it will always be my favorite festival!
Maansi Amin (12)
Miami, UNITED STATES
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Jai Swaminarayan, When I went on holiday to Dubai, one of the days it was Ekadashi. I still obeyed my niyam of doing Ekadashi and had farari food. Every Ekadashi I remember the childhood prasang of Shantial and how he maintained his niyam, even though he was being offered delicious items of food. This inspires me to always keep my niyams. When I'm abraod, I always still do my daily puja. Niyams play a really important part in my life because it keeps me on the right path, all the way to Akshardham.
Parisha Jobanputra (11)
Leicester, UNITED KINGDOM
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jay swaminarayan!! we all love to please maharaj and our beloved mahant swami. one the ways is by following niyams. being a satsangi i believe that we should try following our niyams when we are travelling. when i went for a camp, i could not have facilities to bath and therefor i could not do puja. but i requested and i was able to follow the niyams. at that time there was also problem with my food. but i just took food from home that helped me to stay firm with the niyam prescribed in the shikshapatri to not eat onion and garlic.
divyata rakholiya (13)
nairobi, KENYA
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Jay Swaminarayan. I have two favourite festivals, Holi and Diwali. I like Holi because it represents the devotion of Prahlad when Holika the god of colour was burnt into ashes just to try finish Prahlad and burn him to ashes. I also like Holi because everyone gets to cover people's faces with colour. The other favourite festival I love is Diwali. I love Diwali because Shree Ram Bhagwan, Sita mata and Lakshman returned to Ayodhya after killing Ravan, who was a demon in Lanka and people of Ayodhya were so happy that they used lamps to celebrate their feat. I also like Diwali because today we use fireworks to celebrate it and I like to blow fireworks.
Samir Bhatt (11)
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
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Festivals are the time when all around you is joy, happiness, people forget their differences and embrace each other. As Hindus, every month there is one or the other festival coming up, sometimes we witness festivals everyday back-to-back. Personally, my favorite festival is Diwali. Diwali it's the time to rejoice, have sweets, bright fireworks, beautiful rangoli and much more. The preparation of Diwali starts a fortnight before. All houses go on to cleaning campaigns. Farsan is prepared every where. It all starts with Dhanteras until Dev-Diwali. This is the festival of light, prosperity, and divinity. This is the festival when we worship Goddess Lakshmi to enter our house and bless us with fortune and happiness. The day after Diwali is Nutan Varsh and Annakut. We (Satsangis) wake up early go to the temple and pray for the new year to bring happiness, harmony, and prosperity in everyone's life. Then the grand annakut, satsangis get different delicacies from their homes and all homemade and pure vegetarian to the temple and there is a huge kut (mountain) formed. This is a full family package of festivals. This is why I like this festival.
Karuna Guha (13)
Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
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My Favourite festival is uttarayan, we celebrate it with a lot of pomp in Gujarat. The best thing about uttarayan is Jholi parava, one gets to experience the Jholi parva that our Guru has done. Apart form that the kite flying lasts for two days. Once the sun sets we burst a lot of crackers and light a fanas and tie it with a kite. its fun to see the black sy lited up with numerous candles
Yogesh Pandya (9)
Vadodara, INDIA
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My most favourite time of the year is Diwali. We get to wear new clothes to mandir and there are beautiful lights shining at mandir too. There is a lot of really good food and everyone is just so happy. We celebrate new beginnings and whilst doing that, we forget the old ones.
Yogi Brahmbhatt (8)
Tzaneen, SOUTH AFRICA
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Jai Swaminarayan.My favorite festival is Diwali because we do garba and we know that good wins over evil.Another thing why Diwali is my favorite festival because we light up devos and even do fireworks.Also its a good time to learn about the Ramayan .
murti patel (10)
toronto, CANADA
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jay swaminarayan, my favourite festival is uttarayan or kite flying as many people knows it as kite flying festival. i like this festival as i love to fly kites and i also love see amazing and colour full kites flying kites in sky.
jenil patel (12)
anand, INDIA
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Jay swaminarayan, my favorite festival is...diwali because I love the loud colorful fireworks.
Alisha Patel (9)
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
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My favourite festival is Diwali - Annakut. I love our Hindu new year celebration at BAPS Mandir in Melbourne. We offer a grand Annakut to the god. The crop we cultivate and make a fresh recipe out of that, we offer that to the god first before we eat it. which reflects the true devotion towards our god. What a devotional Celebration!!!
Bhavya Patel (5)
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
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Jay Swaminarayan! My favourite festival is Diwali. You celebrate it by lightning candles and putting them around the house. You can also make rangolis on your front step and pop fireworks. It is my favourite Hindu festival because I love making rangolis and popping fireworks. Jay Swaminarayan!
Mahi Viroja (9)
Perth , AUSTRALIA
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Jay Swaminarayan! My favourite festival is Diwali. You can celebrate it by lighting divas and putting them around the house. You can also make rangolis on your front porch and pop fireworks. It’s my favourite festival because I love making rangolis and popping fireworks. Jay Swaminarayan!
Mahi Viroja (9)
Perth, AUSTRALIA
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I like holi. Maharaj played it in Loj. I like it also because we get to spray colours on others.
Nitya (5)
Sydney, AUSTRALIA
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My favourite festival is Ram Navmi because it's Sriji Maharaj's birthday.I also like this festival because there are lots of sweets on that day and we get maha prasad.
Mayur Patel (7)
Sydney, AUSTRALIA
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Jai Swaminarayan. My favorite Hindu festival is Diwali. A long time ago, Ram Bhagwan came back from vanvaas {exile of 14 years} during Diwali. I celebrate it by going to mandir during annakut and Diwali. I pray to Maharaj that my new year is better than the last. I also do darshan of Maharaj and Swami. Diwali is my favorite Hindu festival because it is a Hindu new year. I get to go to mandir and pray to Bhagwan. I get new clothes, and I get to attend mahapujas at home and at mandir. I also love how I get to do seva to please Mahraj and Swami. I love how I get to be at mandir for the whole day. Jai Swaminarayan
Maahi Mayank Patel (11)
Atlanta, UNITED STATES
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My most favorite Hindu festival, without doubt, has to be Annakut. I love going to mandir early in the morning and sing bhajans, kirtans, and thaal to Maharaj and Swami. The haribhaktos do an AWESOME job at displaying the various types of foods, drinks, and sweets for Bapa. My most favorite part how yall let all of the balaks and kishores do seva in one way or the other. This is why I love Annakut!
Sahaj Mayank Patel (14)
Atlanta, UNITED STATES
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My favourite festival is holi. I love it because it is the festival of colours. But nowadays everyone burst balloons of water. Everyone should use natural and pure colours which has no harmful effects and I also use colours on that day.
Shyam purohit (11)
Mumbai, INDIA
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Jai Swaminarayan, My favourite festival is Rakshabandhan. However, I don’t have a brother therefore I believe I am tying a rakhadi to Bhagwan asking him to always keep me by safe from the vishays of this world. I on the other side promise to stay within the boundaries he has set us. Looking at the rakhadi reminds me of my commitment to Him and it makes me feel special.
Nyari Barot (13)
London , UNITED KINGDOM
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Jai Swaminarayan! My favorite Hindu festival is Diwali! It is my favorite because it has a rich, deep history. There is so much you can learn about the history of Diwali and how it happened. Diwali’s also my favorite because it brings our whole mandir together! While we’re preparing for the exhibition and KDC, haribhaktos/as of all ages come together and do a lot of seva. There is samp everywhere, and it just has an accepting atmosphere! Diwali is extremely fun to celebrate with friends, family, and fellow satsangis!
Gracee Patel (13)
Minneapolis , UNITED STATES
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Diwali! I like it because you get to celebrate with your friends and family! Also you get to have a amazing day and pray to Bhagwan !
Dhvani patel (8)
Minneapolis , UNITED STATES
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my best festival is diwali because it gives us maharaj's prashadi water
darshan patel (11)
nakuru, KENYA
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I like Uttarayan It teaches us how we can win. our life = kite agna = thread bhagwan,guru = kite flier
sanehi ghaswala (5)
sacramento, UNITED STATES
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My favorite festival is Diwali It's bring happiness to my family and we do pooja. we do fire workers some nights.
Marj Brahmbhatt (7)
SOUTH BOSTON, UNITED STATES
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my favorite festival is holi because we get to water everyone and play with colours also where we put it on everyone's cheeks. we celebrate this festival because Holi festival is generally celebrated for two days. On the first day, the ceremony of Holika Dahan takes place. The story of Bhakta Prahalad and Holika is related to the event. On following day, people celebrate Holi with great enthusiasm. People visit friends and families to spray coloured water on them. People roam on streets and throw water balloons on others.
vidhi (12)
melbourne, AUSTRALIA
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My favorite Hindu festival that we celebrate every year is Diwali we celebrate it by gathering games and foods for lots of people we also talk about the history of Diwali. I like Diwali as my favorite festival because We have lots of games we can play to have fun with our friends I also like that there is lots of nice foods like cookies and also nachos and cheese that is my most favorite food at the Diwali carnival Jai Swaminarayan .
Dharmadev (11)
Houston , UNITED STATES
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Jai Swaminarayan, My favourite festival is Holi, because it's a festival of colours and happiness. At school we celebrate by having our own Holi festival. I love seeing everyones’ happy faces. On this day I remember Pramukh Swami Maharj spraying colours on the santos and devotees. I also remember Maharaj spraying rang on the paramhansas.
Parisha Jobanputra (11)
Leicester, UNITED KINGDOM
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my favorite festival is diwali because the fireworks come up in the dark. which was so fun and we also get to do taramandan in the night.
vandan (6)
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
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my favourite festival is my swamibapa.I think everyday there is a festital for me because when swamibapa is happy than that happienes will becomes a festival for me Jai swaminarayan
love goswami (15)
bhuj, INDIA
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Today Jeth sud 4 Pramukh Varni din my family members and I did gharsabha at our gharmandir and celebrated pramukh varni din and as our guru said gharshabha is the key to family unity and solutions to all promblems. And it was my best Sunday ever.
Mayank Mehta (12)
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA
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My favorite festival is Diwali. Diwali is my favorite festival because I get to spend time with my family and friends. I also get candy. I celebrate it by baking a cake for Maharaj and making a rangoli. Jai Swaminarayan
Sanya Patel (6)
Chicago, UNITED STATES
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My favorite festival is Holi because it is full of colors,I can have a lot of family time I get to throw colors at my friends. Also I do rangoli with my mom and my sister. Jai Swaminarayan
Manya Patel (10)
Chicago , UNITED STATES
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My favorite festival is kids Diwali because you get candy and I spend time with my friends Jai swaminarayan SAMP
Akshar (7)
Charlotte , UNITED STATES
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Jai Swaminarayan, My favorite festivals are Diwali and navratri. I like Diwali because I get to make food for Maharaj and Swami and do an annkut. I also get to do a rangoli and teach my friends about Diwali. I also like to do seva during Diwali. I also like navratri because I love to do garba at Mandir with my mom and my friends. Jai Swaminarayan
Sajni Patel (11)
Charlotte , UNITED STATES
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MY FAVOURITE FESTIVAL IS UTTARAYAN BECAUSE ON THAT DAY KITE FLYING OCCUR AND JHOLI FESTIVAL ALSO TAKES PLACE.
ISHA GOLA (17)
AHMEDABAD, INDIA
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Jai swaminarayan, my favourite Hindu festival is DIWALI!!! I love Diwali because there are different coloured fire-works and many people (at mandir) to celebrate with.
Hritika Trivedi (9)
Sydney , AUSTRALIA
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My favorite festival is HOLI.
Yogi Makwana (13)
Rajkot, INDIA
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Jai Swaminarayan, My favorite festival is Diwali for many reasons! Firstly, I love that there are lots of days that are a part of Diwali such as Vagh Baras, Dhanteras, Kali Chaudash, Diwali itself, New Year’s Day. I love that on New Year’s Day we get to help in setting up the Annakut. I love doing Aarti in the morning at Mandir. I love doing Thaal after setting up the Annakut! These are just a few of the things I love about Diwali! Jai Swaminarayan.
Sakshi Patel (15)
Columbus, UNITED STATES
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Jay Swaminarayan my favourite festival in the year is ram navmi. I like this festival because on this day maharaj was born. It is also that ram navmi is called shree hari jayanti. on this day Maharaj as well as Ram Bhagwan were born. Me and my family as well as Sydney celebrate it in the Mandir Jay Swaminarayan
Misri patel (10)
Sydney, AUSTRALIA
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Jay Swaminarayan My favourite festival in the year is Diwali. I like it because we get to see the chakardas and the fireworks. we also celebrate this festival at home and in the Mandir.
Nitya patel (5)
Sydney, AUSTRALIA
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Jay Swaminarayan,my favorite festible is Diwali. I like it because we get to see the fireworks. Here in Atlanta the fireworks are amazing. The kids Diwali is amazing . On my second kids diwali it was a magic show. I love every thing about diwali. In diwali in Atlanta the food court is huge!!!I always love eating the yummy pizza they have.
Arya (10)
Atlanta, UNITED STATES
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My favorite festival is holi.On the first day of holi we walk around the fire and on second day we colors, water baloons, water colors and pichkaris. Holi is favorite festival because we play with colors holi.
Harikrushna Raghuvir Gadhavi (8)
Gandhinagar, INDIA
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The festival of hindu is diwali and in that ekadashi come first than dhanteras in that people clean the coin and pooja of money then kali chodas in that people wear black clothes mostly then finally diwali than then new year that is known as bestuvaras and then bhaibij in that brother is coming on there sister home
Pari ashok panchal (6)
Vapi, INDIA
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My favourite festival is Annakut because I get to make cakes and other food to give to Maharaj and our gurus.
Kirtan Patel (5)
croydon, UNITED KINGDOM
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Jay Swaminarayan to all, As we all know, there are many festivals for us to celebrate. this includes Jal Jhilni, Diwali, Uttarayan, etc. When asked many people stumble upon this question. My answer is Bhagwan Swaminarayan's Birthday. If it were not for him, and Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami, we would have been living a sinful life today. We should forever indebt our lives to Swaminarayan Bhagwan, or in his present form though Gunatitanand Swami, PARAM PUJYA MAHANT SWAMI MAHARAJ. Jay Swaminarayan.
Parth Patel (10)
Charlotte, UNITED STATES
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My favourite festival of the year is Annakut because I just love the way we serve Swami with our homemade food and Swami happily accepts the food we offer to him.
Nitya Shah (11)
Perth, AUSTRALIA
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My favourite festival is Diwali. I like it because I can see fireworks, make rangolis & light divas.
Yogin Chawda (7)
Perth, AUSTRALIA
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My favorite Hindu festival is Diwali.We celebrate by lightning devos,celebrating,and fireworks .It is my favorite holiday because we get to light devos,exchange gifts,eat sweets ,and wear beautiful clothing. I love Diwali.
Mukti Patel (9)
Warwick , UNITED STATES
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