Festivals of MaharashtraIn this book we bring to our readers the details of all our diverse Hindu festivals, mainly the festivals that are celebrated by the Marathi speaking world. It is our effort to document the traditions the culture and to draw the Scientific, Social, Vedic significance of a particular ritual, the prescribed food, etc. Festivals are associated to our Gods, with stories from the puranas, to the changing climate. These aspects of festivals give an insight