Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti Indian Festival Essay

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Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti Indian Festival Essay
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Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti Indian Festival Essay

• Valmiki Jayanti is an Indian festival for Hindus.
  He was the first poet of Sanskrit Literature
  named as Maharshi Valmiki. He is also known as
  Adi Kavi which means the first poet. Valmiki
  religious group celebrate this festival and known
  as Pargat Diwas.
• He was the first poet who wrote the epic story
  Ramayana and he was one of the great saints in
  ancient times.
• Saint Valmiki always encouraged humans to fight
  against the social injustice.
• According to Hindu calendar, Valmiki Jayanti
  falls on Poornima (full moon day) of Ashwin
  month.

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Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti Indian Festival Essay

• Lord Rama and Devi Sita had two twin sons named
  as Luv and Kush. Maharishi Valmiki taught
  Ramayana to both sons. They were the first who
  learned the Ramayana and began singing. They
  lived in their ashram along with their mother
  Sita.  (Lord Ramas wife).
• The biggest temple of Rishi Valmiki The Maharshi
  Valmiki Temple is in Thiruvanmiyur in Chennai.
  It is located on the East Coast Road named as
  Valmiki Nagar.
• He belongs to the great dynasty of Raghu and was
  the tenth son of the sage Prachetas.
• On this day people make portraits and carry
  throughout the streets in villages and towns.