Utsava
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Uthsava or Utsava is derived from Sanskrit
word, Utsava, a festival predominantly referring to Hindu
religion. Correspondingly, the festival deity, mostly made of metla usually taken during temple festival processions is referred as Utsavar.
ic bards declared that God is all peace, auspiciousness and beauty. The temple is intended to act as a centre of community life spreading the concept of joy and happiness, the sense of cheerful optimism all around. This is achieved by the institution of various festivals all year around. Festival is an occasion when the aspects of life like joy, beauty, richness, magnificience, harmony are all emphasised and are brought to the forefront so that they may govern the whole outlook of life.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
word, Utsava, a festival predominantly referring to Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
religion. Correspondingly, the festival deity, mostly made of metla usually taken during temple festival processions is referred as Utsavar.
Importance
Following Vedic seers, the UpanishadUpanishad
The Upanishads are philosophical texts considered to be an early source of Hindu religion. More than 200 are known, of which the first dozen or so, the oldest and most important, are variously referred to as the principal, main or old Upanishads...
ic bards declared that God is all peace, auspiciousness and beauty. The temple is intended to act as a centre of community life spreading the concept of joy and happiness, the sense of cheerful optimism all around. This is achieved by the institution of various festivals all year around. Festival is an occasion when the aspects of life like joy, beauty, richness, magnificience, harmony are all emphasised and are brought to the forefront so that they may govern the whole outlook of life.