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Andhra Pradesh Declares Friday Holiday for Varalakshmi Vratam
Andhra Pradesh has announced a holiday for Friday, Aug.
21.
The holiday is for a festival called Varalakshmi Vratam.
Schools and government offices in Andhra Pradesh will be closed.
People in the Telugu states will worship Goddess Lakshmi.
The festival is expected to have many participants.
It takes place on the Friday before Shravana Purnima.
Telangana will observe it as an optional holiday, so the closure there is not the same as in Andhra Pradesh.
Andhra Pradesh declared Friday, Aug. 21, a holiday for Varalakshmi Vratam.
All schools and government offices in Andhra Pradesh will remain closed.
Varalakshmi Vratam will be observed with worship of Goddess Lakshmi in both Telugu states.
The ceremony is held on the Friday before Shravana Purnima.
Telangana declared the occasion an optional holiday rather than a full state holiday.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh government declared the holiday; people in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana will observe Varalakshmi Vratam.
- What
- A full holiday was declared in Andhra Pradesh, while Telangana designated the occasion an optional holiday.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the two Telugu states.
- When
- Friday, Aug. 21; the festival falls on the Friday before Shravana Purnima.
- Why
- The holiday marks Varalakshmi Vratam, when Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped.
Key facts
- Holiday state
- Andhra Pradesh
- Holiday date
- Friday, Aug. 21
- Closed institutions
- Schools and government offices in Andhra Pradesh
- Festival
- Varalakshmi Vratam
- Religious observance
- Worship of Goddess Lakshmi
- Telangana status
- Optional holiday
- Festival timing
- The Friday before Shravana Purnima
Sources
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