Datta Jayanti
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Datta Jayanti, also known as Dattatreya Jayanti (Sanskrit: दत्तात्रेयजयंती, romanized: Dattātreyajayantī), is a Hindu festival, commemorating the birth of the Hindu deity Dattatreya (Datta), a combined form of the Hindu male divine trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
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Datta Jayanti | |
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Also called | Dattatreya Jayanti |
Observed by | Prayers and religious rituals, including puja to Dattatreya |
Type | Hindu |
Significance | Fasting, meditation and prayers day |
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It is celebrated on the full moon day of the Margashirsha (Agrahayana) month according to the Hindu calendar (December/January) throughout the country, and in particular in Maharashtra.[1][2]