Match list-I with list-II and choose the correct answer from the code given below - List–I (Festival) (A) Kajli Teej of Bundi (B) Holi (C) Paryushan Parva (D) Gangaur List–II (Date/Month of celebration) (i) The third of Bhadrapad Krishna (ii) Full moon day of Phalgun (iii) Bhadrapad Month (iv) Chaitra Month Code -

Correct — option (2), A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(iv).

The right code is A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(iv). Each festival goes with one date or month.

(A) Kajli Teej of Bundi → (i). Pritiprabha Goyal's Bharat ke Vrat evam Tyohar (Rajasthani Sahitya Sansthan, Jodhpur) gives Badi Teej, Satu Teej, Kajli Teej or Budhi Teej as the festival of Bhadrapad Krishna Tritiya, the third day of the dark half of Bhadrapad.

(B) Holi → (ii). The Bundi District Gazetteer (1964) says Holi "is held in the month of phalgun" on the eve of Purnima, the full moon. Goyal also places Holi on Phalgun Purnima.

(C) Paryushan Parva → (iii). Goyal calls it the Jain festival of the month of Bhado (Bhadrapad). The Bundi Gazetteer says it "is observed in the month of Bhadwa".

(D) Gangaur → (iv). Goyal says Gangaur runs from Chaitra Krishna Pratipada, the day after Holi, to Chaitra Shukla Tritiya. The Bundi Gazetteer places it on the third day of the bright half of Chaitra.

Kajli Teej and Paryushan both fall in Bhadrapad; Gangaur belongs to Chaitra.

Why the others are wrong

• (1)
  A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iv), D-(iii) — This code gets Kajli Teej and Holi right but swaps the last two. It puts Paryushan Parva in Chaitra and Gangaur in Bhadrapad.

  Both Goyal and the Bundi Gazetteer place Paryushan in Bhadrapad and Gangaur in Chaitra, so C-(iv) and D-(iii) are both wrong.

• (3)
  A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(ii) — This code puts Paryushan Parva on (i), the third of Bhadrapad Krishna, which Goyal gives as the date of Kajli Teej. It also moves Holi to the Chaitra month and Gangaur to the full moon of Phalgun.

  Holi is the festival of Phalgun Purnima, and Gangaur ends on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya. Once (i) belongs to Kajli Teej, this code fails.

• (4)
  A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(ii), D-(i) — No pair in this code is correct. It puts Kajli Teej in Chaitra, Holi in Bhadrapad, Paryushan on the full moon of Phalgun and Gangaur on the third of Bhadrapad Krishna.

  The festival of Chaitra among the four is Gangaur; the full moon of Phalgun is Holi.

Hindu and Jain festivals in Rajasthan are fixed by the lunar calendar: a month, a fortnight and a day (tithi). Krishna paksha (badi) is the dark half and Shukla paksha (sudi) the bright half.

In the calendar these sources use, Phalgun is followed by Chaitra. Holi falls on Phalgun Purnima, and Goyal says Gangaur begins the next day, Chaitra Krishna Pratipada, ending on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya.

Bhadrapad holds both Kajli Teej (Krishna Tritiya) and the Jain Paryushan Parva. Goyal says Digambar Jains observe it as Dashlakshan Parva from Bhadrapad Shukla Panchami to Shukla Chaturdashi.

Key facts

• Goyal gives Badi Teej, also called Kajli Teej, as Bhadrapad Krishna Tritiya (Bhado Badi Teej).
• The Bundi District Gazetteer (1964) records two Teej fairs in Bundi: one on the third day of the bright half of Shravan, the other on the third day of Bhadwa.
• Holi falls on Phalgun Purnima (Bundi Gazetteer, 1964; Goyal).
• Goyal: Gangaur runs from Chaitra Krishna Pratipada to Chaitra Shukla Tritiya, 16–17 days.
• Goyal: Svetambar Jains observe Paryushan for eight days ending on Bhadrapad Shukla Panchami; Digambar Jains observe Dashlakshan Parva from Shukla Panchami to Shukla Chaturdashi.

Common traps

• Two festivals in this list share Bhadrapad. The specific date, Bhadrapad Krishna Tritiya, belongs to Kajli Teej; Paryushan takes the month.
• Teej comes twice in the monsoon: the Bundi Gazetteer records one Teej fair in Shravan and one in Bhadwa. Kajli Teej is the Bhadrapad one.
• Holi and Gangaur sit next to each other in the calendar. Holi is Phalgun Purnima; Gangaur begins the next day and belongs to Chaitra.

UnlockIAS will link similar questions from RAS Pre 2016 and 2013 here once those papers are published on this site.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Which of the following festivals of Rajasthan ends on the third day of the bright fortnight (Shukla Tritiya) of Chaitra ?

  • (a)Kajli Teej
  • (b)Gangaur
  • (c)Holi
  • (d)Samvatsari
  Answer(2) — Goyal says Gangaur runs from Chaitra Krishna Pratipada to Chaitra Shukla Tritiya, and the Bundi Gazetteer places it on the third day of the bright half of Chaitra. Option (1), Kajli Teej, falls on Bhadrapad Krishna Tritiya; option (3), Holi, on Phalgun Purnima; option (4), Samvatsari, closes Paryushan in Bhadrapad.
• practice — not a real PYQ

  In which month of the Hindu calendar is the Jain festival Paryushan Parva observed ?

  • (a)Chaitra
  • (b)Ashadh
  • (c)Bhadrapad
  • (d)Kartik
  Answer(3) — Goyal places Paryushan in Bhado (Bhadrapad), and the Bundi Gazetteer says it is observed in the month of Bhadwa. Option (1), Chaitra, is the month of Gangaur; option (2), Ashadh, and option (4), Kartik, are not the month either source gives.