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| type = Hinduism<br />
| holiday_name = Rang Panchami<br />
| image = File:Rang Panchami - Baburao Painter.jpg<br />
| observedby = [[Hindu]]s<br />
| significance = Arrival of spring, the love of Radha and Krishna, the salvation of Prahlada<br />
| celebrations = Spraying of colours, prayer, [[Puja (Hinduism)|puja]]s<br />
| date = 12 March (2023)<br />
| month = [[Phalguna]]<br />
| relatedto = [[Holi]]<br />
| caption = 20th century painting depicting the festival<br />
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'''Ranga Panchami''' ({{Langx|sa|रङ्गपञ्चमी|translit=Raṅgapañcamī}}) is a [[Hindu festival|Hindu]] festival celebrated on the [[Chaitra] [[Krishna Paksha]] [[Panchami]], which is the fifth day<ref>{{Cite book |last=Verma |first=Rajeev |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S7eo6vsvkEkC&pg=PA255 |title=Faith & Philosophy of Hinduism |date=2009 |publisher=Gyan Publishing House |isbn=978-81-7835-718-8 |pages=255 |language=en}}</ref> of the second fortnight of the [[Hindu calendar|Hindu month]] of [[Phalguna]]. It is marked on the fifth day following the festival of [[Holi]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Galván |first=Javier A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sBXHEAAAQBAJ&dq=Rangapanchami&pg=PA139 |title=They Do What?: A Cultural Encyclopedia of Extraordinary and Exotic Customs from around the World |date=2014-06-19 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=978-1-61069-342-4 |pages=139 |language=en}}</ref> <br />
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During Ranga Panchami, people sprinkle or smear colored powder on each other, similar to Holi. However, unlike Holi, on Ranga Panchami, people also splash colored water on each other. The festival is believed to have originated in [[Maharashtra]] and is also known as [[Shimga]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bhatt |first=S. C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E7Qrc4Z-ZdAC&dq=Rang+Panchami&pg=PA232 |title=Land and people of Indian states and union territories : (in 36 volumes) |date=2005 |publisher=Gyan Publishing House |isbn=978-81-7835-356-2 |pages=232 |language=en}}</ref> In some places, people make small processions carrying an image of a deity, and the procession ends with the immersion of the deity in a nearby river or pond.<br />
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Ranga Panchami is a popular festival in [[Madhya Pradesh]], Maharashtra, and [[Karnataka]].<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
The word "ranga" means colour, and "panchami" refers to the fifth day in the Hindu month.<br />
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==Description==<br />
Ranga Panchami is celebrated as a festival of love and colour, associated with the divine couple [[Radha Krishna]]. According to another legend it shares with Holi, it is regarded to mark the event of the salvation of [[Prahlada]] from a bonfire lit by his aunt [[Holika]], the sister of the [[asura]] king [[Hiranyakashipu]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Greenberg |first=Yudit Kornberg |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x6jOEAAAQBAJ&dq=Rangapanchami&pg=PA212 |title=Encyclopedia of Love in World Religions [2 volumes]: [2 volumes] |date=2007-11-15 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=978-1-85109-981-8 |pages=212 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Holi]]<br />
* [[Shigmo]]<br />
* [[List of Hindu festivals in Maharashtra]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Hindu festivals]]<br />
[[Category:Holi]]<br />
[[Category:March observances]]<br />
[[Category:Religious festivals in India]]<br />
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