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[[File:The Procession for the Pooja.jpg|thumb|A procession at [[Koneswaram temple]], [[Sri Lanka]]]]
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'''Uthsava''' or '''Utsava''' or '''Utsav''' is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] word, ''Utsava''. '''Utsava''' generally means a [[festival]] or [[Festival|celebration]] or any joyous occasion.<ref>[http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?tinput=utsava&direction=SE&script=HK&link=yes Sanskrit Dictionary]</ref><ref>[http://www.utsava.com Utsava - Lets celebrate life]</ref> It also carries the meaning of delight, merriment and pleasure.<ref>[http://www.nathdwara.in/utsav.php nathdwara.in]</ref> The Sanskrit word ''Utsava'' comes from the word "ut" meaning "removal" and "sava" which means "worldly sorrows" or "grief".<ref>[http://www.balaji.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=120&Itemid=93 Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple of Greater Chicago]</ref>
'''Uthsava''' or '''Utsava''' or '''Utsav''' is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] word, ''Utsava''. '''Utsava''' generally means a [[festival]] or [[Festival|celebration]] or any joyous occasion.<ref>[http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?tinput=utsava&direction=SE&script=HK&link=yes Sanskrit Dictionary]</ref><ref>[http://www.utsava.com Utsava - Lets celebrate life]</ref> It also carries the meaning of delight, merriment and pleasure.<ref>[http://www.nathdwara.in/utsav.php nathdwara.in]</ref> The Sanskrit word ''Utsava'' comes from the word "ut" meaning "removal" and "sava" which means "worldly sorrows" or "grief".<ref>[http://www.balaji.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=120&Itemid=93 Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple of Greater Chicago]</ref>


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Utsava
A procession at Koneswaram temple, Sri Lanka

Uthsava or Utsava or Utsav is derived from the Sanskrit word, Utsava. Utsava generally means a festival or celebration or any joyous occasion.[1][2] It also carries the meaning of delight, merriment and pleasure.[3] The Sanskrit word Utsava comes from the word "ut" meaning "removal" and "sava" which means "worldly sorrows" or "grief".[4]

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  • Davis, Richard H. (2009). A Priest's Guide for the Great Festival Aghorasiva's Mahotsavavidhi. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-537852-0. pp. 25–29.
  • Utsavas - Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple of Greater Chicago Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple of Greater Chicago