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Knocksense
Knocksense ·
8 Bada Mangals after 19 years: why Lucknow celebrates it like no other
Knocksense's deep dive into the rare Adhik Maas cycle that gives Lucknow eight Tuesdays of Jyeshtha in 2026, and why the city's Hanuman bhakti turns into a civic festival.
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Amar Ujala
Amar Ujala ·
A court of devotion on the eighth and final Bada Mangal
Amar Ujala on Lucknow's eighth and final Bada Mangal of this rare eight-Tuesday season, the temples, the bhandaras and the devotion filling the city today.
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Webdunia
Webdunia ·
Why is Jyeshtha Tuesday called Bada Mangal? The two stories
Webdunia walks through the two scriptural anchors: Hanuman's first meeting with Rama at Rishyamuk, and his lesson in humility to Bhima, both placed on a Jyeshtha Tuesday.
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TV9 Hindi
TV9 Hindi ·
Why Bada Mangal sits in the hottest month of the calendar
TV9 Hindi explains why Jyeshtha, north India's hottest stretch, is precisely when Hanuman seva matters most: water, sharbat and shade are the bhandara.
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Amar Ujala
Amar Ujala ·
Five Lucknow Hanuman temples to visit on Bada Mangal
Amar Ujala's traveller's guide to Aliganj's old and new Hanuman mandirs, Hanuman Setu at Daliganj, Sankat Mochan in Hazratganj, and the Khun Khun Ji Road temple in the old city.
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Panchjanya
Panchjanya ·
The bigger message of Bada Mangal: devotion and cleanliness, hand in hand
Panchjanya argues that Lucknow's centuries-old bhandara tradition increasingly pairs Hanuman bhakti with cleanliness drives and eco-friendly prasad.
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IndiaMix
IndiaMix ·
Gas-cylinder shortage dims the rauq of Lucknow's first Bada Mangal
IndiaMix reports that rising LPG prices and supply gaps forced several pandals to swap puri-sabzi for simpler, less-fuel-hungry prasad on the season's opening Tuesday.
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AajTak
AajTak ·
The Muslim ruler behind Lucknow's Bada Mangal bhandara tradition
AajTak retells the founding story: a Nawab's son, a vow at the Aliganj Hanuman temple, and a community-feast tradition the city has kept for two centuries.
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Patrika
Patrika ·
Jyeshtha begins: a city gears up for eight Bada Mangals
Patrika reports the first weekend of pandal-building across Aliganj, Hanuman Setu and Hazratganj as Lucknow prepares for its rare 8-Tuesday season.
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Lucknow Pulse
Lucknow Pulse ·
Bada Mangal celebrations in Lucknow: a community-feast guide
Lucknow Pulse's overview of why the city's Tuesday-of-Jyeshtha festival is one of the country's clearest expressions of Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb.
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DevDiscourse
DevDiscourse ·
Bada Mangal festivities unite devotees across Lucknow
DevDiscourse reports more than 400 community feasts across Lucknow on a single Bada Mangal, interfaith participation woven through the city's biggest meal.
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Amar Ujala
Amar Ujala ·
How the Nawabs of Lucknow started the Bada Mangal bhandara tradition
Amar Ujala's photo essay on the two Aliganj Hanuman temples and the Nawabi-era origins of the city's Tuesday-feast tradition.
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