Pargat Diwas
pargat diwas valmiki jayanti annual indian festival celebrated particular balmiki religious group commemorate birth ancient indian poet philosopher valmiki thought lived around bce festival date determined indian lunar calendar fall full moon purnima month ashwin typically late september early october valmiki revered india author indian epic poem ramayana also worshipped avatar god member balmiki sect valmiki appears major character ramayana monk receives banished queen sita hermitage act teacher twin son lava kusha epic metre traditional indian poetry attributed valmiki verse consisting memorable rhyming couplet suggesting poem intended public recitation common indian oral tradition pargat diwas portrait valmiki typically depicted monk wearing saffroncoloured robe holding quill paper paraded procession called shobha yatra main street balmiki sect locality accompanied street devotional singing