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'''Dvitiya''' ({{Langx|sa|द्वितीय|translit=Dvitīya}}) also referred to as '''Beej''' ({{Langx|sa|बीज|translit=Bīja}}) and '''Dooj''' ({{Langx|sa|दुजा|translit=Dujā}}) is the [[Sanskrit]] word for "second",<ref>{{Cite book |last=Selin |first=Helaine |author-link=Helaine Selin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GzjpCAAAQBAJ&dq=dvitiya+second+seventeenth&pg=PA806 |title=Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures |date=2013-11-11 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-94-017-1416-7 |pages=806 |language=en}}</ref> and is the second day of the lunar fortnight (''[[Paksha]]'') of the [[Hindu calendar]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Turner |first=R. L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UX_AeDYzhBQC&dq=dvitiya+second+day&pg=PA381 |title=A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages |date=1999 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers |isbn=978-81-208-1665-7 |pages=381 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Klostermaier |first=Klaus K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8CVviRghVtIC&dq=dvitiya+hindu+month&pg=PA493 |title=A Survey of Hinduism: Third Edition |date=2010-03-10 |publisher=State University of New York Press |isbn=978-0-7914-8011-3 |pages=493 |language=en}}</ref> Each Hindu month has two dvitiya days, being the second day of the "bright" (''Shukla'') and of the "dark" (''Krishna'') fortnights respectively. Dvitiya occurs on the second and the seventeenth day of each month.<br />
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==Occasions==<br />
* [[Bhau-beej|Bhratri Dvitiya (Bhai Dooj/Bhau Beej)]], the last day of the [[Diwali|Deepavali]] festival, occurs on the dvitiya of the month of [[Kartika (month)|Kartika]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/bhai-dooj-puja-time-date-all-schedule-you-need-to-know/articleshow/71787467.cms |title=Bhai Dooj puja time, date, all schedule you need to know {{!}} Business Insider India |website=www.businessinsider.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028054423/https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/bhai-dooj-puja-time-date-all-schedule-you-need-to-know/articleshow/71787467.cms |archive-date=2019-10-28}} </ref><br />
* ''Phulerā Dooj/Dvitiya'': It is celebrated on Shukla Paksha Dvitiya of [[Phalguna|Phalgun]] month and is quite popular in [[Braj Region|Braj region]]. This festival falls between two Hindu festivals commemorating spring season i.e. [[Vasant Panchami|Vasanta Panchami]] and [[Holi]]. On this day holi is played using flowers. The [[Murti|Murtis]] of Hindu Devi-Devatas are decorated with flowers and flower canopy known as ''Phulera''. As per [[Naradiya Purana|Narada Purana]], Lord [[Shiva]] is worshipped on this day with white colored fragrant flowers and an ornamental floral canopy is used for decorating His vigraha. On same day, in Radha Krishna temples vermillion are offered and flower holi is played in their remembrance.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-03-09 |title=Phulera Dooj and its significance |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/religion/rituals-puja/phulera-dooj-and-its-significance/articleshow/68206779.cms |access-date=2023-03-30 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-21 |title=Phulera Dooj: Read more to know about the significance and rituals conducted during this festival |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/phulera-dooj-know-the-significance-and-rituals-conducted-during-this-festival/articleshow/98092700.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-03-30 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><br />
* [[Ramdevpir-dooj]] or Ramdevpir-beej, the second day of [[Shukla paksha]] of [[Bhaadra|Bhadra]] month is celebrated as the birthday of [[Ramdevji]] in northwestern India.<br />
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