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Legend · 2 tellings · contested
Savitr brings the evening
Hymn portrait: Savitr raises his arms at dusk and the world stops work and goes home (RV 2.38); he drives his golden car through the night (RV 1.35).
Festival story · 3 tellings · contested
The Earth rests for three days
In Odisha, Assam and Tulu Nadu the Earth is said to have her monthly rest once a year; for three days no one ploughs or digs.