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Hindu people fast on days such as [[Ekadashi]], in honour of Lord [[Vishnu]] or his [[Avatar]]s, [[Chaturthi]] in honour of [[Ganesh]], Mondays in honour of [[Shiva]], or Saturdays in honour of [[Hanuman]] or [[Saturn]]. | Hindu people fast on days such as [[Ekadashi]], in honour of Lord [[Vishnu]] or his [[Avatar]]s, [[Chaturthi]] in honour of [[Ganesh]], Mondays in honour of [[Shiva]], or Saturdays in honour of [[Hanuman]] or [[Saturn]]. | ||
Only certain kinds of foods are allowed to be eaten. These include milk and other dairy products (such as [[dahi (curd)|''dahi'']]), fruit, and Western food items such as ''[[sago]]'', [[potato]]es, purple-red [[sweet potato]]es, [[amaranth]] seeds, [[Nut (fruit)|nuts]] and ([[shama millet]]). | Only certain kinds of foods are allowed to be eaten. These include milk and other dairy products (such as [[dahi (curd)|''dahi'']]), fruit, and Western food items such as ''[[sago]]'', [[potato]]es, purple-red [[sweet potato]]es, [[amaranth]] seeds, [[Nut (fruit)|nuts]] and ([[shama millet]]). | ||