Any similarities of ancient festivals between far off located people?

Question

The Roman mythology says that Ianus (Janus) as a solar
god presided over daybreak under the name Matutinus. He
was the god of doorways. His insignia were the key
which opens and closes the door. In the Forum, he had a
temple whose gates were open in times of war and closed
in times of peace. January was named for him because it
began the new year and his festival took place on
January 9, the Agonium. Nox was goddess of night.
Matutu was goddess of dawn; the name is cognate with
Poddu (the sun, day time) in Telugu. Ayanamu, which is
cognate with Ianus, in Telugu means doors which were
open in times of war and closed in times of peace. The
Sun's northward journey (T. Uttara Ayanamu) from the
tropic of Capricorn, called Samkranti (CT. Sanku
Rautri, 'beginning of contraction of night'), begins on
January 14. It is the major festival of the Andhras
which lasts four days. The third day is called Kanuma -
this word is cognate with "Agonium".

The Latin word Januarius, on reading in the reverse
direction, gives the hidden Telugu words Soori (L. sol)
and Nisi (L. nox) - this is to indicate that the
duration of night reaches its longest. We know that the
Sun enters the mid-heaven (Capricorn) sign on January
14. Connected with the cult of Aeneas was that of Anna
Perenna. When the plebians took refuge on the Mons
Sacer, she brought them food to eat in the guise of an
old woman. Annona was the goddess who was prayed to
have abundance in grain. An Indian legend says that
once upon a time in remote antiquity, there was famine
in the regions around Varanasi and food became scarce.
Goddess Durga came in the guise of an old woman named
Anna Poorna and gave food to the people who took refuge
in the holy temple city, Varanasi. The Andhras pray to
her to give abundance in grain. Annam, a word which is
cognate with Annona, means 'cooked rice' in Telugu.

I am a retired professor of Andhra University, India. I am working on these
topics for the past two decades. I want
to know if there are any other traditions
which are common like these.

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I will give one more example:

(1) The god of love in Telugu literature
is called Kaamudu, the word is cognate
with Cupid.

(2) In some old European drawings, the
Cupid is shown wearing blind-folds.
Gamta, a word which is cognate with
Cupid, means 'blind-folds' in Telugu.

(3) Cupid is shown shooting arrows in to
hearts of persons to generate love. The
ancient texts of India say that heart is
the seat of love. Gumde, a word which is
cognate with Cupid, means 'heart' in
Telugu.

(4) Cupid is described as a small child.
Gumta, a word which is cognate with
Cupid, means 'a small child' in Telugu.

The above words are used in Telugu for
more than 1000 years.

Answer 1

There are thousands of similarities between ancient Latin culture and India culture. I will quote some similarities apart from festivals.

In both the cultures a week has seven days.
Sun and RAVI means same thing
Moon and SOM also means same thing.
Death of hero of Iliad (I think Menelaus) and Lord Krishna are in similar way - arrow hit in the heel.

Many such similarities are there. The main reason is that the origin of both the culture is people from central Europe.

Answer 2

No wonder nobody has answered this , perhaps nobody knows.. I think you need a proffessor of ancient studies or perhaps read a bit more of the book or website you have got this information from ....