Festivals of India
India is a land of great diversity.
It described as a land of many Devotionals and
innumerable languages, it might well be described as
a land of festivals as well. Indians love
celebrating every little occasion from the
harvesting of crops, welcoming the spring or rain,
to seeing the full moon lends itself to joyous
celebrations splashed with colors, music, folk
dances and songs. Even the birthdays of divine
beings are celebrated by connecting them with
particular festivals.
Here's a list of common religious and
national festivals celebrated all over India.
January - April Festivals
Lohri marks the culmination of winter, and is celebrated on the 13th day of January in the month of Paush or Magh, a day before Makar Sankranti. For Punjabis, this is more than just a festival, it is also an example of a way of life. ...
Makar Sankranti is an important festival in India. It is celebrated in the month of 'Magh'
according to the Hindu calendar and usually occurs in the month of January.
It is associated with the sun...
Pongal is a four-days long harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu,
a southern state of India. It falls in the Tamil month of Thai
(the tenth month of the Tamil calendar) the January-February season, ...
Republic Day is India's great national festival. The Constitution of India has been in effect since January 26, 1950, a date celebrated annually as Republic Day in India. It is a national holiday in India....
Maha Shivaratri, the night of the worship of Shiva, occurs on the 14th night of the new moon during the dark half of the month of Phalguna. It falls on a moonless February night, when Hindus offer special prayer to the lord of destruction....
Basant Panchami, the Festival of Kites, falls on Panchami of the Sukal Paksh ( Waxing moon) towards the close of winter in the month of January-February. The weather circle seems to be changing otherwise basant used to bring a message of softness in the weather in place of the hard cold season. ...
On the fifth day of the dark half of Phalgun the feast of Color is celebrated. The festival marks the end of the year according to the Indian calendar, and the spirit of festivity is alive in every Hindu household. It is celebrated throughout India in early spring with cheer and gaiety...
Mahavir Jayanti marks the birthday of Mahavira, founder of the modern Jain religion and the last in the galaxy of 24 Teerthankaras (Jain Prophets).He was born on the 13th day of the rising moon of Chaitra, in either 599 BC or 615 BC . ...
Ram Navami is a festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Rama. Rama Navami falls on the ninth day of a Hindu lunar year or Chaitra Masa Sukla paksha Navami, which usually falls in March or April....
Baisakhi (also called Vaisakhi) is a harvest festival which is celebrated on the thirteenth day of April according to the solar calendar. This day marks the beginning of the Hindu solar new year....
In the month of Chaitra, along with Bhagwan Ramchandra,the manifestation of Ramchandra's ardent devotee Hanumanji (the monkey god widely venerated throughout India), on Chaitra Poornima. Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Hanuman Ji.
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