Festivals in India

Dipavali (IAST: ), commonly known as Diwali (), is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions such as Jainism and Sikhism. It symbolises the spiritual victory of Dharma over Adharma, light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. Diwali is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar months of Ashvin (according to the amanta tradition) and Kārtika – between around mid-October and mid-November. The celebrations generally last five or six days.

The Mawlid () is an annual festival commemorating the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad on the traditional date of 12 Rabi' al-Awwal, the third month of the Islamic calendar.

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multi-day annual harvest Tamils festival in South India and Sri Lanka various region

New Year festival of the Bengali people (mid April)

Spiritual tradition

Birthday of Lord Hanuman

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Puthandu (), also known as Tamil New Year (), is the first day of year on the Tamil calendar that is traditionally celebrated as a festival by Tamils. The festival date is set with the solar cycle of the solar Hindu calendar, as the first day of the month of Chittirai. It falls on or about 14 April every year on the Gregorian calendar. The same day is observed elsewhere in South and South East Asia as the traditional new year, but it is known by other names such as Vishu in Kerala, Bisu Parba in Tulunadu, and Vaisakhi or Baisakhi in central and northern India.

public holiday in West Bengal, India commemorating the birth of Swami Vivekananda

Annual tree planting movement in India

eve of Eid ul-Fitr

Hindu festival occurring on the first lunar day of the Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight) in the month of Kartik, the day after Diwali

Solar New Year in the Hindu calendar

festival celebrated in Assam

red dye to adorn hands and feet especially of women for weddings and festivals in the Indian subcontinent

A pandal is a fabricated structure, either temporary or permanent, that is used at many places such as either outside a building or in an open area such as along a public road or in front of a house in India and other neighbouring countries. This canopy or big tent is often used in a religious or other events that gathers people together, such as a wedding, fair, exhibition or festival. thumb|250px

Sohrai is a harvest festival celebrated in the Indian states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Bihar. It is also called the cattle festival. The festival is observed after the harvest and coincides with Govardhan Puja during Diwali. In Santal Parganas, it is celebrated in the month of January. It is observed by the Santal, Bhumij, Sadan, Oraon, Ho and Munda communities, among others.

Teeyan (), also known as Teeyan Da Teohar (trans: the festival of women) or Teej, is a festival celebrated throughout Punjab which is dedicated to the onset of the monsoon and focuses on daughters sisters, and mothers.

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an auspicious day dedicated to Ganesha

event to be held on the day of Buddha's death

birthday of Shivaji, a festival and public holiday of Maharashtra, India

Buddhist festival, public holiday in Bhutan and the Indian state of Sikkim

spring festival celebrated in India

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Name of Indian season.

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Sarhul is a spring festival celebrated in the Indian state of Jharkhand, marking the commencement of the new year. The festival lasts for three days, from the third day of the Chaitra month in Shukla Paksha to Chaitra Purnima. During the festival, the village priest, known as the Pahan offers a sacrifice of flowers, fruits, vermilion, a rooster, and tapan (liquor) in the Sarna to the Sun, the village deity, and the ancestors for the prosperity of the village. After the rituals, locals dance while holding Sal flowers. thumb|270x270px|People worshiping under the sacred Sarna tree on the occasion

agricultural festival of Maharashtra

thumb|260x260px|Hindu procession during an utsava Utsava (), also referred to as Utsavam, generally means a festival or celebration or any joyous occasion, mostly associated with Hinduism. It also carries the meaning of delight, merriment and pleasure. The Sanskrit word utsava comes from the word "ut" meaning "removal" and "sava" which means "worldly sorrows" or "grief". According to Hindu tradition, utsava are specific to festivals associated with temples.

The Bizu festival is celebrated by the Chakma people in Bangladesh and India, as the traditional New Year's Day which falls around 12–14 April.

Bandna (spelt as Bāndnā, Hindi: बांदना) is an agriculture-oriented festival in which domestic cattle and agriculture appliances are worshiped. The festival mostly observed in the state of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha and Assam, and celebrated annually as per Hindu calendar in the month of Amavashya of Kartik.

hindu river festival in India

South Indian festival part of Pongal

Indian religious festival

Annual fair in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, India