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Ganesh Chaturthi
multi-day Hindu festival revering god Ganesha (August–September)
Makar Sankranti
Makar(a) Sankrānti, also referred to as Uttarāyana, Makara, or simply Sankrānti, is a Hindu observance and a mid-winter harvest festival in India and Nepal. It is typically celebrated on 14 January annually, this occasion marks the transition of the sun from the zodiac of Sagittarius (dhanu) to Capricorn (makara). As this transition coincides with the sun's movement from south to north, the festival is dedicated to the solar deity, Surya, and is observed to mark a new beginning. Across India, the occasion is celebrated with numerous multi-day festivals.
Ugadi
Ugadi Pachadi|thumb|right ' (), (, ) or also known as Saṁvatsarādi' (), is the first day of the year on the Hindu calendar. It is traditionally celebrated by the Kannadigas and Telugu people in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana, in some parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, as well as by diaspora communities elsewhere. The cycle consists of 60 years—each year individually named. It is observed on the first day of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Chaitra. This typically falls in late March or early April of the Gregorian calendar. It also sometimes falls on the day aft
Naga Panchami
Hindu Festival honouring serpents
Bhai Dooj
festival celebrated by Hindus
Anant Chaturdashi
Last day of Ganesh Chaturti in Nepal
Gudi Padwa
Marathi Hindu new year festival
Sharad Purnima
Festival
Shayani Ekadashi
Ekadashi
Rishi Panchami
festival of Hindus
Haldi Kumkum
Indian ceremony
Vat Purnima
Observance by Hindu married women
Pola
agricultural festival of Maharashtra
Pandharpur Wari
annual pilgrimage to Pandharpur, Maharashtra