Hindu festivals in Nepal

Holi () is a major Hindu festival of colours, love, and spring. It celebrates the love between the deities Radha and Krishna. Additionally, the day signifies the triumph of good over evil, as it commemorates the victory of Vishnu as Narasimha over Hiranyakashipu. Holi originated in ancient Indian subcontinent and is predominantly celebrated in the Indian subcontinent, but has also spread to other regions of Asia and parts of the Western world.

Hindu festival for contemplation of self and Shiva

multi-day Hindu festival revering god Ganesha (August–September)

Annual commemoration in India on account of birth of the Hindu deity Lord Krishna

spring festival that celebrates the birthday of the Hindu God Rama

Vijayadashami (), more commonly known as Dasara, or Dassahra, and also known as Dashāhra or Dashain in Bhojpuri, Maithili and Nepali, is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the end of Durga Puja and Navaratri. It is observed on the tenth day of the waxing moon (Shukla Paksha) in the month of Ashvin, the seventh in the Hindu lunisolar calendar, and falls in the Gregorian calendar months of September and October.

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.

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Hindu Festival honouring serpents

Thaipusam or Thaipoosam (Tamil: Taippūcam, ) is a Tamil Hindu festival celebrated on the first full moon day of the Tamil month of Thai coinciding with Pusam star. The festival is celebrated to commemorate the victory of Hindu god Murugan over the demon Surapadman. During the battle, Murugan is believed to have wielded a vel, a divine spear granted by his mother, Parvati.

thumb|Ekadashis are associated with the worship of the god Vishnu, patron of the Vaishnavism sect.

Spiritual tradition

ancestral Worship from Hindu religion

thumb|Chhath Puja at Chaudhary Pokhair in Basuki Bihari town of Bihar

sacrificial ceremony held ever five years in Nepal

Hindu holy day

Dashain or '''Bada'dashain, also known as Vijaya Dashami in Sanskrit, is a Hindu religious festival in Nepal, Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, South India, and Sri Lanka. It is also celebrated by other religions in Nepal and elsewhere, including the Lhotshampa of Bhutan and the Burmese Gurkhas of Myanmar. The festival is also known as Nauratha''', derived from the Sanskrit word for the festival: Navaratri (Nine Nights).

Jitiya (also known as Jiutiya or Jivitputrika) is a three-day-long ancient Hindu festival celebrated from the seventh to ninth lunar day of Krishna-Paksha in Ashvin month. It is celebrated in Nepal and the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand. Mothers fast for the well-being of their kids. It is celebrated for eight days in Jharkhand from the first moon day to the eighth moon day in the first half of the Ashvin month.

Last day of Ganesh Chaturti in Nepal

Tīja, , literally meaning "third"—denoting the third day after the new moon when the monsoon begins per the Hindu calendar—is a collective term for three Hindu festivals primarily dedicated to the mother goddess Pārvatī and her consort Śiva. It is mainly celebrated by married women and unmarried girls, especially in Nepal and North India, to pray for the long life of their husband or future husband and to welcome the arrival of the monsoon through singing, swinging, dancing, joyous celebration, pūjā, and often fasting.

festival of lights in Nepal

Hindu festival in Nepal

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festive day dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Lakshmi

Hindu festival

festival of Hindus

Annual Hindu festival originating from Nepal

Public holiday in Mithilanchal

a fasting day observed by married Hindu women

Annual religious festival in Nepal

Nepalese festival

hindu festival celebrating the birth of the deity Sita

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Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal and Kumaon region of India

Hindu festival in Nepal

hindu holy ritual