Hindu festivals

Solar New Year in the Hindu calendar

Bathukamma is a flower-festival celebrated by Telugu Hindu women of Telangana and some parts of Andhra Pradesh. Every year this festival is celebrated as per the Sathavahana calendar for nine days starting on Pitru Amavasya, which usually coincides with the months September–October of the Gregorian calendar. Bathukamma is celebrated for nine days and corresponds to the festivals of Sharad Navratri and Durga Puja. It starts on the day of Mahalaya Amavasya and the 9-day festivities culminate on "Saddula Bathukamma" or "Pedda Bathukamma." Bathukamma is followed by Boddemma, which is a 7-day festi

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

festival of lights

Public holiday in Mithilanchal

thumb|468x468px|Young boy at the Shimgo holding aarat Shigmo, or Shishirotsava is a spring festival celebrated in the Indian state of Goa, where it is one of the major festivals of the Hindu community. It is also celebrated by Konkani diaspora and Indian festival of Holi is part of it.

Annual Hindu festival originating from Nepal

a fasting day observed by married Hindu women

Hindu festival

part of the Navratri festival

thematic display of dolls and festive figurines by South Indian Hindus over Navaratri

New year day of Sindhi Hindus

festival of Odisha

day of the legendary manifestation of the Bhagavad Gita, celebrated annually

A divine bathing festival.

holiday

five-day festival of Nepal

festival of Jagannath Temple, Puri

Hindu festival

Gulal or abir is the traditional name given to the coloured powders used for some Hindu rituals, in particular for the Holi festival or Dol Purnima (though commonly associated with the red colour used in the festival). During Holi, which celebrates love and equality, people throw these powder solutions at each other while singing and dancing. thumb|upright|Little girl playing Holi with gulaal

Indian Holi festival

Tamil festival

an auspicious day dedicated to Ganesha

Observance by Hindu married women

part of the culture

hindu observance

hindu festival

Nepalese festival

Hindu festival

thumb|right|Godavari Pushkaram at [[Bhadrachalam, 2015]] Pushkaram is an Indian festival dedicated to worshiping of rivers. It is also known as Pushkaralu (in Telugu), Pushkara (in Kannada) or Pushkar.

folk festival of Bengal

type of dance

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manipuri boat racing festival

annual Hindu mela held at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam

hindu occasion

Bonalu (Telugu: బోనాలు) is a traditional festival centred on the Hindu goddess Mahakali from Telangana. This festival is celebrated annually in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, as well as in other parts of the state. It is celebrated in the month of Ashada Masam, which is around July and/or August. Special "poojas" (worship/ ceremonies) are performed for Yellamma (one of the many regional forms of Mahakali) on the first and last day of the festival. The festival is also considered a thanksgiving to Mahakali for fulfillment of vows.

Ekadashi Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Phalgun month

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hindu festival celebrating the birth of the deity Sita

Navreh () or Kashmiri New Year is the celebration of the first day of the Kashmiri new year by Kashmiri Hindus, with the largest Kashmiri Hindu community being the Kashmiri Pandits. Kashmiri Pandits dedicate Navreh festival to their Goddess Sharika, a form of Goddess Durga or Shakti, and pay homage to her during the festival. It takes place on the first day of the bright half (Shukla Paksha) on the month of Chaitra (March–April) of the Kashmiri Hindu calendar.

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Odia festival

Name of Indian season.

Yadav buffalo carnival in Telangana, India

Odia new year

Hindu festival falling on Amavasya of Magha month

Prathamastami is a ritual/festival held in Odisha praying for the life and prosperity of the eldest child of a family. The first child after completion of its one year is made to wear new clothes and offered a lighted lamp ovation by the senior female relatives followed by elaborate rituals during which the Mantras are recited. The celebration falls on the eighth day of moon waning phase—Ashtami—of the month of Margashira according to the Odia calendar, occurring on the eighth day after Kartik Purnima.

Thiruvathira (also known as Thiruvathirai or Arudhra Darisanam) is a Hindu festival predominantly observed in the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The term Thiruvathirai (Arudhra) in Tamil translates to "sacred grand wave," symbolizing the cosmic dance of Lord Shiva.

Harela is a Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and mainly in Mahasu region of Himachal Pradesh. This festival is very popular in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, and is celebrated by the name Harela. This name is used in some places of Garhwal but, it is not commonly used, as the festival is celebrated as Mol-Sankranti or as Rai-Sagrān. It is called Hariyali/Rihyali in Kangra, Shimla and Sirmaur districts, and Dakhrain in Jubbal and Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh.

Lingayat holiday

Holi related festival

hindu observance

Hindu festival held every 144 years

Hindu Shikh festivals

Balipratipada ('), also called as Bali-Padyami, Padva, Virapratipada or Dyutapratipada, is the fourth day of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. It is celebrated in honour of the notional return of the daitya-king Bali (Mahabali) to earth. Balipratipada falls in the Gregorian calendar months of October or November. It is the first (or 16th) day of the Hindu month of Kartika and is the first day of its bright lunar fortnight. In many parts of India such as Gujarat and Rajasthan, it is the regional traditional New Year Day in Vikram Samvat and also called the Bestu Varas' or Varsha Pratipada''

vaishnava Festival, Appearance day of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

annual lunar festival

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Hindu holy day