Religious festivals in India

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

Paryushana is an annual holy event in Jainism and is usually celebrated in August, September, or October in the Hindu calendar month of Bhadrapad's Shukla Paksha. Jains increase their level of spiritual intensity, often using fasting and prayer/meditation to help. The five main vows are emphasized during this time. There are no set rules, and followers are encouraged to practice according to their abilities and desires. The event lasts for 8 days and ends with the celebration of (forgiveness day).

Yaosang is a festival celebrated in Manipur for five days in spring, starting on the full moon day of the month of Lamta (February–March). Yaosang is an indigenous tradition of the Meitei people. It is considered the most important festival in Manipur. But unlike Holi, the celebrations go far beyond just colours.

hindu festival

Festival in India

Observance by Hindu married women

festival of Jagannath Temple, Puri

A divine bathing festival.

part of the culture

festival celebrated in India

hindu festival celebrating the birth of the deity Sita

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.

eighth day of the Navratri festival in Hinduism

folk festival of Bengal

annual Hindu mela held at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam

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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.

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Hindu festival falling on Amavasya of Magha month

Lingayat holiday

Gaan-Ngai is a festival of the Rongmei of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland states in North Eastern India. Gaan-Ngai is a festival of light, celebrating the victory of light over evil and the commemoration of the coming of light or fire. It is a post harvest festival celebrated to thank the God Tingkao Ragwang for a good harvest season and heralds the beginning of a new year. The festival is celebrated for five days with various rituals, prayers and festivities such as music, dance and feast accompanying the same.

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''

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.

Hindu festival held every 144 years

Holi related festival

vaishnava Festival, Appearance day of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Indian festival

South Indian festival part of Pongal

thumb|Keddaso – Festival of worshipping Mother Earth Keddaso also spelled Keddasa (Tulu: keḍḍasa), or Bhumi Puje, is popularly known as the "festival of worshipping Mother Earth" in the Tulu Nadu region of South India. Mother Earth (Bhoomi Devi) gets menstruate and the day is celebrated holistically in Tulunad in the name of ‘Keddasa’. This is an important four-day fertility worship celebrated in the closing days of Tulu month Ponny (Gregorian month February). This festival shows the environmental awareness of the people residing at that region.

Hindu festival

religious Sikh festival

annual lunar festival

Sirimanothsavam, () (also referred to as Sirimanu Uthsavam, Siri Manu Fete/Festival, Sirimanu Panduga) is a festival organized to propitiate Goddess Pyddithallamma of Vizianagram Town. Siri means "goddess Lakshmi in other words wealth and prosperity " and manu means "trunk" or "log". The priest of the temple, while taking procession between the fort and temple three times in the evening, hangs from the tip of the long, lean wooden staff (measuring 60 feet), raised high into the sky. The priest possessed by the goddess would himself tell a few days before, where this manu would be available. It

is a religious festival of the northeastern state of Tripura in India.

Shitalasasthi (also known as Sital sasthi) is a significant festival that celebrates the wedding of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. It is primarily observed by the Utkal Brahmins (commonly referred to as Odia Brahmins) and Aranyaka Brahmins (also known as Jhadua Brahmins). The festival has been celebrated for centuries and has its origins in Sambalpur, Odisha. It is believed to have begun around 400 years ago when the King of Sambalpur invited Utkal Srotriya Vaidika Brahmins from the Brahmin sasana villages of Puri district. The Brahmin community of Nandapada, considered one of the oldest grou

Hindu festivals

Rathyatra in Mahesh

27-day annual pilgrimage by Hindus

celebration of the Hindi Holi festival in Kumaon, India

solar month in Indian lunisolar calendars

hindu fair celebrated in India

Mahamaham is a Hindu religious festival celebrated every twelve years at Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu. It is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Magha, and is considered a symbolic equivalent of the Kumbh Mela. While the annual observance is known as Masimaham after the Tamil calendar month of Masi, the Mahamaham is observed once in twelve years. The festival attracts large crowds, which had been documented by writers since the 19th century. The last Mahamaham was celebrated on 22 February 2016.

state festival of Kerala, India

Hindu festival, held every 12 years

religious festival of the Bodo-Kacharies of Assam, India

hindu holy ritual

religious festival of Manipuri Goddess Imoinu

Dasara festival

Indian river festival

Religious festival in Odisha, India

thumb|A father fire walking with his child during the annual Tamil Hindu festival at [[Udappu village in Sri Lanka]]

thumb Theppotsavam, or Teppotsavam or Float Festival, is a Hindu religious festival carried out in Hindu temples in parts of South India, mainly Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh during the month of Chitthirai or Aries. As a part of this festival, the principal idol of the temples is decorated and taken in procession through the tank of the temple.

Annual festival in Mangalore, India

Hindu celebration

In the Mysore Dasara Festival

a traditional festival celebrated every year in Odisha

Indian festival