Festivals in India

Tamil Nadu
 Pongal - Harvest festival; thanks to nature and the Sun God – Winter (4
Days) (to boil or boiling)
 Bhogi is the first day of the Pongal festival, primarily dedicated to Lord
Indra.
 Arudra Darisanam celebrates Lord Shiva as Nataraja, the cosmic dancer.
It coincides with the Tamil month of Margazhi (December-January).
 Meenakshi Thirukalyanam is celebrated in Madurai, focusing on the
divine marriage of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar. 12 days
in the month of Chitthirai (April)
 Aadi Perukku (Padhinettam Perukku) is a festival celebrated on the 18th
day of the Tamil month of Adi mid-July to mid-August
 Katchatheevu festival - celebrated by Fishermen of Tamil Nadu
 Natyanjali Utsav - Mahashivaratri in the months of February and March
at Chidambaram

Puducherry
 Pongal is celebrated with grandeur in Puducherry and the first day of the
Pongal festival is known as "Bogi Pandigai".
 Masi Magam is a Tamil festival which is celebrated by Tamilians in
Puducherry.
 Shiva Ratri is a holistic festival celebrated in Puducherry

Kerala
 Onam - Harvest festival; welcome of King Mahabali – Monsoon - 10-day-
long Malayalam month of Chingam (August-September)
 Vishu - New Year's Day - Spring
 Thrissur Pooram - April/May - Temple festival known for elephant
procession
 Nishagandhi festival – The last one-week of January, festival of classical
dances held annually in the Nishagandhi amphitheatre, Kanakakkunnu
Palace, Thiruvananthapuram.
 International Paragliding Festival - March - Vagamon in Idukki
Lakshadweep
 Bakrid, Id-Ul-Fitr, Muharram, and Milad-Un-Nabi are the important
festivals of Lakshadweep

Andhra Pradesh
 Ugadi - New Year's Day – Spring (also Telangana, Karnataka)
 Flamingo Festival - Pulicat Lake near the Nellapattu Bird Sanctuary
located in the Nellore district
 Srivari Brahmotsavam Festival - Celebrated at the Venkateswara temple
in Tirumala - Asvina, it falls between September and October
 Visakha Utsav - promote the culture, arts, crafts, music and dance of
Visakhapatnam - December, is a four-day annual festival
 Atla Taddi - A traditional festival celebrated by both unmarried and
married Hindu women for getting a husband or for the health and long
life of their husbands. (also Telangana)
 Kanuma Festival - Dedicated to worshipping cattle - Celebrated on the
third day of the harvest festival, Makar Sankranti

Telangana
 Sammakka Saralamma Jatara – Hindu tribal deity festival - Medharam
Jathara – Koya tribes
 Peerla Panduga - celebrated by Hindus and Muslims
 Bathukamma –Hindu flower-festival celebrated by the women -
Satavahana calendar for nine days starting on Pitru Amavasya, which
usually coincides with the months September–October. Declared as
state festival on June 16, 2014
 Flowers which are used for making of Bathukamma like Thangedu
puvvulu (Cassia auriculata), Gunugu puvvu (Celosia), Banthi puvvu
(Marigold), Chamanthi puvvulu (Chrysanthemum), Gummadi puvvulu
(Cucurbita), Vaama puvvulu (Ajwain)
 Bonalu Festival - (Ashada Jatara) Goddess Mahakali is worshiped - month
of Ashada (July/August) at the Golconda Fort.
 Over the course of four Sundays, bonalu is observed.
  During the Rangam ceremony, a woman will be called forth by spiritual
force and be able to practice the art of predicting the upcoming year.
 Theej Festival - month of Shravan (August) – 9 days – Banjaras tribes
(Kajal Theej)
 Nagoba Jatara - Gond and Pradhan tribal festival – 10 days
 Bhimanna Festival - three days - month of 'Satti' (December) and people
pray to Bhimadeva who is the main deity of Kolam tribe.
 Deccan Festival - 5 days. It is also known as the Hyderabad festival

9 Nights of Bathukamma
Day 1: Engili pula Bathukamma
Day 2: Atukula Bathukamma
Day 3: Muddapappu Bathukamma
Day 4: Nanabiyyam Bathukamma
Day 5: Atla Bathukamma
Day 6: Aligina Bathukamma (Alaka bhathukamma) (Bathukamma is not played)
Day 7: Vepakayala Bathukamma
Day 8: Vennela muddala Bathukamma
Day 9: Saddhula Bathukamma

Karnataka
 Mysuru Dasara - September/October - Celebrates the victory of good
over evil (10th day of the month of Ashvina)
 Hampi Utsav - November - Celebrates the heritage of the Vijayanagara
Empire with music, dance
 Kambala Festival - Buffalo Race - Dakshina Kannada district
 Karaga Festival - Dharmaraya Swamy Temple in Bangalore - 9-day Karaga
 Mahamastakabhisheka Festival - once every 12 years - Jain festival -
Bahubali Gommateshwara statue located at Shravanabelagola
 Vairamudi Brahmotsava Festival – (once Lord Vishnu was asleep and his
crown was stolen by a demon named Virochana. Garuda chased the
 demon and after a fierce fight, took possession of the sacred crown and
brought it back to Lord Vishnu)
 Kailpodh Festival – celebrated after Putthari the harvest festival -
Kodagu Community - festival of weapons - ‘Kail means armory and Podh
means festivals’ - month of September

Goa
 International Film Festival of India - November - Promotes world cinema
 Sao Joao - monsoon festival, is to honor St. John the Baptist. Celebrated
on the 24th of June every year.
 Sunburn Festival commercial electronic dance music festival - It was
started by entrepreneur Shailendra Singh of Percept Ltd. Spanning over
three to five days.
 Ladain Festival – by Christians – thanks giving
 Mando Festival – Goan Catholics - The theme of the traditional Mando is
Love and romance

Maharashtra
 Ganesh Chaturthi - Celebration of Lord Ganesha's birth - Monsoon (also
Karnataka)
 Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - February - Celebrates arts and crafts; includes
music, dance, theater (Nine days long, commencing always on the first
Saturday of February and closing is always on the second Sunday in
February)
 Gudi Padwa - Gudi (bamboo dolls) are made from mango and neem
leaves and hung at the entrance. First day of Chaitra month.
 Pola Festival – thanksgiving festival - Pithori Amavasya in the month of
Shraavana – (also Chhattisgarh)
 Agera festival - thanksgiving harvest festival celebrated by the Roman
Catholic community of Mumbai primarily the Bombay East Indians.

Madhya Pradesh
 Chethiyagiri Vihara – (resting place) (Sanchi in Raisen) (Buddhist Festival)
  Lokrang Festival – Bhopal - celebrated on 26th January every year. It is
celebrated for 5 days.
 Akhil Bhartiya Kalidas Samaroh - seven-day festival in the city of Ujjain
 Khajuraho Dance Festival - February - Showcases Classical Indian dances;
held at the Khajuraho temples. Khajuraho dance festival was started in
1975.
 Bhagoria Haat Festival - seven days in the month of March before the
Holi Festival
 Ujjain Kumbh Mela - Ujjain Simhastha - every 12 years - Shipra river
 Malwa Utsav - 2 days in Ujjain and 5 days in Indore - honor the Natya
Shastra developed by Bharata Muni
 Bhagoria Festival – Tribal matrimonial platform – Bhills tribe
 Tulsi Utsav Raghunathgatha - three-days celebration
 Laru Kaj - by the Gonds - the pig sacrifice - pig's wedding in honor of
Narayan Dev - 'Laru' means bridegroom and 'Kaj' means 'solemn
occasion'.
 Tejaji festival – (also Rajasthan) celebrated on the Dashami Tithi (tenth
day), Shukla Paksha (bright phase of the Moon) in the month of
Bhadrapada. The festival commemorates the greatness of Teja Ji
Maharaj.

Gujarat
 Navratri - Worship of Goddess Durga – Autumn (also Maharashtra)
(Goddess Durga's victory over the buffalo demon Mahishasura)
 Rann Utsav - November to February - Showcases the culture of the Kutch
region with dance and music (White Desert Festival)
 Modhera Dance Festival - The three-day festival - Sun Temple in
Modhera - third week of January after the conclusion of the Uttarayan
festival
 Shamlaji Fair - also known as the Shamlaji Melo or Kartik Purnima fair, is
an annual event observed on Karthiki Purnima.
 Chitra Vichitra Fair - a Garasia & Bhill tribal celebration after Holi festival-
village of Gunbhakhari in the Sabarkantha District
 Kite Festival - as Uttarayan in Western India - Makar Sankranti
 Tarnetar Mela – (Draupadi's Swayamvara)
Rajasthan
 Gangaur - March/April - Celebrates marital happiness, well-being of
spouse – Spring - celebrated on Chaitra Shukla Teej
 Pushkar Camel Fair - November - Celebrates the trading of camels with
various cultural events – (Kartik Month)
 Teej Festival - July/August - Celebrates the arrival of monsoon; women's
festival – (Shravan)
 Kapil Muni Fair - Kartik Purnima, the full moon day, in Kolayat, Bikaner -
originally Kapilayatan-named after the sage Kapil who is believed to have
done tapasya (meditation) here for the redemption of mankind
 Baneshwar Fair – (from Magh Shukla Ekadashi to Magh Shukla Purnima)
(popular tribal fair) (confluence of the Mahi and Som rivers)
 Khejarli Fair - Jodhpur city - Shukla Paksha of Bhadra month - The
Khejarli massacre occurred in September 1730 in Northern India, when
363 Bishnois were killed while trying to peacefully protect a grove of
Khejri trees. Lord Jambheshwar (the adored guru of Bishnoi society) is
worshipped.
 Bundi Festival - folk music and traditional dances

Odisha
 Nuakhai - August/September - Harvest festival (Panchami tithi (the fifth
day) of the lunar fortnight of the month of Bhadrapada or Bhadra
(August–September), the day after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival)
 The world's largest Prabasi Nuakhai Bhetghat in 2024 was organized in
Dubai.
 Toshali National Crafts Mela - December - Highlights Indian handicrafts
and handlooms
 Konark Dance Festival - is a five-day dance festival held every year in the
month of December in the backdrop of the Sun Temple in Konark,
Odisha, India. It is organized from 1 to 5 December every year since
1986.
 Jagannath Ratha Yatra – chariot festival - month of Ashadh
 Raja Parba - also known as Mithuna Sankranti, is a three-day-long
festival. (month of June – first rainfall in state) The second day of the
festival signifies beginning of the solar month of Mithuna, from which
the season of rains starts. This festival emerged from the belief that the
 Earth, symbolised as a woman, undergoes a period of menstruation
during this specific time and requires rest and revitalisation.

Chhattisgarh
 Bastar Dussehra – 75 Days (longest festival in the world) (started in 13th
Century during the reign of 4th King of Bastar, King Purushottam Dev)

West Bengal
 Durga Puja - Worship of Goddess Durga - Autumn - 10 days in the month
of Ashvina (September–October), the seventh month of the Hindu
calendar
 Poush Mela - December - Celebrates Bengali heritage and culture
 Gangaji Fair – (also Daman and Diu) This celebration has been devoted
to Lord Shiva - He has been given the name – 'the universe maker'
 Doljatra (Dolyatra) - Dola Purnima, also popularly known as Dolo Jatra,
Doul Utsav or Deul, is a Hindu swing festival celebrated during the Holi
festival of Braj region, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Odisha, Assam, Tripura and
Bengal region. (introduced by Sankaradeva - celebrated on the fifteenth
day of the Bangla month – Falgun - is a full moon festival)
 Nabanna (Bengali: New Feast) is a Bengali harvest festival (also Tripura)
Bengali month of Agrahayan.

Jharkhand
 Sarhul Festival – (Sal Tree Flowers) (Fertility of Earth) (The tribal New
Year. Celebrated by the Munda, Oraon, Ho, etc. tribes of Jharkhand)
 Sohrai - Harvest Festival (Cattle Festival) (Tribes Santal, Munda and
Oraons)
 Karam Utsav - a harvest festival (also West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya
Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Odisha and Bangladesh) It is dedicated to
the worship of Karam-Devta
 Tusu Parab – (also Assam) last day of the Hindu month of Paush
Bihar
 Chhath Puja - November - Thanks to Sun God and his sister, Chhathi
Maiyya for sustaining life on earth (also Uttar Pradesh) (four-day)
 Sonepur Cattle Fair – (also Harihar Kshetra Mela) - confluence of two
mighty rivers, the Ganga and Gandak - Kartik Purnima in the month of
November
 Jashn-e-Adab Cultural Caravan Festival Virasat - is being organized for
the first time in Patna 2024
 Bihula Festival (Bishari puja) - August every year. The people worship
goddess Mansa and pray for protection over their families

Uttar Pradesh
 Kampil Fair - Jain community (Brahlan Vimal Nath, the thirteenth
Tirthankara was born in Kampil)
 Khichdi Festival - Makar Sankranti (also Bihar)
 Kicheri Festival - harvest festival - Kheer-Chawal Mela - month of Kartik
(October-November)
 Taj Mahotsav - 18th to 27th February every year at Shilpgram near the
Eastern gate of Taj Mahal

Uttarakhand
 Phool Dei festival - harvest festival - welcome the spring season - first
day of the Hindu month, Chaitra.
 “Andhuri Utsav” is also known as Butter Festival or Butter Holi - August
16 to 18 every year
 Ghee Sankranti which is also known as Olgia festival - first day of Bhado
(the month of August)
 Kandali Festival - by the Rung tribe of the Pithoragarh district - Kandali
plant, which flowers once every twelve years
 Harela Festival – people of Garhwal link it to the Barahnaza system (12
types of crops)
 Bhitauli Festival - month of Chaitra (March – April) - ‘Bhitauli’ which
means ‘to meet’ - parents visit their married daughters with gifts and
blessings
  Ganga Dussehra Festival - Dashami (10th day) of the waxing moon
(Shukla Paksha) of the Hindu calendar month Jyeshtha - the holy river
Ganges descended from heaven to earth on this day
 Hill Jatra Festival - eight days after the festival of 'Gor-Maheshwar',
during the month of Bhadra
 Nanda Devi Raj Jat - three-week-long - Chamoli Garhwal district
 Uttarayani Mela - marks the moving of sun from Southern to Northern
Hemisphere
 Bissu Mela - The Jaunsari tribe organises Bissu Mela in the Chakrata
Block of Dehradun
 Purnagiri Mela - Goddess Sati. The fair is held during Chaitra Navratre
 Syalde Bikhauti Mela - Dwarahat in Kumaon - Vaisakh (April/May)
 Baghwal Festival – stone-pelting festival - temple of Goddess Barahi Devi
 Igas festival is also known as Budhi Diwali - 5-day long festival, start on
the first 'Amavasya after the regular Diwali - Rasa Dance

New Delhi
 Sufi Music Festival - March - Celebrates Sufi music and spirituality

Haryana
 Surajkund Mela – This crafts mela is held in February every year -
 Gugga Naumi - honour of Gogaji Rajput prince - snake worshipping
festival

Punjab
 Baisakhi - Harvest festival; Punjabi New Year – Spring (birthday of
Khalsa) (‘Kesh' or hair, ‘Kangha’ or wooden comb, ‘Kara’ or iron bracelet,
‘Kacchera’ or knee-length shorts, and ‘Kirpan’ or sword to defend
oneself and the poor.)
 Lohri - Punjabi festival marking the end of winter and the beginning of
longer days – Winter - one day before Makar Sankranti (also Haryana)
 Guru Nanak Jayanti - This is a celebration of the birth anniversary of
Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism (Kartik Poornima)
  Bandi Chhor Divas - Celebrated by Sikhs, marks the release of Guru
Hargobind Sahib from Gwalior Fort prison and his arrival in Amritsar
during the Diwali season (Amavasya of Kartika)
 Vaisakhi - Celebrated in April, Vaisakhi marks the Sikh new year and
commemorates the formation of the Khalsa panth of warriors under
Guru Gobind Singh in 1699
 Gurpurab - Refers to the anniversary related to the lives of the Sikh
gurus. Among them, the most celebrated are the birth anniversary of
Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh

Himachal Pradesh
 Halda Festival – Honours the Shiskar Apa, the Goddess of Wealth in the
Lamaistic Pantheon (Magha Purnima)
 Phulaich Festival - remembrance of the people - 16th day of the Hindu
month of Bhadrapada - villagers play drums and go to the mountains to
collect flowers named Larda.
 Flaich Ukhayang – September - Shuloo flowers are woven into garlands
and offered to the deity
 Rakhadumni - The sisters tie the sacred thread on their brother’s wrist to
protect them from all evils. The sacred thread of Rakhi symbolizes the
bond of love
 Gochi Festival - fertility festival celebrated in the Chandra and Bhaga
valleys of Lahaul and Spiti district. It is celebrated by families who have
been blessed with a baby boy in the past year. The festival is usually
celebrated during the month of February every year.
 Chaitraul Festival – festival of pictures - April and May - Spring Festival

Jammu & Kashmir

 Har Navami - Ashad Navami (Har Navam) - Sharika Devi known as
Sharika Jayanti. The eighteen-armed Goddess Sharika, Ashtadash Bhuja,
is regarded one of the Isht Devi of Kashmiri Hindus.
 Tulip Festival - spring season in Kashmir valley -
Ladakh
 Ladakh Harvest Festival - 1st to 15th September every year
 Ice Climbing Festival – Leh – Nubra Valley
 Sindhu Darshan Festival - Also called the Singhe Kabaab Festival - day of
Guru Purnima – 3 days
 Hemis Gompa Festival - tenth day of the Tse-Chu, the lunar month in the
Tibetan calendar - birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava, the Indian
Buddhist mystic

Sikkim
 Saga Dawa - Triple blessed festival - 15th day of the fourth month of the
Tibetan Buddhist calendar - Birth, Enlightenment, and Mahaparinirvana
of Buddha Shakyamuni.

Assam
 Bihu - Assamese New Year; celebrated thrice a year – Variable
 The three Bihu festivals namely Bohag Bih' (Rongali) is celebrated in the
month of 'Bohag' (mid-April), Harvest festival - Magh Bihu (Bohali)
celebrated in the month of 'Magh' (mid-January) and Animistic Festival -
Kati Bihu (Kongali) celebrated in the month of 'Kati' (mid-October).
 Magh Bihu is celebrated on the 14 and 15 of January (1st and 2nd Magh,
the tenth month of the Assamese calendar). Makar Sankranti of Assam
 The first day is called ‘Uruka’. That day people build a temporary shed
called ‘Bhela Ghar’ and have a community feast.
 Foods like ‘Bora, Pitha, and Cheva rice’ are prepared. People come
together to eat and dance.
 Bihu is not just a festival; it is also the traditional dance form of the
north-east Indian state.
 Majuli Festival - three-day festival held in November - earth's largest
riverine island
 Assam Tea Festival - city of Jorhat - November
 Ambubachi Festival - Kamakhya Devi temple in Guwahati
  Ali-Aye-Ligang Festival - First Wednesday of Fagun month (between
January and February) every year ('Ali' stands for seeds, 'Aye' for Fruits
and 'Ligang' for sowing) five-day harvest festival
 Me-Dam-Me-Phi - celebrated by the Ahom people on 31 January every
year - ancestor worship
 Dehing Patkai festival - Assam Government in 2002 to promote the
diverse culture. The chief guest of the first session of the festival was the
then President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
 Bwisagu - Bodos of Assam - means the start of the new year
 Rajini Gabra & Harni Gabra - Dimasa tribe – before starting new
cultivation
 Jonbeel Mela – 3 days - Tiwa Community fair held the weekend of Magh
Bihu - Dayang Belguri
 Rongker Festival – winter - Karbis or Mikir or Arleng tribe - also known as
Dehal in Dumra Longri

Arunachal Pradesh
 Torgya - January Monastic festival to ward off evil spirits - Tawang
Monastery
 Losar - February/March - Tibetan New Year - First day of the lunisolar
Tibetan calendar (also Sikkim)
 Dree Festival - 5th of July - Apatani Tribes Ziro district - Four Gods -
Tamu, Harniang, Metii, and Danyi.
 Reh Festival - Idus tribes - Goddess Nanyi Inyitaya - February-August for
six days
 Ke-Meh-Ha Festival - Idu-Mishmi Tribes - means ingestion of new
harvested rice. It is celebrated on 24th September after harvesting of
rice
 Solung Festival - Adi tribe – Tabu Dance
 Mopin Festival - Galong tribe - month of Lumi (April) every year
 Boori Boot Festival - Nyishi tribes - celebrates the successful harvest
 Myoko Festival - rotational basis among three communities; Diibo-Hija,
Hari-Bulla, and Hong of the Apatani Plateau
 Pongtu Kuh festival - Tutsa tribe – (also Ronghun Kun)
 Murung festival - Apatanis of Lower Subansiri district - January
  Monpa festival - Choekhor harvest festival (Ajilamu festival) pray for the
coming of the Tibetan New Year

Nagaland
 Bushu Jiba – (January) (Harvest festival) (Dimasa- Kachari people)
 Hornbill Festival - December - Celebrates the cultural heritage of
Nagaland – Festival of Festivals
 Moatsu festival - by Ao People - May month - 3 days
 Sekrenyi Festival (Phousanyi) - Angami tribe - 25th day of the Angami
month of Kezei

Manipur
 Yaoshang – Five days - month of February or March - Holi of Manipur -
Thabal Chongba dance
 Porag Festival - Nara Singha Bihu, is a five-day long post-harvest festival
observed by the Misings tribes
 Chavang Kut - tribes of Kuki-Chin-Mizo groups - along with Chapchar Kut
which is observed in March, harvest festival.
 Sajibu Cheiraoba - also called Meitei Cheiraoba or Sajibu Nongma Panba,
is the lunar new year festival of the Meitei people who follow
Sanamahism
 Lui Ngai Ni - seed-sowing festival celebrated by the Naga tribes of
Manipur - state holiday since 1988 – February 14-15

Mizoram
 Chapchar Kut - during March after completion of their most arduous task
of jhum operation i.e., jungle-clearing
 Mim Kut - Zo People, of India and Burma. It is usually celebrated during
the months of August and September
 Pawl Kut - thanksgiving festival celebrated by the Mizos - month of
February and is a harvest festival
Tripura
 Kharchi Puja Festival (Festival of 14 Gods) - Agartala - on the eighth day
of the new moon July or August, the festival involves the worship of the
fourteen gods (seven days)

Meghalaya
 Khasi Festival - spring (April or May)
 Wangala Festival - 100 drums performed by the Garo tribes - deity
Saljong - the Sun God
 Ranikor Festival - beach festival
 Behdienkhlam is a monsoon festival - In the local language,
Behdienkhlam means chasing away the Demon of Cholera - Jaintia tribes
 Ka Pomblang Nongkrem - Khasi hills Tribes - worship Goddess Ka Blei
Synshar - Pemblang ritual and the Tangmuri ceremony – November

Important Points:
 Diwali - Festival of Lights; celebrates the victory of good over evil (All
Over India) (Season Autumn) (Lord Rama's return to Ayodhya after 14
years of exile)
 Holi - Festival of Colors; celebrates the victory of good over evil (All Over
India) (Season Spring)
 Holika Dahan Festival (Chotti’s Holi) – Baktha Prahald & Hiranyakashipu
(victory of good over evil)
 Makar Sankranti - Festival marking the Sun's transition into Capricorn
(All Over India) (Season Winter) – (End of the Winter season and the
beginning of a new harvest season)
 Til Sankranti (Makar Sankranti) in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and
Madhya Pradesh
 Makar Sankranti - Uttarayan in Gujarat, Maghi in Punjab, Magha Saaji in
Himachal Pradesh, Khichdi in Uttar Pradesh, Pongal in Tamil Nadu.
 Maha Shivaratri - Worship of Lord Shiva (All Over India) (Season Winter)
 Eid al-Fitr - End of Ramadan; Islamic festival (All Over India) (Season
Variable)
 Muharram - Islamic New Year; mourning of Imam Hussain's martyrdom
(All Over India) (Season Variable)
 Christmas - Celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ (All Over India)
(Season Winter)
 Raksha Bandhan - Celebrates the bond between siblings (All Over India)
(Season Monsoon)
 Janmashtami - Celebration of Lord Krishna's birth (All Over India)
(Season Monsoon)
 Salabhanjika Festival - The Salabhanjika from Sanchi holds the tree laden
with fruits
 Naraka Chaturdashi - Second day of the five-day long festival of Diwali -
Chaturdashi 14th day of the Krishna Paksha in the Hindu calendar month
of Ashwin or Kartik.
 Bhai Dooj falls on the second day of Dwitiya Tithi and the festival is
celebrated twice every year — one after Holi and the other two days
after Diwali.
 Tazaungdaing Festival - Festival of Lights - full moon day of
Tazaungmone, the eighth month of the Burmese calendar - Burma
(Myanmar)
 Kumbha Mela - at Haridwar on the Ganges River, at Ujjain on the Shipra,
at Nashik on the Godavari, and at Prayag (modern Prayagraj) at the
confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati.
 Holi, Raksha-Bandhan, Guru Nanak Jayanti - Full Moon
 Diwali, Janmashtami, Shivratri - A day before new Moon
 Muslim Festivals - Depends upon Moon
 Raksha Bandhan is celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu month
of Shravan (July/August).
 Das Lakshana or Paryushana Parva is the main yearly blessed occasion
for Jains and is generally celebrated in August or September in
Bhadrapad Month's Shukla Paksha.
 Gaan-Ngai is a post-harvest festival celebrated by the Zeliangrong tribe
of Manipur, Nagaland, and Assam in North-Eastern India.
 Famous festivals of Northern India are Kumbh Mela, Pushkar Mela,
Desert Festival, Rann Utsav, and Sindhu Darshan.
 Western India is known for its vibrant culture and festivals like Diwali,
Holi, and Navratri.
  Southern India is home to many unique festivals like Pongal, Onam, and
Dussehra.
 Hola Mohalla - a three-day long Sikh festival which normally falls in
March
 Nowruz Festival - an ancient Zoroastrian festival, is celebrated as a
cultural new year in Iran and other parts of the Middle East and Central
Asia with Persian influences
 Papeti is the festival of Parsis. It is celebrated on the eve of New Year.
 Ram Navami – Chaitra - birth of Lord Rama who is an incarnation of Lord
Vishnu. This festival is celebrated during the time of March-April (the 9th
day of the first month of the Hindu calendar).

Hindu Calendar
 Chaitra
 Vaisakha
 Jyeshta
 Ashadha
 Shravan
 Bhadrapada
 Ashwin
 Kartika
 Agrahayana
 Pausha
 Magha
 Phalguna
Islamic Calendar
1st Month- Muharram (Peerla Panduga)
2nd Month- Safar
3rd Month- Rabi' al-Awwal (Eid Milad-un-Nabi)
4th Month- Rabi' al-Thani
5th Month- Jumada al-Awwal
6th Month- Jumada al-Thani
7th Month- Rajab
8th Month- Sha'ban
9th Month- Ramadan (Eid-ul-fitr)
10th Month- Shawwal
11th Month- Dhu al-Qidah
12th Month- Dhu al-Hijjah (Bakrid) (Eid-al-Adha)

Tibetan calendar
 Chu
 Wo
 Nagpa
 Saga
 Non
 Chuto
 Drozhin
 Trum
 Takar
 Mindrug
 Go
 Gyal
Diwali
Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is celebrated over a span of five days.

 1st Day – Dhanteras

Dhan meaning wealth and teras meaning thirteenth, marks the thirteenth day
of the dark fortnight of Ashwin or Kartik and the beginning of Diwali in most
parts of India and honor the birth of Lord Dhanvantari (the medicine god).

 2nd Day – Choti Diwali

Kali Chaudas, or Narak Chaturdashi, marks the second day of the Diwali week,
often referred to as Choti Diwali. Honors the day Lord Krishna and his wife
Satyabhama descended on the Earth to relieve the suffering of those
tormented by Demon Narakasura.

 3rd Day – Actual Diwali Day

Also known as Lakshmi Puja. It honors the return of Rama to Ayodhya after
defeating the demon-king Ravana and completing his fourteen years of exile.

 4th Day – Vishwakarma

Also known as Govardhan pooja, honors Lord Krishna who lifted the
Govardhan Mountain to save the people from the wrath of Lord Indra.

 5th Day – Bhai Dooj

The fifth and final day of Diwali, known as Bhai Dooj or Bhai Beej, holds
significance in the Vedic period when Yama (Yamraj, the Lord of Death) visited
his sister Yamuna. According to the one legend, Lord Krishna visited his sister,
Subhadra after killing demon Narkasura