INDIAN FESTIVALS
FESTIVALS OF INDIA
Indian Festivals celebrated by varied cultures and through their special rituals add to the colours of Indian Heritage. Some festivals welcome the seasons of the year, the harvest, the rains, or the full moon. Others celebrate religious occasions, the birthdays of divine beings, saints, and gurus, or the advent of the New Year.
India is the land of varied cultures and traditions, where each month in the year comes with assortment of different festivals and fairs, celebrated with different regional styles and traditions but with a common feeling of humanity.
The following is a list of commonly celebrated Hindu festivals :
- Makar Sankranti
- Vasant Panchami
- Maha Shivratri
- Holi
- Rama Navami
- Gudi Padwa
- Guru Poornima
- Mahalakshmi Vrata
- Onam
- Raksha Bandhan
- Krishna Janmaashtami
- Lohri
- Baisakhi
- Ganesh Chaturthi
- Navaratri
- Dussehra
- Diwali
- Bhaidooj
- Chhathh