FESTIVALS IN INDIA

An integral part of Indian culture, Indian festivals are innumerable in number and are equally varied in origin marking the national, regional, local, religious, seasonal and social fervour. The Indian calendar is one long procession of festivals dedicated to various deities, saints, prophets and also seasons, with every day of the year being observed as a festival, in some part of the country. Each festival is unique in style and is characterised by colour, gaiety, enthusiasm, feasts and heterogeneity of prayers and rituals. Many of these festivals are common to most parts of India, though called by different names and celebrated differently, in the various parts of the country.

MAJOR FESTIVALS OF INDIA

Raksha Bandhan Navratras Diwali	Dussehra Durga Puja Bhaiya Dooj
Chitra Purnima Durga Puja or Navaratri Gita Jayanthi Holi Mahalaya Amavasya Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) Satya Narayana Vrata Skanda Sashti The Eclipse Vasanta Panchami Dattatreya Jayanthi Ganesh Chaturthi Guru Purnima Kartigai Deepam Makara Shankranti	Ramnavmi Shankara Jayanthi Sri Appayya Jayanthi Vaikunta Ekadashi Vasanta Navaratri Deepavali (Diwali) Dhanteras Gayatri Japa Day Hanuman Jayanthi Krishna Janmashtami Pradosha Vrat Ratha Saptami Shivaratri Telugu New Year's Day Vara Lakshmi Vrata

FESTIVALS BY REGION

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS

Festivals Of Andaman & Nicobar

ARUNACHAL PRADESH
Festivals Of Arunachal Pradesh Choekhor Losar Mioko Festival	Monpa Festivals Saga Dawa Torgya

ANDHRA PRADESH
Batakamma Bonalu Eruvaka Makara Sankranti & Kanumu Toli Ekadasi	Ugadi Vaikunta Ekadashi Vara Lakshmi Vrata Vinayaka Chaturthi

ASSAM
Ali-Ai-Lvigang Baikho Baishagu Bihu Bash Puja Bihu Festivals & Rangali Bihu Bohaggiyo Bhishu Dosa Thoi! Long Nai	Heleibambe Khong Kepang Kennyu Nyada Pi-Pe Rajni Gabra & Harni Gabra Rongker And Chomangkan Siami

BIHAR
Chhath Festival	Rajgir Dance Festival

DELHI
Festivals in Delhi Rakhi (Raksha Bandhan) Deepawali	Holi Dussehra Durga Puja

GOA
Bonderam Festival Christmas Feast Of Three Kings (Local Festival) Food & Cultural Festival Of Goa Good Friday/ Easter	The Goa Carnival Sao Joao Festival Shigmotsav St. Francis Day

GUJARAT
Bhadra Purnima Dance Festival Modhera International Kite Festival Kachchh Mahotsava	Navratri Rann Utsav Rath Yatra

HARYANA
Festival Of Gardens Geeta Jayanti Guga Navami	Mango festival Teej

HIMACHAL PRADESH
Baisakhi Halda Festival International Himalayan Festival Kullu Dussehra	Lohri Lossar Phulaich

JAMMU & KASHMIR
Dosmoche Galdan Namchot Gu-Stor Dosmoche Galdan Namchot Gu-Stor	Matho Nagrang Phyang Tsedup Sindhu Darshan Fesival Stok Guru Tse-Chu Yuru Kabgyat

KERALA

Aaranmula Boat Race Aarattu Aarattupuzha Pooram Aattachamayam Aattukal Pongala Anandapalli Maramadi Artungal Perunal Beemapalli Chandanakudam Chettikulangara Bharani Cochin Carnival Easter Edapalli Perunal Edathua Perunal Elamkavu Attuvela Ettumanoor Festival Flavour Food Festival Indira Gandhi Boat Race Jagannatha Festival Jewish Festival Kadammanitta Patayani Kalpathy Ratholsavam Kanjiramattom Festival Kodungaloor Bharani Kondotty Nercha Konganpada Kottangulangara-Chamayavilakku Lokanarkavu Festival Macchattu Vela

Madhur Manantheshwara Festival Malabar Mahotsavam Malayatoor Perunal Manarkad Perunal Manjakkudam Festival Maramon Carnival Miladi Sherif Muharram Nehru Trophy Boat Race Nishagandhi Festival Oachira Kettukazcha Oachirakkali Onam Palotukavu Festival Parassinikkadavu Festival Pattambi Nercha Ramadan Sabarimala Festival Swathi Festival Thapotsavam Thirunakara Festival Thirunelli Festival Thrissur Pooram Uthralikavu Festival Valliyoorkavu Festival Vettukad Perunal Vishu

MAHARASHTRA
Ashadhi Ekadashi Banganga Festival Ellora Festival Elephanta Festival Ganesh Chaturthi Ganga Dashahara Gudhi Paadva Guru Pournima Gokulashtami Jiviti Pooja Kojagiri Poornima Kalidas Festival	Mahavir Jayanti Maharashtra Day Nag Panchmi Narali Poornima Palkhi Festival Pola Ramnavmi Raksha Bandhan Shivaji Maharaj Jayanthi Wat Pournima

MEGHALAYA

Festivals Of Meghalaya

ORISSA
Akshyaya Tritiya Ashokashtami Baseli Puja Bija Pandu Chaitra Praba Chaita Parva Chandan Yatra Chitou Amavasya Devsnana Purnima Dhanu Yatra Dola Purnima (Holi) Durga Puja Dussera Gahma Purnima Hingula Yatra Karama Festival Kartika Purnima Kedu Festival Khudurukuni Osa Konark Dance	Kumar Purnima Lakshmi Puja Lok Mahotsava Maghe Parab Naukhia Nava Kalebra Parab Prasthamastami Puri Beach Festival Rath Yatra Raja Sankranti Savitri Barta Shambha Dasami Sital Shashti Sume-Gelirak Uda Parab Viswakarma Puja Visuva Samkranti

RAJASTHAN
Brij Festival Gangaur Festival Marwar Festival Summer Festival Desert Festival Kajli Teej	Mewar Festival Teej Festival Ganesh Chaturthi Kota Dussehra Shekhawati Festival

TAMIL NADU
Cape Festival at Kanyakumari Chithirai Festival Dance Festival at Mamallapuram Festivals of Dakshinachitra Karthigai Deepam Kavadi Festival Music and Dance Festival, Chennai Natyanjali Dance Festival	Panguni Uthiram Festival Pongal Saral Festival Summer Festival Thaipusam Festival Varushapirapu (Tamil New Year's Day) Velankanni Festival

SIKKIM

Festivals In Sikkim

UTTARANCHAL
Badri Kedar Festivals	Garhwal Festival

UTTAR PRADESH
Ganga Festivals Holi Janmashtami Diwali Festival Kartik Poornima Kumaon Festival	Lolark Shasthi Lucknow Festival Ram Lila Rakhee Festival Taj Mahotsav Teej

KARNATAKA

Mysore Dassara