Festivals

India is a land of festivals and fairs. Every day of the year there is a festival celebrated in some part of the country. 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 (revered teachers), or the advent of the new year. A number of these festivals are common to most parts of India. However, they may be called by different names in various parts of the country or may be celebrated in a different fashion.

Hindu Festivals

Baisakhi Diwali Durga Puja Dussehra Onam Holi Janmashtami Karwa Chauth Mahashivaratri Makar Sankranti Naag Panchami Ganesh Chaturthi Navratri Pongal Rakhi Ramnavami

Christian Festivals

Christmas Easter Good Friday

Sikh Festivals

Guru Nanak Jayanti Guru Purab Holla Mohalla Lohri

Muslim Festivals

Bakra Eid Eid-ul-Fitr Muhorram

General Festivals

Father's Day Halloween Mother's Day New Year Thanks Giving Valentine's Day

National Festivals

Children's Day Gandhi Jayanti Independence Day Republic Day Teacher's Day

Zoroastrian Festivals

Gahambars Jamshed Navroz Khordad Sal Zarthost No Deeso

Buddhist Festivals

Buddha Purnima Hemis Gompa Losar Ullambana