Indian Festivals
| Festival | What | Where | When | Key Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Hornbill Festival (Nagaland) | Famous tribal festival; showcases Naga culture and heritage. | Kisama Heritage Village, Kohima district, Nagaland. | Annually, December 1st - 10th. | Celebrates Naga tribes, traditions, and the Hornbill bird (featured in folklore). |
| 2. Bihu (Assam) | Set of three Assamese festivals marking agricultural cycles. | Assam. |
Rongali/Bohag Bihu: April (Assamese New Year). Kongali/Kati Bihu: October. Bhogali/Magh Bihu: January (end of harvesting season; Makar Sankranti). |
Harvest related, "eating and enjoyment" (Bhogali/Magh). |
| 3. Pongal (Tamil Nadu) | Four-day harvest festival; gratitude to the Sun. | Tamil Nadu. | Usually January 14th-15th (beginning of Tamil month Thai). | Dedicated to the Sun God, involves thanking nature and farm animals. Thai Pongal/Sun Pongal is the most important day. Celebrated in Northern India as Makar Sankranti. |
| 4. Thrissur Pooram (Kerala) | ||||
| 5. Makar Sankranti | Festival day, dedicated to the deity surya. | All over India. | January | Marks the beginning of the transition from winter to summer. Kite flying is the main event of this festival. |
| 6. Kumbh Mela | is a major pilgrimage and festival in Hinduism | Allahabad (Prayagraj), Haridwar, Nashik and Ujjain. | approximately 12 years at four river bank pilgrimage. | a cycle of approximately 12 years. |
| 7. Gudi Padwa | New Year | Maharashtra | First Day of Chaitra month. | The same day is celebrated as Ugadi/Yugadi by the people of Deccan region including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. It is also celebrated as 'Chaitra Navratri' in some other parts of the country. |
| 8. Onam (Kerala) | Major harvest festival; 10-day celebration. | Kerala. | During Chingam (Malayalam calendar), August-September. | Boat races (Vallam Kali), tiger dances, flower decorations (Pookkalam). |
| 9. Jallikattu (Tamil Nadu) | Traditional bull-taming sport. | Tamil Nadu. | Part of Pongal celebrations (Mattu Pongal day). | Controversial; involves releasing a bull into a crowd and attempting to grab its hump. |
| 10. Losar | New Year. | Arunachal Pradesh. | celebrated by the people of the Monpa Tribes. | |
| 11. Natyanjali Utsav | Dance festival. | Tamil Nadu. | Mahashivratri | Dedicated to God Nataraja. |
| 12. Ram Navami | Hindu spring festival. | All over India | ninth day of Chaitra month | Celebrates God Rama's birthday |
| 13. Easter | Commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. | Sunday following the first full moon, after the Verna equinox. | ||
| 14. Saga Dawa festival | Buddhist festival. | Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh | fourth month of the lunar calendar which coincides with the month of May. | Celebrated by the Monpas. |
| 15. Moatsu (Nagaland) | Community bonding festival of the Ao tribe. | Nagaland. | First week of May (for 3 days). | Festival of community. |
| 16. Shigmotsav/Shigmo (Goa) | Spring festival. | Goa | Rich golden harvest of paddy by tribal communities of Goa. | |
| 17. Wangala (Meghalaya) | Harvest festival of the Garo tribe; "Festival of 100 Drums." | Meghalaya. | Honour of Saljong (Sun-God of fertility). | |
| 18. Nishagandhi dance festival. | Classical dance festival. | Kerala. | Usually in the last week of January. | |
| 19. Hampi Dance Utsav. | Dance festival | Hampi village near Vijaynagar in the state of Karnatka. | Organised during the month of October and November. | |
| 20. Taj Mahotsav. | Shilpgram in Agra. | 18 to 27 February. | ||
| 21. Puskar Mela. | Largest livestock fair and cultural gathering | Pushkar town of Rajasthan. | ||
| 22. Raja Parba. | Festival. | Odisha | ||
| 23. Chhath Puja | Hindu festival. | Worship of Lord Surya and his wife, Chhati Maiya. | ||
| 24. Kharchi Pooja | Festival. | Tripura | Involves the worship of the fourteen gods. | |
| 25. Nuakhai | Agricultural festival | Odisha and south Chhattisgarh. | Panchami tithi of lunar fortnight of Bhadrapada. | Welcome the new rice of the season. |
| 26. Bhagoria festival | Festival | Madhya Pradesh. | March before the festival of Holi. | Celebrated by Bhils and Bhilalas tribe. |
| 27. Sangai festival’ | Cultural festival. | Manipur. | 21 to 30 November. | Named after a species of deer, popularly known as Sangai. |
| 28. Kambala | Traditional Buffalo race. | Karnataka. | Sponsored by local. Tuluva landlords and households celebrate it in the coastal districts. | |
| 29. Baisakhi/Vaisakhi | New Year | Punjab and Haryana. | 13 April or 14 | Thanking God for good harvest. |
| 30. Chapchar Kut | a festival | Mizoram | after completion of jhum operation. | |
| 31. Sarhul | Main festival | Jharkhand | Beginning of New Year. worship of trees. | |
| 32. Good Friday | commemorate Jesus Christ's crucifixion | Friday preceding Easter Sunday. | ||
| 33. Christmas | ||||
| 34. Muharram | Festival | First month of Islamic Calendar. | ||
| 35. Ramadan: | The holy month of fasting. | Ninth month of the Islamic calendar. | ||
| 36. Deepawali | Festival of light. | Victory of light over darkness. | ||
| 37. Mamallapuram Dance/Utsav : | Dance Festival. | Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu | January and February | |
| 38. Holi: | "Festival of spring", "festival of colours and festival of love". | The festival signifies the triumph of good over evil. |
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