Budh Purab

“Buddha Jayanti or also known as Buddha Purnima is the most sacred festivals of Buddhist. Buddha Purnima (Buddha Birthday) is celebrated in remembrance...”

Guru Purab

“The sikh festivals are celebrated as Gurupurabs. Every morning, for three weeks before any Gurupurab, there are processions through the streets of a t...”

Lohri

“Lohri is a festival connected with the solar year. Generally, it is an accepted fact that this festival is to worship fire. This is particularly a hap...”

Bhai Dooj

“Diwali is not only a festival of lights, crackers, worship of Goddess Lakshmi, sharing sweets with your loved ones but it is also a perfect occasion f...”

Ram Navmi

“Ramanavami celebrates the birth of Rama or Ramachandra. On the ninth day of the first fortnight of Chaitra the birth of Rama is commemorated. The stor...”

Rakhi

“ India is a country of festivals. It is culturally so rich that it celebrates a festival almost every month. The people of India are so lively that ...”

Pongal

“The spirit of Pongal, the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, is giving thanks to God for a bountiful harvest as people prepare a special dish called 'Sar...”

Onam

“Onam is the most important harvest festival of Kerala. Ranging from four days to ten days, all the activities during this season are centered around w...”

Navaratri

“'Nav' means 'nine' and 'ratri' means 'night', thus, 'Navratri' means 'nine nights'. There are many legends attached to the conception of Navratri like...”

Nag Panchami

“It is on the fifth day of the bright half of the Shravan that Naga Panchami, or the festival of snakes, is celebrated. The setting sun is witness to m...”

Makar Sankranti

“According to the lunar calendar, the sun moves from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn, or from Dakshinayana to Uttarayana, in the month ...”

Maha Shivaratri

“On the 14th day of the dark half of Magh the great night of Shiva is celebrated. On this day the devotees of Shiva observe fast. Once a hunter set ...”

Karwa Chauth

“Karva Chauth is a very significant festival for the women of North Indian. Traditionally the Indian woman was expected to uphold family honour and rep...”

Janamashtami

“Gokulashtami marks the celebration of the birth of Bhagavan Sri Krishna. Lord Sri Krishna was born on the 'Rohini' nakshatram (star) on Ashtami day. T...”

Holi

“The Spring Festival of India, Holi - is a festival of colors. Celebrated in March or April according to the Hindu calendar, it was meant to welcome th...”

Ganesh Jayanti

“Ganesh Chaturthi or Ganesh Utsav or the birthday of Ganesha (the elephant-headed God of Wisdom and Prosperity) falls on the fourth day of the Hindu mo...”

Dussehra

“Dussehra or Dassera is a popular festival celebrated by Hindus all over India, albeit with different names. It is also known as Vijayadashmi ('Vijay' ...”

Durga Puja

“Durga puja is the most prominent festival of Bengalis and Calcutta turns a new city during the last four days of the festival from Maha-Shashti (the s...”

Diwali

“India is the land of festivals but Diwali is one of the few grandest indian festival celebrated all over India with equal enthusiasm and zeal. Diwali ...”

Baisakhi

“Nothing stirs a Sikh like Baisakhi does. It is a mega event - a religious festival, harvest festival and new year's day all rolled into one. In Ap...”

Festivals

“It's been said often enough that Hindus celebrate everything. So they do. The birth of gods, death of asuras, victory of the gods, marriage of the god...”