Indian culture is filled with rich beliefs and emotions. Festivals are an integral part of Indian lifestyle. People of India celebrate so many festivals due to the diversity of Indian society. Few festivals come under restricted category of holidays wherein the employer may or may not make it a holiday. Festivals are very important to understand the customs and culture of India. Also people from abroad, make festivals a part of their travel plan to experience the rich culture and tradition of India.
Religious communities celebrate their own festivals as per their traditions and beliefs like Christmas, Diwali, Muharram etc. Others are secular festivals with all-India importance celebrated without any religious barriers like Independence day, Republic day, birthdays of freedom fighters etc. Also, many festivals are regional in origin and are celebrated only in a particular region of the country.
Secular festivals or regional festivals are celebrated by the entire nation irrespective of their religion barriers. Secular festivals are connected with any religion or spirituality.
| Region Name |
Festival Name |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh |
Tyagaraja festival Pongal Ugadi Godavari river festival |
| Assam and Manipur |
Bhageli Bihu Bohag Bihu Kati Bihu Konyak Nagas spring festival Manipur Ras Lila festival |
| Bengal |
Gangasagar Mela Ramakrishna Utsav Dol Purnima Naba Barsha |
| Bihar |
Chhath Sarhul Karam |
| Delhi |
Christian Mela Urs at Hazrat NIzam-ud-din Aulia Sair-i-Gulfaroshan |
| Goa |
Zatra at Cansaulim Festival of St. Franscis Xavier Carnival |
| Gujarat |
Gudi Padva Dev divali Navratri |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Minjar mela Jwalamukhi fair |
| Karnataka |
Makara Sankranti Ugadi Urs of Hazrat Khwaja Bande Nawaz Chisti Mahamastakabishekam |
| Kashmir |
Nav Warih Sont Vaisakhi Jeth Astami Mela at Hemis Gompa Har Navmi Amarnath Yatra Urs at Shah Hmdam Kichri amavasya |
| Kerala |
Thye pongal Vishu Poorum Onam |
| Maharastra |
Gudi padva Dev divali Navratri |
| Orissa |
Jaganath rath yatra |
| Punjab and Haryana |
Lohri Tikka Govardhan puja Teej |
| Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh |
Gangaur Teej Pushkar Urs at Ajmer Sharif |
| Tamil Nadu |
Pongal Tyagaraja festival Tamil New year Kaveri river festival Karthika festival Velanganni festival |
| Telangana |
Pongal Bathukamma festival Godavari river festival Bonalu festival |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Ram Navami Sravana festival Ban Yatra Dasahra Kans ka Mela |
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