Hindu Festivals & Observances
Festivals
India's celebrated festivals and sacred observances — significance, puja vidhi, and timing.
Janmashtami
The birth of Lord Krishna, celebrated at midnight
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Ganesh Chaturthi
The ten-day celebration of Lord Ganesha's arrival
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The festival of the sacred thread celebrating the sibling bond
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Pitru Paksha
The sixteen-day lunar fortnight dedicated to remembering and honoring ancestors
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Navratri
The nine-night festival honoring the divine feminine and the Nine Forms of Goddess Durga
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Durga Puja
The grand five-day celebration of Goddess Durga's victory and annual homecoming
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Diwali
The festival of lights celebrating the return of Lord Rama and the advent of Goddess Lakshmi
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Holi & Holika Dahan
The festival of colors celebrating the victory of Prahlada and the advent of spring
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Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva celebrating the cosmic dance and divine union
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Chhath Puja
The ancient four-day Vedic festival dedicated to Surya Dev and Chhathi Maiya
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Ram Navami
The birth anniversary of Lord Ram, celebrated on Chaitra Shukla Navami
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Dussehra
Vijaya Dashami — the victory of good over evil, observed on Ashwin Shukla Dashami
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The celebration of the bond between brothers and sisters, on Kartik Shukla Dwitiya
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Basant Panchami
Saraswati Puja and the arrival of spring, on Magha Shukla Panchami
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Makar Sankranti
The solar festival of the winter solstice — the sun's transition into Capricorn
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Akshaya Tritiya
The eternal auspicious day — Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya
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The celestial wedding of Ram and Sita — Margashirsha Shukla Panchami
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The supreme Ekadashi — a waterless fast on Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
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Guru Purnima
Vyasa Purnima — honoring the guru on the full moon of Ashadha
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Nag Panchami
The festival of serpent worship, observed on Shravan Shukla Panchami
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