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Festivals
of India
Indian Festivals celebrated by varied
cultures and through their special rituals add to the colours of
Indian Heritage. 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.
Many festivals celebrate the various harvests; commemorate great
historical figures and events, while many express devotion to the
deities of different religions.
Every celebration centres around the rituals of prayer, seeking
blessings, exchanging goodwill, decorating houses, wearing new
cloths, music, dance and feasting.
In India every region and every religion has something to celebrate.
The festivals reflect the vigour and life-style of its people.
Vibrant colours, music and festivity make the country come alive
throughout the year.
The emphasis laid on the different festivals differs in different
parts of the country. For instance, Navaratri is celebrated with
maximum fervour in West Bengal as compared to that in other parts of
the country. Holi is celebrated with gusto in the north, and
although it is also observed in the western and eastern parts of
India, in the south it is almost unknown. There are also a few
regional festivals like Pongal in Tamil Nadu; Onam in Kerala and the
various other temple festivals devoted to the specific patron Gods
and Goddesses of the temples, which are celebrated exclusively in
those areas, which may be limited to one or a few villages. This
galaxy of festivals that exist do contribute in inter-spicing Indian
life with gaiety and colour as also in giving the country the
distinction of having the maximum number of holidays.
The portal for Festivals of India,
www.festivalsofindia.in,
is the stage drafted to endow the browser with rituals, traditions,
legends held behind different festivals, vis-à-vis providing an
interactive media to seek the suggestions, guidance and knowledge of
our viewers. The portal has a month-wise listing of different
festivals celebrated throughout India with great enthusiasm, from
January to December schedule of all the festivals.
Pragati Infosoft Pvt. Ltd. has taken the initiative to provide
www.festivalsofindia.in
as one interactive platform that could open the door to the vivid
festivals of India, providing the detailed information regarding the
rituals, traditions and legends of the festivals.
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Hindus celebrate a number of festivals which
include birth of gods, marriage of the gods, victory of the gods, death
of asuras, harvests, the new-year, full moons, new moons, birthdays,
initiations, marriages, deaths, anniversaries and the list goes on.
Apart from festivals like Diwali, Holi, Raksha Bandhan, Dusshera, Durga
Puja, Navratri, there are festivals which are celebrated by specific
tribes and communities in individual states as well. So almost every
month, one festival or the other is being celebrated somewhere in India
by the Hindus.
Hindus celebrate a number of festivals which include birth of gods,
marriage of the gods, victory of the gods, death of asuras, harvests,
the new-year, full moons, new moons, birthdays, initiations, marriages,
deaths, anniversaries and the list goes on. Apart from festivals like
Diwali, Holi, Raksha Bandhan, Dusshera, Durga Puja, Navratri, there are
festivals which are celebrated by specific tribes and communities in
individual states as well. So almost every month, one festival or the
other is being celebrated somewhere in India by the Hindus.
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Festivals of Christians are celebrated in as much the way as other
festivals. The Christians celebrate festivals like Easter, Christmas and
Good Friday. They are colorful and full of religious sentiments. The
areas which were under French and Portuguese rule like Goa adds distinct
European flavor to the festivals. The churches all over India also hold
regular masses and prayers to mark the occasions.
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Muslim Festivals |
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Muslims celebrate a number of festivals all round the year. An
interesting thing of their festivals is that they are based on Hegira
and follow the lunar calendar rather than the Georgian calendar. The
festivals of the Muslims do not have months that correspond to the
seasons. Muharram is one of their main festivals which fall on the first
Muslim month. Other festivals are Bakri-id, Shab-I-Barat, Ramzan Id, and
Milad-Ul-Nabi.
Festivals:
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Festivals of the Sikhs |
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The
Sikhs celebrate their festivals in their own individual ways along with
some of the major festivals of the Hindus like Holi, Dusshera and Diwali.
The festivals unique to the Sikhs have little to do with worship of God.
Instead, the events celebrate the achievements in the lives of the 10
Sikh gurus and their teachings who is the most important person in
Sikhism. The birthdays of the first and the last gurus, Guru Nanak and
Guru Gobind Singh, are celebrated with all the pomp of festivals.
Bhakti is central to the religion and therefore most of their
festivities are accompanied by lot of music and song. Its festivals are
marked by the singing of gurbani or holy songs, and readings from the
holy book.
Festivals:
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November 2008 |
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December 2008 |
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Festival Name |
Festival -
Date |
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- Chhath Puja |
4
Nov - 5 Nov |
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- Tulsi Vivah |
10
Nov |
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- Dev Uthani - Ekadashi |
10
Nov |
| 4
- Pushkar Fair |
5
Nov - 13 Nov |
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- Ganga Mahotsav |
9
Nov - 13 Nov |
| 6
- Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti |
13
Nov |
| 7
- Kartik Purnima |
13
Nov |
| 8
- Chandrabhaga Fair |
12
Nov - 14 Nov |
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9 - Children's Day |
14
Nov |
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10 - Sonepur Mela |
Nov |
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11 - Kolayat Fair |
Nov |
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12 - Ka Pomblang Nongkrem |
Nov |
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13 - Ellora Festival |
Nov |
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- Hampi Festival |
Nov 1st Week |
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Festival Name |
Festival -
Date |
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1 - World's AIDS Day |
1
Dec |
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2 - Bakr-Id |
9
Dec |
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3 - Parshawanath Jayanti |
22
Dec |
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4 - Christmas |
25
Dec |
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5 - Lucknow Festival |
25
Nov- 5 Dec |
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6 - Hornbill Festival |
Dec |
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7 - Chennai Dance Festival |
Mid Dec |
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8 - Cochin Carnival |
Dec |
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9 - Vishnupur Festival |
Dec |
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10 - Kurukshetra Festival |
Dec |
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- Island Tourism Festival |
Dec - Feb |
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