Indian Festivals

Indian Festivals are 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 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.

Sri Vithappa Fair: Bagalkot, Karnataka

Sri Vithappa Fair: Bagalkot, Karnataka

Time: September – October (Hindu month of Aswija) Venue: Vithappa, Bagalkot, Karnataka State, India Significance: Held in honor of Sri Vithappa Highlights: Village fair and religious procession accompanied by drummers Sri Vithappa fair is the popular fair held in the honor of the Vithappa deity in the village Vithappa. The first fair was held 200 years back since then the …

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Payippad Boat Race: Alappuzha, Kerala

Payippad Boat Race: Alappuzha, Kerala

Event Name: Payippad Boat Race Location: About 35 km from Alappuzha near Harippad, Kerala Time: August – September (Chingam month of Malayalam calendar) Payippad Boat Race: About The state of Kerala in India is a tourist’s delight with its amazing beautiful back waters that run throughout the state. The best way to enjoy these back waters is to witness the …

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Aranmula Vallamkali: Parthasarathy Temple Boat Race

Aranmula Vallamkali

Aranmula Vallamkali is an annual water sports meet especially for boat races held in Aranmula district Kerala. The water fiesta is organized during Onam in the month of September. This world famous fiesta owes its origin to the Sree Parthasarathy Temple situated on the banks of the Pamba River. Parthasarathy Temple Boat Race: Vallamkali refers to the boat race competition …

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Nuakhai: Odisha Agricultural Festival

Nuakhai: Odisha Agricultural Festival

Nuakhai or Nuankhai is an agricultural festival mainly observed by people of Odisha. Nuakhai is observed to welcome the new rice of the season. According to the calendar it is observed on panchami tithi (the fifth day) of the lunar fortnight of the month of Bhadrapada or Bhadraba (August-September), the day after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. This is the most …

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Gugga Naumi: Jahar Veer Gogga Festival

Gugga Naumi: Jahar Veer Gogga Festival

Gugga Naumi is an important festival observed in many parts of Himachal (especially the Una district), Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan. The festival is named after Gugga Pir, a venerated religious leader, who was born at Dadreva village in Bikaner, Rajasthan. Gugga Naumi is normally celebrated at a specific traditional time known as “the 9th Bhadon”, which falls sometime between August …

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Jamshed-e-Navroz: Zoroastrian New Year

Jamshed-e-Navroz: Zoroastrian New Year

Jamshed-e-Navroz is a festival celebrated by Parsis all round the world. Jamshed-e-Navroz is celebrated on the first day of the first month of the Zoroastrian year. The new year of the Parsis corresponds with vernal equinox or with the advent of spring. The time is decided in Iran which is then passed on to the world of Zoroastrians. Jamshed-e-Navroz: Legend …

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15 August Independence Day Information

15 August

15 August — The midnight of August 15, 1947 is memorable for every Indian on earth, as it is the time, when India gained independence from the stranglehold of the mighty British. The otherwise suppressed tricolor flag of India was given its due respect, when it was hoisted in the midnight on the Independence Day. Since then, the red-letter day …

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आइये जाने रक्षाबंधन से जुड़ी 10 रोचक बातें

आइये जाने रक्षाबंधन से जुड़ी 10 रोचक बातें

रक्षाबंधन से जुड़ी 10 रोचक बातें: भाई-बहन का रिश्ता दुनिया में सबसे प्यारा और भावना से जुड़ा रिश्ता है। इस रिश्ते में झगड़ा भी है तो प्यार भी। जहां एक भाई बहन की सुरक्षा के लिए हर दम तत्पर रहता है तो वहीं बहन भाई की लंबी उम्र के लिए रक्षा सूत्र उसके हाथ में बांधती है। सावन महीने की …

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Kailash Fair, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Kailash Fair, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Kailash Fair: Agra, one of the cities of India with a global acquaintance is the location for Kailash Mela. Every year in the months of August and September, the fair is witnessed by thousands of devotees from near by places. This month long carnival is organized at Kailash Temple, 12 Km from the main city. Dates: 17/08/2022 Location: Agra, Uttar …

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