1. Diwali
Diwali or Dipavali or you can also say Deepavali is a festival of Lights. Where every house is decorated with lights. Diwali is celebrated by Hindu, Sikh, and Jain. This Festival Symbolises "Victory of Light Over Darkness, Good Over Evil and Knowledge over Ignorance". It is one of the most important festivals of Hindus. This festival is celebrated for 3 to 5 days. Diwali is celebrated in the month of Kartika generally falls between mid of October and mid of November. Workplaces and Homes will be prepared by cleaning decorating and renovating. This puja is worshiped for Goddess Lakshmi(Goddess of Prosperity and Health). Sweets are shared between the neighbors on this day and also light fireworks.
2. Holi
Holi is popular Hindu Festivals which falls around March. This Festival is also celebrated in Nepal. It is Originated in India but also celebrated in Nepal. Also, this festival is celebrated in many parts of Asia and also the Western World. Holi is also known as "Festival of Spring" or "Festival of Colors" or "Festival of Love". The first evening is known as Holika Dahan or also known as Chotti Holi as following that day known as Rangwali Holi, Dhuleti, Dhulandi or Phagwan. Holi is a religious festival of Hindus but also become popular with non-Hindus. This Festival is mostly known as Throwing Colors. This is the Spring Celebration of Love, Frolic, and Colors.
3. Vijayadashami
Vijayadashami is also Known as Dusshera. It is a major festival of Hindus. Generally celebrated at the end of Navratri Every Year. In the month of September and October or Ashvin(According to Hindu Calander) the tenth day is celebrated as Vijayadashami. Vijayadashami is celebrated in various parts of South Asia. Vijayadashami marks the end of Durga Puja. This festival is worshipped remembering Goddess Durga Victory over Mahishasura to protect Dharma(Truth and Reality). In North India and West India generally called as Dussehra. In these north and western states remembered as God Rama's Victory over Ravana.
4. Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan is traditionally Hindu festival or the ceremony celebrated with the same name in India. This Festival is also celebrated in parts of the Indian Subcontinent. On this day sisters tie amulet or are also called Rakhi around the wrists of their brothers. This symbolizes protecting them receiving a gift in return and traditionally investing the brothers with a share of the responsibility of their potential care. The last day of Shraavana (According to Hindu Calendar) the festival is celebrated. In Normal Calendar, this festival is celebrated in August.
5. Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi. It is a Hindi Festival celebrating the birth of Ganesha. It falls in the months of August or September. The festival is marked with the installation of Ganesha clay idols privately in homes, or publicly on elaborate pandals. Observations include chanting of Vedic hymns and Hindu texts such as prayers and vrata (fasting). Offerings and prasadam from the daily prayers, that is distributed from the pandal to the community, include sweets such as modaka as it is believed to be a favorite of Lord Ganesh. The festival ends on the tenth day after start, but we end it by one and a half day where the idol is carried in a public procession with music and group chanting, then immersed in a nearby body of water such as a river or sea. In Mumbai alone, around 150,000 statues are immersed annually. Thereafter the clay idol dissolves and Ganesha is believed to return to Mount Kailash to Parvati and Shiva. The festival celebrates Lord Ganesha as the God of New Beginnings and the Remover of Obstacles as well as the god of wisdom and intelligence and is observed throughout India.
6. Pongal
Pongal is a harvest festival dedicated to the Sun God. It is a four-day festival which according to the Tamil calendar is usually celebrated from January 14 to January 17. Pongal corresponds to Makara Sankranthi, the harvest festival celebrated throughout India. Pongal is one of the most important festivals celebrated by Tamil people in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry, and the country of Sri Lanka, as well as Tamils worldwide, including those in Malaysia, Mauritius, South Africa, United States, Singapore, Canada, and the UK.
7. Janmashtami
Krishna Janmashtami was also known simply as Janmashtami or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. It is observed according to Hindu calendar, on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in Shraavana of the Hindu Calendar and Krishna Paksha in Bhadrapad of the lunisolar Hindu Calendar, which overlaps with August and September. It is an important festival particularly to the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism. Dance-drama enactments of the life of Krishna
8. MahaShivratri
Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in honor of Lord Shiva, and in particular, marks the day of the marriage of Shiva. There is a Shivaratri in every month of the Hindu calendar, on the month's 13th night/14th day, but once a year in late winter (February/March) and before the arrival of Summer, marks Maha Shivaratri which means "the Great Night of Shiva". It is a major festival in Hinduism, and this festival marks a remembrance of "overcoming darkness and ignorance" in life and the world. It is observed by remembering Shiva and chanting prayers, fasting, and meditating on ethics and virtues such as self-restraint, honesty, non-injury to others, forgiveness, and the discovery of Shiva. The ardent devotees keep awake all night. Others visit one of the Shiva temples or go on pilgrimage to Jyotirlingams. This is an ancient Hindu festival whose origin date is unknown.
9. Shri Ram Navami
Rama Navami is a spring Hindu festival that celebrates the birthday of Lord Rama. He is particularly important to the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism, as the seventh avatar of Vishnu. The festival celebrates the descent of god Vishnu as Rama avatar, through his birth to King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya in Ayodhya. The festival is a part of the spring Navratri and falls on the ninth day of the bright half (Shukla Paksha) in the Hindu calendar month of Chaitra. This typically occurs in the months of March or April every year. Rama Navami is an optional government holiday in India. Ramayana and Mahabharata are considered Itihasa by Indian traditions. Some Vaishnava Hindus visit a temple, others pray within their home, and some participate in a bhajan or kirtan with music as a part of puja and aarti. Some devotees mark the event by taking miniature statues of the infant Rama, washing it and clothing it, then placing it in a cradle. Charitable events and community meals are also organized. The festival is an occasion for moral reflection for many Hindus. Some mark this day by vrata (fasting).
10. Onam
Onam is an annual Hindu holiday and festival with origins in the state of Kerala in India. It falls in the Malayalam calendar month of Chingam, which in Gregorian calendar overlaps with August–September. According to legends, the festival is celebrated to commemorate King Mahabali, whose spirit is said to visit Kerala at the time of Onam. Onam is a major annual event for Malayali people in and outside Kerala. It is a harvest festival, one of three major annual Hindu celebrations along with Vishu and Thiruvathira, and it is observed with numerous festivities. Onam celebrations include Vallam Kali(boat races), Pulikali (tiger dances), Pookkalam (flower arrangement), Onathappan (worship), Onam Kali, Tug of War, Thumbi Thullal (women's dance), Kummattikali (mask dance), Onathallu (martial arts), Onavillu (music), Kazhchakkula (plantain offerings), Onapottan (costumes), Atthachamayam (folk songs and dance), and other celebrations.
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