India has a rich history, culture, and traditions. Many festivals are celebrated across different states of India. Some festivals are unique to some states while some other festivals are celebrated across different states. This article will share some interesting insights about the festivals celebrated in India.
List of Indian Festivals – Most Popular Across Different States
Some of the most popular religious festivals and 3 national festivals celebrated across India are listed below:
- Independence Day
- Republic Day
- Gandhi Jayanti
- Holi
- Diwali
- Makar Sankranti
- Basant Panchami
- Mahashivaratri
- Pongal
- Chhath
- Eid al-Fitr
- Dhanteras
- Lohri
- Dussehra
- Ganesh Chaturthi
- Karva Chauth
- Onam
- Krishna Janmashtami
- Navaratri
- Bihu
- Ram Navami
- Hanuman Jayanti
- Gudi Padwa
List of Indian Festivals – Gujarat (Land of Festivals)
The state of Gujarat is known as the “Land of Festivals”. Apart from the national festivals, more than 3,500 festivals are celebrated in the state of Gujarat. Some of the important festivals celebrated in Gujarat along with the months in which they are celebrated are listed below:
- The most popular festival in the state of Gujarat is Navaratri. It is celebrated every year in the month of October. It is a 9-day festival worshipping the nine divine forms of the Shakti Goddess. Every night, Garba and Dandia are performed by both men and women.
- During the third week of January, the ‘Modhera Dance Festival’ is conducted at the Sun Temple in Modhera.
- Krishna Janmashtami is a very popular festival in Gujarat, especially celebrated with great fervour in the temple city of Dwaraka.
- Some of the other festivals celebrated in Gujarat are Diwali, Holi, Ganesh Chaturthi, Rakshabandhan, and Christmas.
List of Indian Festivals – Andhra Pradesh
Some of the important festivals celebrated in Andhra Pradesh along with the months in which they are celebrated are listed below:
- Christmas, Milad-un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad, Idu’l Fitr, and Bakrid are celebrated in December.
- Deepavali and Naraka Chaturdashi are celebrated in the month of November.
- Dussehra and Atla Taddi are celebrated in the month of October.
- Vinayaka Chavithi and Varalakshmi Vratam are celebrated in August.
- Buddha Purnima is celebrated in the month of May.
- Sri Rama Navami, Mahavir Jayanti and Good Friday are celebrated in April.
- Ugadi (Telugu New Year’s Day) is celebrated in March.
- Maha Shivaratri is celebrated in February/March.
- Bhogi, Sankranti, and Kanuma are celebrated in January.
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