Hindu Holidays
Hindus celebrate a number of festivals all through the year. From celebrating the advent of spring to celebrating the win of good over evil, Hindu religion and culture provide its followers endless reasons to celebrate. Given below is the list of just a few of these festivals that are celebrated with great zest and fervor.
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| Gudhi Padva (aka Ugadi) | Maharashtra, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||
| Ratha Saptami) | Maharashtra, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka | ||||||||||||
| Bhogi | Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra | ||||||||||||
| Pongal/Sankranti | Andaman & Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Orissa & Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan | ||||||||||||
| Thiruvalluvar Day | Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||
| Uzhavar Thirunal |
Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||
| Vasant Panchami/Saraswati Puja | Orissa, Tripura, West Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra | ||||||||||||
| Maha Shivaratri | Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Haryana | ||||||||||||
| Naag Panchami or Guga-Navami | all states and territories except Goa | ||||||||||||
| Holi (Aka, Dol) | all states and territories except Karnataka, Kerala, Nagaland, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu and Tripura | ||||||||||||
| Maharishi Parasuram Jayanti | Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Rath Jatra | Orissa | ||||||||||||
| Ram Navami | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal | ||||||||||||
| Hanuman Jayanti | Maharashtra, Orissa, Karnataka | ||||||||||||
| Raksha Bandhan (Aka, Rákhi Púrńimá) | Andhra Pradesh,Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Haryana, Orissa, Punjab,Maharashtra | ||||||||||||
| Krishna Janmashtami | Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal | ||||||||||||
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka | ||||||||||||
| Onam | Kerala, Pondicherry | ||||||||||||
| Raja Parba | Orissa | ||||||||||||
| Mahalaya | Karnataka, West Bengal, Assam, Orissa | ||||||||||||
| Dussehra (Aka, Durgá Pujá) | all states
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| Kumara Purnima (aka Kojaagari Pornima) | Maharashtra (as Kojaagari Pornima), Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chhatisgarh | ||||||||||||
| Diwali (Aka, Káli Puja and Diipávali) | all states and territories
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| Hartalika Teej | Maharashtra, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Jagaddhatri Puja | West Bengal | ||||||||||||
| Visvakarma Puja | Orissa, West Bengal | ||||||||||||
| Nuakhai | Orissa | ||||||||||||
| Chhath | Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Bathukamma | Telangana, Andhra Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Bonalu | Hyderabad, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh |
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