Spring festivals
This festival celebrates victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring
Holi
This festival honours the bond between brothers and sisters worth a sacred thread
raksha bandhan
This festival celebrates lord rama‘s return to Ayodhya
Diwali
this harvest festival in gujarat includes kite flying
makar sankranti
this sweet is made of sesame and jaggery and is eaten during makar sankranti
Tilgul - til laddoo
Celebrated in Punjab, this festival marks the beginning of the harvest season in april
Baisakhi
This festival celebrates the birth of Krishna and occurs during monsoon
janmashtami
This is a nine night festival honouring goddess Durga
navratri
In Tamil Nadu, this four day harvest festival involves cooking
pongal
This is a crescent shape sweet popular during holi
gujiya
In West Bengal this new year festival is celebrated with cultural performances and sweets
Pohela boishakh
This Maharashtrian festival involves climbing human pyramids to break a pot of curd
dahi handi
In east india, this festival commences the victory of durga over mahishasur
durga pooja
In punjab, people dance around bonfires during this winter festival
lorhi
This dish made of rice, jaggery and milk is central to pongal celebrations
sakkarai pongal
The South Indian festival marks the beginning of Tamil new year and is known for house cleaning and floral decoration
Puthandu
This odia festival in the monsoon involves pulling chariots of lord jagannath
rath yantra
This festival in Gujarat is known for dandiya and garba dances
Navratri
This is celebrated on January 26th and marks a very important dat of indian history
republic day
This is the favourite sweet of Ganesha
modak
In Assam this spring festival features Bihu dances and celebrates the new year
Rongali Bihu
Women worship the moon and fast during this festival for the longitivity of their husbands
karva chauth
This sikh festival celebrates the birth of guru nanak
Guru Nanak Jayanti
This Buddhist festival celebrates enlightenment
bodhi day
This punjabi dish is eaten in winter with makki roti
sarson ka saag