Indian Festivals

सूर्य उपासना का पर्व: पर्व, अनुष्ठान भारत की प्राचीन उनज्जवल संस्कृति के आधार स्तम्भ हैं। हमारे मनीषियों ने इन पर्वों को विशेष रूप से ऊर्जा एवं दिव्यता का संचार करने वाला बताया है। हमारे शास्त्रों में उत्तायण और दक्षिणायन इन दो मार्गों का विशेष रूप से उल्लेख मिलता है। मकर संक्रांति के मंगल पर्व से सूर्य उत्तरायण में प्रवेश करता …

Makar Sankranti is a major harvest festival celebrated in various parts of India. According to the lunar calendar, when the sun moves from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn or from Dakshinayana to Uttarayana, in the month of Poush in mid-January, it commemorates the beginning of the harvest season and cessation of the northeast monsoon in South …

Lohri: Sikhs Bonfire Harvest Festival – Amidst the freezing cold weather, with the temperature wobbling between 0 – 5 degree Celsius and the dense fog outside, everything seems stagnant in the northern part of India. However, below the apparently frozen surface, you would be amazed to find a palpable wave of activity going on. People, especially in the northern states …

Bikaner Camel Festival is organized in the beautiful city of Bikaner, Rajasthan by the state’s Tourism Department. The desert town of Bikaner is located in the Northern part of Rajasthan. The festival is organized every year in the month of January or late December to emphasize the value of ship of the desert – “Camel“. The two day festival is …

Margashirsha Purnima: According to the Hindu scriptures, Margashirsha is regarded as a month of dedication. The full moon day falling in this month is known as Margashirsha Purnima. Moon is worshiped on the day of Margashirsha Purnima because the moon was blessed with Amrit on this day. Margashirsha Purnima is also celebrated as Dattatreya Jayanti. Lord Dattatreya was born on …

Event Name: Mamallapuram Dance Festival Event Date: 25 December 2023 – 15 January 2023 Duration: 4 Weeks Highlight: Performance of exponents of the varied dance forms such as Kuchipudi, Odissi, Bharatanatyam, Kathakali or Kathak Location: W Raja Street, Mahabalipuram 603104 Tamil Nadu Mamallapuram Dance Festival: Once the ancient port of the Pallavas, Mamallapuram plays host to a vibrant festival of …

National Farmers Day: Chaudhary Charan Singh Jayanti or the birth anniversary of Ch. Charan Singh is on December 23. It is observed as Kisan Diwas or Farmers day. Since, farmers are the backbone of an economy therefore our nation celebrates Farmers Day in the memory of late Ch. Charan Singh, the ex-Prime Minister of India. He was primarily a farmer …

Hanukkah is a Jewish festival that occurs in December (the Hebrew month Kislev), also spelled Chanukah, (also called The Festival of Lights, Feast of Dedication, Feast of the Maccabees) marks the reconsecration of the Temple of Jerusalem (Israel) after its recapture from the Syrian Greeks c.165 BC. A miracle recorded in the Talmud – the burning of a day’s supply …

Hornbill Festival — The tribes of Nagaland celebrate their festivals with gusto and fervor. More than 60% of the population of Nagaland depends on agriculture and therefore most of their festivals revolve round agriculture. They consider their festivals sacred and so participation in these festivals is compulsory. Hornbill Festival Nagaland is known as the land of festivals as each tribe celebrates …

Utpanna Ekadashi: In North India, Utpanna Ekadashi falls in the month of Margashirsha but according to the Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka calendars it occurs in the Kartik month. In the Tamil calendar, the month is Aippasi while it is Thulam in the Malayalam calendar. Along with Lord Vishnu, Ekadashi Mata is also worshiped on this day. All Hindus who plan …