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Name of Festival : Diwali festival or Deepawali Major Territory of CelebrationDiwali festival or Deepawali is celebrated in all over India Time of celebration (Months)Diwali Festival is occurring between mid-October and mid-November. Worship in FestivalIn this Festival people worship the Goddess “Laxmi” About FestivalDiwali or Deepavali it is also known as the “festival of lights” and it is a important five-day festival in Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism. This festival is celebrated 21 days after Dussehra, it marks the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya after his 14 years exile. During…

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Name of Festival : Mahashivaratri Festival Major Territory of CelebrationMahashivaratri Festival is celebrated in All over India Time of celebration (Months)Mahashivaratri Festival is celebrated in month of Phalguna (February – March ) Worship in FestivalIn the day of festival people worship the Lord Shiva About FestivalMahashivaratri Festival or ‘The Night of Shiva’ is celebrated by the people in honor of Lord Shiva, one of the deities of Hindu Trinity.This festival is celebrated All over the India, Shivratri is observed on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha (waning moon)…

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Name of Festival : Dussehra / Vijaya Dashmi Festival Major Territory of CelebrationDussehra / Vijaya Dashmi Festival is celebrated in All over India Time of celebration (Months)Dussehra / Vijaya Dashmi Festival is celebrated in the month of September end to early October Worship in FestivalIn this day people worship the Goddess Durga About FestivalDussehra falling on the last day of Navaratri or Durga puja arrives in the month of October. It is also know as Vijaya Dashami ,Dasara, Dashahara, Navaratri, Durgotdsav. Dussehra is one of the very important festivals of…

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Name of Festival : Navratri Festival Major Territory of CelebrationNavratri Festival is celebrated in All over India Time of celebration (Months)Navratri Festival is celebrated in the month of September end to early October Worship in FestivalIn this day people worship the Goddess Durga About FestivalNavaratri is the longest Hindu festival celebrated all over India for nine consecutive nights in praise of Lord Rama and Goddess Durga from September end to early October. Navratri means nav = nine and ratri = nights lasts for 9 days with three days each devoted…

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Name of Festival : Janmashtami Major Territory of CelebrationJanmashtami is celebrated in all over India Time of celebration (Months)Janmashtami Festival falls is celebrated in the month of August or September Worship in FestivalIn Janmashtami Festival people worship the Lord Krishna About FestivalJanmashtami or Gokulashtami as it is popularly known in North India, is a festival full of joy and gaiety. It is also known as Krishnashtami, Gokulashtami, Ashtami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti, Saatam Aatham, Sree Jayanthi or sometimes merely as Janmashtami. On this day people celebrate the birth of Krishna, an…

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Name of Festival : Karwa Chauth Festival Major Territory of CelebrationKarwa Chauth Festival is celebrated specially a North Indian festival but now, is being celebrated across the country. Time of celebration (Months)The festival falls on the fourth day after the full moon, in the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Kartik . This festival falling in the month of October About FestivalKarwa Chauth is an important festival for married women .This festival is also known as Dussehra and Navratre in some regions of India. It is celebrated nine days before Diwali.…

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Name of Festival : Makara Sankranti Major Territory of CelebrationMakara Sankranti Festival is celebrated in All over India. Time of celebration (Months)This festival is celebrated in the month of Magh or 14th of January every year About FestivalMakara Sankranti is famous occasions for the Hindus, and it is celebrated in almost all over India and is a harvest festival.On this occasions most of the people take a dip in places like Ganga Sagar & Prayag and pray to Lord Sun.It is a celebration of spring on the occasion of the…

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Name of Festival : Kumbh Mela Festival Major Territory of Celebration  Kumbh Mela is celebrated in North Indian About Festival Kumbh Mela is held every 12 years on the banks of the ‘Sangam’- the confluence of the holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswathi.In Nasik, Allahabad, Ujjain and Haridwar Kumbh Mela is held every 3 years. Millions of devotees including Sadhus attended this Mela.Kumbha Mela literally means festival of the pot. During the time period of Mela the devotees and Sadhus holy dip in the sacred waters is believed…

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