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Festivals in India




Festivals in India


Festival in India is a very faith based region, festivals have the very center regarding people’s hails from The indian subcontinent. The many and also different festivals which can be placed all year round give you a special means of discovering Indian Tradition at its very best. These well-liked festivals inside The india offers you a genuinely remarkable knowledge. All religious list of festivals celebrated in india are holi, diwali, id-ul-fitr, christmas etc.

Importance of Festivals in India are at the heart of people's lives in India. Don't miss these most popular festivals in India to experience Indian Tradition at its best.

India has many religions and more than hundreds of festivals. Many of these festivals are shared by communities across the country, albeit with variation on their history, theme and method of celebration. Here are the most famous festivals of India.


List of festivals in india


            January 2014

            11 	Saturday 	Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
            14 	Tuesday 	Pongal , Makar Sankranti
            16 	Thursday 	Paush Purnima
            19 	Sunday 	Sakat Chauth
            27 	Monday 	Shattila Ekadashi
            30 	Thursday 	Mauni Amavas

            February 2014

            04 	Tuesday 	Vasant Panchami
            06 	Thursday 	Ratha Saptami
            07 	Friday 	Bhishma Ashtami
            10 	Monday 	Jaya Ekadashi
            13 	Thursday 	Kumbha Sankranti
            14 	Friday 	Magha Purnima
            25 	Tuesday 	Vijaya Ekadashi
            27 	Thursday 	Maha Shivaratri

            March 2014

            12 	Wednesday 	Amalaki Ekadashi
            14 	Friday 	Meena Sankranti
            16 	Sunday 	Holi/Holika Dahan
            17 	Monday 	Rangwali Holi
            24 	Monday 	Basoda , Sheetala Ashtami
            27 	Thursday 	Papmochani Ekadashi
            31 	Monday 	Chaitra Navratri , Gudi Padwa , Ugadi

            April 2014

            02 	Wednesday 	Gauri Puja/Gangaur
            05 	Saturday 	Yamuna Chhath
            08 	Tuesday 	Rama Navami
            11 	Friday 	Kamada Ekadashi
            14 	Monday 	Solar New Year
            15 	Tuesday 	Hanuman Jayanti , Chandra Grahan
            25 	Friday 	Varuthini Ekadashi
            29 	Tuesday 	Surya Grahan

            May 2014

            01 	Thursday 	Parashurama Jayanti
            02 	Friday 	Akshaya Tritiya
            06 	Tuesday 	Ganga Saptami
            08 	Thursday 	Sita Navami
            10 	Saturday 	Mohini Ekadashi
            13 	Tuesday 	Narasimha Jayanti
            14 	Wednesday 	Buddha Purnima
            15 	Thursday 	Narada Jayanti , Vrishabha Sankranti
            24 	Saturday 	Apara Ekadashi
            28 	Wednesday 	Shani Jayanti , Vat Savitri Vrat

            June 2014

            08 	Sunday 	Ganga Dussehra
            09 	Monday 	Nirjala Ekadashi
            12 	Thursday 	Vat Purnima Vrat
            15 	Sunday 	Mithuna Sankranti
            23 	Monday 	Yogini Ekadashi
            29 	Sunday 	Jagannath Rathyatra

            July 2014

            08 	Tuesday 	Devshayani Ekadashi
            09 	Wednesday 	Devshayani Ekadashi
            12 	Saturday 	Guru Purnima
            16 	Wednesday 	Karka Sankranti
            22 	Tuesday 	Kamika Ekadashi
            30 	Wednesday 	Hariyali Teej

            August 2014

            01 	Friday 	Nag Panchami
            07 	Thursday 	Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
            08 	Friday 	Varalakshmi Vrat
            10 	Sunday 	Raksha Bandhan , Narali Purnima
            13 	Wednesday 	Kajari Teej
            17 	Sunday 	Janmashtami *Smarta , Simha Sankranti
            18 	Monday 	Janmashtami *ISKCON
            21 	Thursday 	Aja Ekadashi
            25 	Monday 	Somvati Amavas
            28 	Thursday 	Hartalika Teej
            29 	Friday 	Ganesh Chaturthi
            30 	Saturday 	Rishi Panchami

            September 2014

            02 	Tuesday 	Radha Ashtami
            05 	Friday 	Parsva Ekadashi
            08 	Monday 	Anant Chaturdashi , Ganesh Visarjan
            09 	Tuesday 	Bhadrapada Purnima , Pratipada Shraddha
            17 	Wednesday 	Kanya Sankranti , Vishwakarma Puja
            19 	Friday 	Indira Ekadashi
            23 	Tuesday 	Sarva Pitru Amavasya
            25 	Thursday 	Navratri Started

            October 2014

            01 	Wednesday 	Saraswati Avahan
            02 	Thursday 	Saraswati Puja , Durga Ashtami , Maha Navami
            03 	Friday 	Dussehra , Vijayadashami
            04 	Saturday 	Papankusha Ekadashi
            05 	Sunday 	Papankusha Ekadashi
            07 	Tuesday 	Kojagara Puja
            08 	Wednesday 	Sharad Purnima , Chandra Grahan
            11 	Saturday 	Karwa Chauth
            15 	Wednesday 	Ahoi Ashtami
            17 	Friday 	Tula Sankranti
            19 	Sunday 	Rama Ekadashi
            20 	Monday 	Govatsa Dwadashi
            21 	Tuesday 	Dhan Teras
            22 	Wednesday 	Narak Chaturdashi , Kali Chaudas
            23 	Thursday 	Diwali/Lakshami Puja , Surya Grahan
            24 	Friday 	Gowardhan Puja
            25 	Saturday 	Bhaiya Dooj
            29 	Wednesday 	Chhath Puja

            November 2014

            02 	Sunday 	Kansa Vadh
            03 	Monday 	Devutthana Ekadashi
            04 	Tuesday 	Tulasi Vivah
            06 	Thursday 	Kartik Purnima
            14 	Friday 	Kalabhairav Jayanti
            16 	Sunday 	Vrischika Sankranti
            18 	Tuesday 	Utpanna Ekadashi
            27 	Thursday 	Vivah Panchami

            December 2014

            02 	Tuesday 	Mokshada Ekadashi , Gita Jayanti
            06 	Saturday 	Margashirsha Purnima , Dattatreya Jayanti
            16 	Tuesday 	Dhanu Sankranti
            18 	Thursday 	Saphala Ekadashi