Festivals of india

Bihu Chhath Gangaur Goa Carnival Jagannatha Ratha Yatra Kumbh Mela Onam Pongal Pooram Pushkar Mela Skanda Shasthi Teej

Yugaadi	Sri Rama Navami
The first day of the year according to the National Calendar of Bharat.	Wherever four Hindus live, Rama and Sita will be there" so said Swami Vivekananda.
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Mahaveera Jayanti	Buddha Jayanti
Mahaveera, also known as Vardhamana, is the last one in the galaxy of Twenty-four Teerthankaras (Jain Prophets).	One of the greatest spiritual teachers of mankind which Bharat has produced is undoubtedly, Buddha.
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Hindu Samrajya Dinotsava	Sri Guru Pooja
This function is to commemorate the Coronation of Chhatrapati Sri Shivaji Maharaj in 1674 A.D., at Raigadh in Maharashtra.	Devotional worship of the Guru - the preceptor - is one of the most touching and elevating features of the Hindu cultural tradition.
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Raksha Bandhan	Sri Krishnaashtami
The Rakshaa Bandhan stirs up one of the deepest and noblest emotions in the human breast - the abiding and chaste bond of love.	No other God in the Hindu pantheon, or for that matter in any other religion, is associated with so many romantic tales.
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Vijaya Dashami	Deepavali
This is among the most auspicious days in the Hindu calendar and comes as the finale of the nine-day festival, Navaraatri.	If there is one occasion which is all joy and all jubilation for one and all - the young and the old, men and women - for the entire Hindu world.
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Guru Govind Singh Jayanti	Sankranhti/Makara Sankramana/Pongal
Punjab, rightly claimed as the traditional sword-arm of Bharatvarsha, has valiantly borne the first brunt of all the pre-European aggressors on her.	Certain Hindu festivals are associated with the annual cycle of seasons. Pongal in the South and Sankranti in the North.
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Holi	Ganesh Chaturthi
This is pre-eminently the spring festival of Bharat. The trees are smiling with their sprout of tender leaves and blooming flowers.	Ganesha, the elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati is widely worshipped as the munificent god of wisdom.