Hindu Festivals Calendar
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Onam
WorldwideOnam is a major annual harvest festival celebrated in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It usually takes place in the Hindu month of Chingam, which falls around August or September. The festival lasts for ten days and is celebrated by people of all religions in Kerala. Onam commemorates the Vamana avatar of Lord Vishnu…
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Mahalaya Amavasya
WorldwideMahalaya Amavasya, also known simply as Mahalaya, marks the beginning of the Devi-Paksha and the end of the Pitri-Paksha, the fortnight of the forefathers, according to the Hindu lunar calendar. It is observed on the new moon day (Amavasya) in the Hindu month of Bhadrapada, which typically falls in late September or early October. On…
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Sharad Purnima
WorldwideSharad Purnima, often called Kojagari Purnima, is a significant Hindu festival celebrated on the full moon day in the Hindu month of Ashwin, typically in late September or early October. The festival marks the end of the monsoon season and the arrival of the autumn, or Sharad, season in India. This festival has a unique…
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Karwa Chauth
WorldwideKarwa Chauth is a significant one-day festival observed by married Hindu women, primarily in Northern and Western India. Celebrated on the fourth day after the full moon in the Hindu month of Kartik, usually falling in October or November, it symbolizes the love and devotion between a wife and her husband. On this day, women…
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Dhanteras
WorldwideDhanteras, a combination of the Sanskrit words "Dhan," meaning wealth, and "Teras," signifying the thirteenth day, is a significant Hindu festival celebrated two days before Diwali, the festival of lights. Falling on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in the Hindu month of Kartika, Dhanteras marks the beginning of the five-day Diwali…
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Diwali
WorldwideDiwali, also known as Deepavali, is one of the most significant and widely celebrated festivals in Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism. Known as the "Festival of Lights," it typically falls in October or November and marks the Hindu New Year according to the lunar calendar. The festival is celebrated over five days, with the main day…
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Bhai Dooj
WorldwideBhai Dooj, also known as Bhai Tika, Bhai Phonta, and Yama Dwitiya in different parts of India, is a popular Hindu festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters. The name 'Bhai Dooj' translates to 'brother's second', referring to the festival's occurrence on the second day after the new moon in the Hindu month of…
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Chhath Puja
WorldwideChhath Puja, also known as Surya Shashti, is one of the most ancient and significant Hindu festivals celebrated with great fervor in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and parts of Nepal. The festival reveres the Sun God (Surya) and his wife Usha, also known as Chhathi Maiya, thanking them for bestowing the…
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Kartik Poornima
WorldwideKartik Poornima, also known as Tripuri Poornima or Deva-Diwali, is prominent in the Indian lunar calendar. This sacred festival is observed on the full moon day or the fifteenth lunar day (Poornima) of Kartik (October-November), marking the culmination of the holy month of Kartik, one of the most auspicious months in the Hindu calendar. Kartik…
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Dhanu Sankranti
WorldwideDhanu Sankranti, celebrated with great fervor and piety across India, is one of the auspicious festivals that marks the Sun's transit into the Sagittarius or 'Dhanu' zodiac sign. According to the Gregorian calendar, this shift typically occurs in mid-December. However, its significance and manner of celebration vary from one region to another, reflecting the diversity…
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Gita Jayanti
WorldwideGita Jayanti is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of the Bhagavad Gita, the sacred text of the Hindus. It is observed on the 11th day (Shukla Ekadashi) of the waxing moon of the Margashirsha month of the Hindu calendar, which typically falls in November or December. The Bhagavad Gita, often referred to…
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