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0	478,451	Public holidays in India	India	Public Holidays in India also known as Government Holidays colloquially, consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious holidays that are legislated in India at the union or state levels. Being a culturally diverse country, there are many festivals celebrated in various regions across the country. There...
1	30,414,935	Alta (dye)	India	Alta (Bengali: আলতা), Lakshaya Rasa, Alah, Mahavar is a red dye that is applied to the hands and feet of women, mainly in the Indian subcontinent. It is applied with a cotton swab or brush to the hands and feet during marriage ceremonies and festivals. Alta is originally produced from soaked betel leaves, although toda...
2	43,681,734	Baha parab	India	Baha parab or Baa parab is a spring festival of Ho, Santhal,Munda and other tribes in India. Baha or Baa means flower. At Baha parab or Baa parab men, women and children are attired in traditional clothes, Offering Flowers to God Marang Buru and Jaher Ayo, and Madal tamak(drums) are beat and tribal woman and man dancin...
3	43,623,881	Bandna	India	Bandna (spelt as Bāndnā, Hindi: बांदना) is an agriculture-oriented festival in which domestic cattle and agriculture appliances are worshiped. The festival mostly observed in the state of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha and Assam, and celebrated annually as per Hindu calendar in the month of Amavashya of Kartik. == Over...
4	47,598,984	Bhima Pushkaram	India	The Bhima Pushkaram is the Pushkaram river festival organized on the banks of the Bhima river. It is a Hindu festival, organized once every 12 years. Thousands of people dive in to take a bath as worship. The Rashi or the Hindu zodiac sign for this river is Vrishchika or Scorpio.
5	39,069,330	Bizhu	India	The Bizu festival is celebrated by the Chakma people in Bangladesh and India, as the traditional New Year's Day which falls on 13 or 14 April. == Bizhu == Bizhu is a three-day-long festival that commemorates the commencement of a new year for the Chakmas and is their most important festival. Bizhu marks the Chaitra-san...
6	12,973,174	Bohag Bihu	India	Bohag Bihu or Rongali Bihu also called Xaat Bihu (seven Bihus) is a traditional ethnic festival celebrated in the Northeastern Indian state of Assam and other parts of Northeastern India by the indigenous ethnic groups of Assam, and marks the beginning of the Assamese New Year. The festival is of mostly aboriginal ori...
7	1,214,825	Chaand Raat	India	Chaand Raat (Bengali: চাঁদ রাত)(lit. 'Night of the moon') is a South Asian Cultural observance on the eve of the festival of Eid al-Fitr; it can also mean a night with a new moon for the new Islamic month Shawwal. Chaand Raat is a time of celebration when families and friends gather in open areas at the end of the last...
9	64,565,192	Chiithuni	India	Chiithuni Festival is a major festival celebrated by the Mao Naga tribe. The festival is usually held for 6 days from the 25th day of Chuthunikhro (January). The festival is held to mark the end of the harvest period and the beginning of a new period. == Rituals == Chiithuni Festival marks the end of a year and the b...
10	77,975,940	Cooch Behar Rash Mela	India	Cooch Behar Rash Mela (commonly known as just Rash Mela or Ras Mela; Bengali: রাস মেলা) is the annual winter carnival in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India which is organised on the occasion of Rash Purnima every year between the months of November and December every year since the rule of the 17th King of Koch Bihar Maha...
11	186,177	Diwali	India	Diwali (English: ), also known as Deepavali (IAST: Dīpāvalī), is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions. It symbolises the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. Diwali is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar months of Ashvin...
12	3,319,060	Drupka Teshi	India	Drug-pa Tse-zhi is a Buddhist festival celebrated to observe Buddha's first preaching of the Four Noble Truths at the deer park in Sarnath. It falls on the fourth day of the sixth month in the Tibetan calendar, around August or July.
13	78,037,900	Durga Puja, Bihari	India	Durga Puja at Basuki Bihari North village is a ten days annual grand celebration for the worship to the Goddess Durga in Hinduism. The place of the Durga Puja is located at the campus of the Maharani Sthan in the village of the northern part of Basuki Bihari in Madhubani district of the Mithila region in Bihar, India. ...
14	77,127,121	Dwijing Festival	India	The Dwijing Festival, also known as the Aie River Festival, is an annual river festival held on the banks of the Aie river near the Hagrama bridge in Chirang district (within the Bodoland Territorial Region) in the Indian state of Assam. The festival takes place over a period of 12 days from December 27 to January 7 ev...
15	52,677,568	Galdan Namchot	India	Galdan Namchot is a festival celebrated in Tibet, Nepal, Mongolia and many regions of Himalaya, particularly in Ladakh, India. It is to commemorate the birth as well as parinirvana (death) and the Buddhahood of Je Tsongkhapa (1357–1419 AD), a famous Scholar/teacher of Tibetan Buddhism whose activities led to the format...
16	19,680,490	Govardhan Puja	India	Govardhan Puja (IAST: Govardhana-pūjā), also known as Annakut or Annakoot (meaning a “mountain of food”), is a Hindu festival celebrated on the first lunar day of the bright fortnight of the month of Kartika, on the fourth day of Diwali. Devotees worship Govardhan Hill and prepare and offer a large variety of vegetaria...
17	1,068,809	Guru Purnima	India	Guru Purnima (Sanskrit: गुरुपूर्णिमा, romanized: Gurupūrṇimā) is a religious festival dedicated to offering respect to all the spiritual and academic gurus. It is celebrated as a festival in India, Nepal and Bhutan by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists. This festival is traditionally observed to honour one's chosen spiritual ...
18	2,454,430	Hanuman Jayanti	India	Hanuman Jayanti (Sanskrit: हनुमज्जयंती, romanized: Hanumajjayantī) is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of the Hindu deity, and one of the protagonists of the Ramayana and its many versions, Hanuman. The celebration of Hanuman Jayanti varies by time and tradition in each state of India. In most northern states of ...
19	44,630,549	International Bodo Festival	India	International Bodo Festival is a traditional festival of the Bodo-Kachari people. It is held every year in different parts of Northeast India. Many tribesman of the Bodo race performs at this festival. It includes Bagurumba dance of Bodo people, Wangala dance of the Garo people and Bohuwa dance of the Sonowals etc. ==...
20	70,597,197	Jashn-e-Chiragah	India	Jashn-e-Chiragah is a festival of Lights established by Akbar the Mughals King around 400 years ago. It is a version of Deepavali.
21	28,031,523	Jaya Parvati vrat	India	Jaya Parvati Vrat or Gauri Vrat, is a Hindu festival observed in the month of Ashadha whereby unmarried women fast for five days and worship the Hindu goddess Parvati in order to seek an ideal husband. Foods containing salt are not eaten; instead, items such as wheat flour, milk, ghee and fruits are consumed. The fest...
22	61,705,673	Jharkhand International Film Festival Awards	India	The Jharkhand International Film Festival Awards (also known as the JIFFA) are a set of awards presented annually to film makers and artists for theirs contribution to Cinema. It aims to provide common platform for cinemas of world to project excellence of film arts. It supports filmmaking and promotion of all genres....
23	46,471,750	Jhulan Purnima	India	Jhulan Purnima, Jhulan Yatra or Hindola is a Hindu swinging festival that is dedicated to Hindu god Krishna and goddess Radha. It is popularly celebrated by the Hindu Vaishnava sect in the month of Shravana (July-August) which falls under the monsoon season in India when the weather is hot, humid and slightly breezy. ...
24	62,849,043	Kaanum Pongal	India	Kaanum Pongal or Kanum Pongal (Tamil: காணும் பொங்கல்) is the fourth and the final day of the four-day Pongal festival. According to the Gregorian calendar it is celebrated on 17 January. Though the name of the festival is specific to Tamil Nadu, it is also celebrated in other southern Indian states such as Andhra Prade...
25	64,086,548	Kabir Jayanti	India	Kabir Jayanti, also known as Kabir Praakat Diwas, is celebrated to commemorate the manifestation of Kabir, a famous poet and mystic saint in India. It is celebrated once in a year on the full moon day in the Hindu month Jyeshtha, which is the month of May or June according to the Gregorian calendar. Worshipers believe ...
26	76,585,524	Kankaria Carnival	India	The Kankaria Carnival is an annual festival celebrated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Commencing in the last week of December, the carnival has been a significant part of Ahmedabad's cultural festivities since 2008. It features a broad spectrum of activities including cultural programs, art exhibitions, amusement rides,...
27	7,882,907	Lhabab Duchen	India	Lha Bab Düchen (Tib. ལྷ་བབས་དུས་ཆེན་, Wyl. lha babs dus chen) is one of the four major Buddhist festivals commemorating four events in the life of the Buddha, according to Tibetan traditions. Lha Bab Düchen occurs on the 22nd day of the ninth Tibetan lunar month and celebrates Buddha's return to the human realm after t...
28	54,447,864	Losoong Festival	India	Losoong marks the end of harvest season, of the Bhutia tribe, celebrated every year in December. == Tradition == Based on the Tibetan Lunar CalendarLosoong falls on the 1st day of the 11th month, when farmers celebrate the harvest. It is a traditional festival of the Bhutias. It is a time when the farmers rejoice and c...
29	54,255,897	Magha Purnima	India	Maghi Purnima, also known by the name of Magha Purnima, is known to be a day of the full moon that occurs during the Hindu calendar month of Magh. This day falls during the Gregorian calendar month of January or February. During this time period, the auspicious Kumbh Mela is held every twelve years, and the Magha Mela ...
30	1,285,650	Mawlid	India	Mawlid (Arabic: مولد) is an annual festival commemorating the birthday of Islamic prophet Muhammad on the traditional date of 12 Rabi' al-Awwal, the third month of the Islamic calendar. A day central to the traditions of Sunni Islam, the Mawlid is also celebrated by Shia Muslims. The history of this celebration does no...
31	2,547,717	Melā	India	Mela (Sanskrit: मेला) is a Sanskrit word meaning gathering or to meet or a fair. It is used in the Indian subcontinent for all sizes of gatherings and can be religious, commercial, cultural or sport-related. In rural traditions melas or village fairs were (and in some cases still are) of great importance. This led to ...
32	77,324,149	Dadri mela	India	Dadri mela is an annual festival celebrated in Dadri, Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh. It is believed to have been started 5000 years ago and is currently organized by the Balia Municipal Corporation. The mela is associated with Hindu rishi Bhrigu and is named after his student rishi Dadar. it is believed to be starte...
33	46,450,816	Mesha Sankranti	India	Mesha Sankranti (also called Mesha Sankramana or Hindu Solar New Year) refers to the first day of the solar cycle year, that is the solar New Year in the Hindu luni-solar calendar. The Hindu calendar also has a lunar new year, which is religiously more significant. The solar cycle year is significant in Assamese, Odia,...
34	24,336,764	Nandotsava	India	Nandotsava (Sanskrit: नन्दोत्सव, romanized: Nandotsava) is a Hindu festival celebrated on the ninth day of the waning moon during the Hindu month of Bhadrapada, occurring the day after the festival of Krishna Janmashtami. This corresponds to late August to early September in the Gregorian calendar. It honours Nanda, th...
35	45,424,871	National Tribal Festival	India	The National Tribal Festival is celebrated by the aborigines & tribal of India in the National Capital Region, of India i.e. New Delhi. The festival is celebrated in the mid of the month of February every year. It is organised by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India. == The festival == The festival is us...
36	14,938,899	National Youth Day (India)	India	National Youth Day, also known as Vivekananda Jayanti, is celebrated on 12 January, being the birthday of a Hindu monk, Swami Vivekananda. In 1984, the Government of India declared this day as National Youth Day and since 1985 the event is celebrated in India every year. == History == It was a decision of the Governmen...
37	24,480,473	Navaratri	India	Navaratri is an annual Hindu festival observed in honor of the goddess Durga, an aspect of Adi Parashakti, the supreme goddess. For Shaivites and Shaktas, Durga is a form or actually is Goddess Parvati. It spans over nine nights, first in the month of Chaitra (March/April of the Gregorian calendar), and again in the mo...
38	11,396,240	Pandal	India	Pandal (Tamil: பந்தல், romanized: pantal) is a fabricated structure, either temporary or permanent, that is used at many places such as either outside a building or in an open area such as along a public road or in front of a house in India and other neighbouring countries. This canopy or big tent is often used in a r...
39	62,530,398	Panthoibi Iratpa	India	Panthoibi Iratpa or Panthoibi Iraat Thouni or Panthoibi Eratpa is a religious festival of the Meitei people dedicated to Panthoibi, the ancient Meitei goddess of civilization, courage, fertility, handicraft, love, victory, warfare and wisdom of Sanamahism (traditional Meitei religion). It is celebrated on the first day...
40	38,506,271	Parents' Worship Day	India	Parents' Worship Day, known as Matri Pitri Poojan Diwas (also Matru Pitru Poojan Divas) was started by Asaram Bapu in 2007 as an alternative to Valentine's Day. It is celebrated on 14 February every year. It is based on the Sanskrit words for mother (मातृ, mātṛ) and father (पितृ, pitŕ). == History == The day was first ...
41	4,072,466	Parinirvana Day	India	Parinirvana Day, or Nirvana Day is a Mahayana Buddhist holiday celebrated in East Asia, Vietnam and the Philippines. By some it is celebrated on 8 February, but by most on the 15 February. In Bhutan, it is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the fourth month of the Bhutanese calendar. It celebrates the day when the Budd...

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