Indian Festivals celebrated by varied cultures and through their special rituals add to the colours of Indian Heritage. Some festivals welcome the seasons of the year, the harvest, the rains, or the full moon. Others celebratereligiousoccasions, the birthdays of divine beings, saints, and gurus (reveredteachers), or the advent of the New Year. A number of these festivals are common to most parts ofIndia. However, they may be called by different names in various parts of the country or may be celebrated in a different fashion. .....
Indiais the land of varied cultures and traditions, where each month in the year comes with assortment of different festivals and fairs, celebrated with different regional styles and traditions but with a common feeling of humanity. The month of October opens a world of some major Festivals like the festival of nine divine nights -Navratri,sacred occasion for married women -KarvaChauth, holy festival of Mother goddess-DurgaPuja, celebration of victory over evil -Dussehraand also some folkloristic fairs like the famousMarwar festivalheld in Rajasthan, Pinjore heritage Festival, Rajgir Dance Festival etc.
Apart from the popular fairs & festivals the month gives tribute to some legendary Indians by observing Gandhi Jayanti as a National holiday and MaharshiValmikiJayanti in memory of Adi KaviValmiki. According to the Hindu calendar October covers the holiest months of Ashwin and Kartik (Damodar Mass). The practice of "Kartiksnan" - the holy dip in Ganga, during this month is considered highly au
Indian Festivals celebrated by varied cultures and through their special rituals add to the colours of Indian Heritage. Some festivals welcome the seasons of the year, the harvest, the rains, or the full moon. Others celebratereligiousoccasions, the birthdays of divine beings, saints, and gurus (reveredteachers), or the advent of the New Year. A number of these festivals are common to most parts ofIndia. However, they may be called by different names in various parts of the country or may be celebrated in a different fashion. .....
Indiais the land of varied cultures and traditions, where each month in the year comes with assortment of different festivals and fairs, celebrated with different regional styles and traditions but with a common feeling of humanity. The month of October opens a world of some major Festivals like the festival of nine divine nights -Navratri,sacred occasion for married women -KarvaChauth, holy festival of Mother goddess-DurgaPuja, celebration of victory over evil -Dussehraand also some folkloristic fairs like the famousMarwar festivalheld in Rajasthan, Pinjore heritage Festival, Rajgir Dance Festival etc.
Apart from the popular fairs & festivals the month gives tribute to some legendary Indians by observing Gandhi Jayanti as a National holiday and MaharshiValmikiJayanti in memory of Adi KaviValmiki. According to the Hindu calendar October covers the holiest months of Ashwin and Kartik (Damodar Mass). The practice of "Kartiksnan" - the holy dip in Ganga, during this month is considered highly au
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Indian Festivals celebrated by varied cultures and through their special rituals add to the colours of Indian Heritage. Some festivals welcome the seasons of the year, the harvest, the rains, or the full moon. Others celebrate religious occasions, the birthdays of divine beings, saints, and gurus (revered teachers), or the advent of the New Year. A number of these festivals are common to most parts of India. However, they may be called by different names in various parts of the country or may be celebrated in a different fashion. .....
India is the land of varied cultures and traditions, where each month in the year comes with assortment of different festivals and fairs, celebrated with different regional styles and traditions but with a common feeling of humanity. The month of October opens a world of some major Festivals like the festival of nine divine nights - Navratri, sacred occasion for married women -Karva Chauth, holy festival of Mother goddess- Durga Puja, celebration of victory over evil - Dussehra and also some folkloristic fairs like the famous Marwar festivalheld in Rajasthan, Pinjore heritage Festival, Rajgir Dance Festival etc.