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List of Indian Festivals

List of Indian Festivals: India is the land of festivals. Throughout the year, festivals are celebrated in India.

People generally ask how many total festivals are celebrated in India. This question is not easy to answer. It’s because due to its cultural and religious diversity, there are a large number of festivals celebrated every year. Some festivals are of national importance and celebrated with much pomp and excitement. Some of them are religious festivals or local festivals.

List of Major Festivals in Indian

If you are looking for a list of popular Indian festivals, then you are at the right place. Here, we will get a list of popular Indian festivals. These popular Indian festivals are listed based on month and location of popularity. Here is the list of popular festivals that Indians celebrate every year.

List of Indian Festivals
S. N.Indian Festival NameMonth NameLocation
1New YearJanuaryAll Over India
2Magh BihuJanuaryAssam
3Makar SankrantiJanuaryAll Over India
4Kite FestivalJanuaryGujarat, Rajasthan
5UttarayanJanuaryGujarat, Rajasthan
6PongalJanuarySouth India
7LohriJanuaryPunjab
8Republic DayJanuaryAll Over India
9Kumbh MelaJanuary- FebruaryPrayagraj
10Basant PanchamiJanuary- FebruaryAll Over India
11Maha ShivratriFebruaryAll Over India
12Losar (Tibetan New Year)FebruaryArunachal Pradesh
13Rath SaptamiFebruaryAndhra Pradesh
14Valentine DayFebruaryAll Over India
15Goa CarnivalFebruaryGoa
16Holika DahanMarchAll Over India
17HoliMarchAll Over India
18Ugadi FestivalMarch – AprilSouth India
19Gudi PadwaMarch – AprilMaharashtra
20Chaitra NavratriMarch – AprilAll Over India
21Ram NavamiMarch – AprilAll Over India
22Bohag BihuAprilAssam
23Tulip FestivalAprilKashmir
24EasterAprilSouth India
25Hanuman JayantiAprilAll Over India
26Mahavir JayantiAprilAll Over India
27Buddha JayantiAprilAll Over India
28Eid ul-FitrAprilAll Over India
29Vishu FestivalAprilKerala
30BaisakhiAprilAll Over India
31Good FridayAprilSouth India
32Akshaya TritiyaApril – MayAll Over India
33International Yoga DayJuneAll Over India
34Rath YatraJuneOdisha
35BakreidJuneAll Over India
36MuharramJulyAll Over India
37Nag PanchamiJuly – AugustAll Over India
38Raksha BandhanAugustAll Over India
39Krishna JanmashtamiAugustAll Over India
40Independence DayAugustAll Over India
41OnamAugustKerala
42Ganesh ChaturthiAugust – SeptemberAll Over India
43JeutiyaAugust – SeptemberAll Over India
44Karwa ChauthAugust – SeptemberAll Over India
45Vishvakarma JayantiSeptemberAll Over India
46TeejSeptemberAll Over India
47Durga PujaSeptember – OctoberAll Over India
48Sharadiya NavratriSeptember – OctoberAll Over India
49DussehraSeptember – OctoberAll Over India
50Gandhi JayantiOctoberAll Over India
51GurupurabOctoberPunjab
52Dev DipawaliOctoberAll Over India
53Kati BihuOctoberAssam
54DhanterasOctober -NovemberAll Over India
55Chhoti DiwaliOctober -NovemberAll Over India
56DiwaliOctober -NovemberAll Over India
57Goverdhan PujaOctober -NovemberAll Over India
58Bhai DoojOctober -NovemberAll Over India
59Chhath PujaNovemberAll Over India
60HornbillDecemberNagaland
61ChristmasDecemberAll Over India

Conclusion

India is a fortunate country to have an incredible diversity of festivals and cultures. Thus people in India get more chances to celebrate festivals of every culture and religion. These festivals not only maintain social harmony and brotherhood but also bring employment to people in India. People get more chances to connect with their incredible Indian culture and follow tradition during festival celebrations. These festivals add more charm to people’s lives. We should keep our Indian culture and tradition alive through these incredible festivals.