Hindu Festivals
Discover the vibrant celebrations and sacred observances of Hindu tradition
Major Festivals
6 festivals
Diwali
Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is the most widely celebrated Hindu festival. It symbolizes the vict...
Holi
Holi, the Festival of Colors, is a vibrant spring festival celebrating the arrival of spring, the tr...
Navratri
Navratri, meaning Nine Nights, is a major Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of Goddess Durga a...
Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashami, celebrates the victory of Lord Rama over the ten-headed demon...
Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan is a festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters. Sisters tie a sacred...
Makar Sankranti
Makar Sankranti marks the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Capricorn (Makara). It is on...
Deity Celebrations
6 festivals
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of wisdom, prosperity...
Krishna Janmashtami
Krishna Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu. Krishna...
Ram Navami
Ram Navami celebrates the birth of Lord Rama, the seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu and the hero of the...
Maha Shivaratri
Maha Shivaratri, the Great Night of Shiva, is one of the most significant festivals dedicated to Lor...
Hanuman Jayanti
Hanuman Jayanti celebrates the birth of Lord Hanuman, the devoted servant and messenger of Lord Rama...
Basant Panchami (Saraswati Puja)
Basant Panchami, also known as Vasant Panchami, celebrates the arrival of spring and is dedicated to...
Regional Festivals
5 festivals
Chhath Puja
Chhath Puja is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to the Sun God (Surya) and his wife Usha (Chhathi...
Onam
Onam is the harvest festival of Kerala, celebrating the homecoming of the legendary King Mahabali. I...
Pongal
Pongal is a four-day harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu, marking the beginning of the Tamil m...
Ugadi / Gudi Padwa
Ugadi (in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana) and Gudi Padwa (in Maharashtra) mark the Hindu New Y...
Baisakhi
Baisakhi marks the beginning of the Hindu solar new year and the harvest festival in Punjab and Nort...
Fasting & Observances
3 festivals
Guru Purnima
Guru Purnima is a day dedicated to honoring spiritual and academic teachers (Gurus). It falls on the...
Karva Chauth
Karva Chauth is a one-day festival observed by married Hindu women who fast from sunrise to moonrise...
Ekadashi
Ekadashi is a sacred fasting day observed on the 11th Tithi of each lunar fortnight — once during th...