List of festivals in India explained

See also: List of festivals in Asia and Lists of festivals. This is a partial listing of festivals in India.

Related lists

By type

• List of literary festivals in India
• List of Indian classical music festivals

By region

• List of festivals of West Bengal
  • Festivals in Kolkata
• List of fairs and festivals in Punjab
• List of festivals in Maharashtra
• List of festivals of Odisha
• Fairs and Festivals in Manipur

By culture/religion

• List of Hindu festivals
  • List of Hindu festivals in Punjab
• List of festivals in Maharashtra
• List of Sikh festivals
• List of Sindhi festivals

A

• Akshaya Tritiya
• Army Day
• Ananta Chaturdashi
• Ayudha Puja
• Arbaeen
• Ahoi Ashtami

B

• Bandna Parab
  • Bhai Dooj Buddha Purnima
• Bihu

C

• Carnival
• Children's Day
• Christmas Day
• Cheti Chand
• Chhath Puja

D

• Diwali (Jainism)
• Dhammachakra Pravartan Day
  • Durga Puja Diwali
• Dwijing Festival

E

• Engineer's Day
• Eid al-Fitr
• Eid al-Adha
• Vaikuntha Ekadashi
• Easter Sunday
• Elephant Festival

G

• Gandhi Jayanti
• Ganesh Chaturthi
• Ganesh Festival
• Guru Purnima
• Guru Nanak Jayanti
• Guru Purv

H

• Hanuman Jayanti
• Hindi Diwas
• Holi
• Holla Mohalla
• Hornbill Festival
• Haldi Kumkum
• Hazrat Ali's Birthday
• Hanukkah

I

• Independence Day

J

• Janamashtami
• Jitiya
• Jivitputrika

K

• Karam
• Kartik Purnima
• Karva Chauth
• Kumbh Mela
• Kojagiri Poornima
• Krishna Janmashtami
• Kerala School Kalolsavam
• Karnataka Rajyotsava

L

• Lohri

M

• Mahavir Janma Kalyanak
• Mahamastakabhisheka
• Maharashtra Day
• Mahashivratri
• Makar Sankranti
• Manusmriti Dahan Din
• Muharram (Ashura)

N

• Nariyal poornima or Coconut day
• Nuakhai
• Navaratri
• National Space Day
• National Sports Day
• New Year's Eve

O

• Onam

P

• Parakram Diwas
• Pana Sankranti
• Parents' Worship Day
• Paryushan
• Pitru Paksha
• Pongal
• Pusnâ
• Pola
• Padwa (Diwali)
• Pateti

R

• Ratha Yatra
• Raksha Bandhan
• Rama Navami
• Ramadan (Roza)
• Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
• Ratha Saptami
• Indian Republic day

T

• Tamil New Year
• Teacher's Day
• Tulasi Vivaha
• Tulsi Pujan Diwas
• Tusu Parab
• Thaipusam

U

• Ugadi

V

• Van Mahotsav (Forest Day)
• Vasant Panchami
• Vishvakarma Puja
• Vishu
• Vivaha Panchami