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Across the globe, Hindus celebrate a diverse number of festivals and celebrations, typically marking events from ancient India and often coinciding with seasonal changes. [1] These celebrations take place either on a fixed annual date on the solar calendar, or on a specific day of the lunisolar calendar.
Chaitra Navaratri. Chaitra Navaratri, also called Vasantha Navaratri, is the second most celebrated Navaratri, named after vasanta which means spring. It is observed during the lunar month of Chaitra (March–April). The festival is devoted to goddess Durga, whose nine forms are worshipped on nine days.
Maha Shivaratri is a national holiday in Nepal and celebrated widely in temples all over the country, especially in the Pashupatinath temple. Thousands of devotees visit the famous Shiva Shakti Peetham nearby as well. Holy rituals are performed all over the nation.
Onam ( IPA: [oːɳɐm]) is an annual harvest and cultural festival related to Hinduism that is celebrated mostly by the people of Kerala. [ 4][ 5] A major annual event for Keralites, it is the official festival of the state [ 4][ 6] and includes a spectrum of cultural events. [ 7][ 8][ 4][ 9] Onam commemorates Vamana (the fifth avatar of Hindu ...
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.
The Hindu calendar is lunisolar but most festival dates are specified using the lunar portion of the calendar. A lunar day is uniquely identified by three calendar elements: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (lunar fortnight) and tithi (lunar day). Furthermore, when specifying the masa, one of two traditions are applicable, viz. amānta ...
Vinayaka Chavithi. 4th day of Bhaadrapadam. August–September. It is celebrated as the arrival of Vinayaka on the earth. Navaratri. Chaitra and Ashvini. September–October. The nine-day festival of Durga culminates in Vijayadashami (Dasara). This is one of the three auspicious days of the year.
Naga Panchami poster - an image depicting Nagas is pasted on the main doors of Nepalese households. Naga Panchami (Sanskrit: नागपञ्चमी, IAST: Nāgapañcamī) is a day of traditional worship of nagas (or najas or nags) or snakes (which are associated with the mythical Nāga beings) observed by Hindus, Jains, and Buddhists throughout Nepal, and other countries where Hindu, Jain ...