Festivals of Arunachal Pradesh

PYQ
Festival Name Tribe / Community Significance
Tag

Tibetan New Year with prayers, dances, and

Losar Monpa
rituals

Solung Adi Agrarian festival praying for a good harvest PYQ

Drives away evil spirits, brings prosperity,

Mopin Galo PYQ
includes rice beer rituals

Nyokum Nyishi Agricultural festival for prosperity and fertility PYQ

Dree Apatani Prayers to avoid crop failure and diseases PYQ

Khamti, Theravada
Sangken Buddhist water festival; cleansing and blessings PYQ
Buddhists

Reh Idu Mishmi Honors deity Nanyi Inyitaya for well-being PYQ

Spring celebration; prayers for peace and

Boori Boot Yullo Hill Miri PYQ
prosperity

Chalo Loku Nocte Harvest festival with dances and rituals

Longte Yullo Nyishi Avoiding famine/disasters through rituals

Loku Wangcho Marks end of agricultural season

Birth, Enlightenment, and Nirvana of Lord

Saga Dawa Monpa (Buddhist) PYQ
Buddha

Pakke Paga
Nyishi & others Hornbill conservation & eco-tourism celebration PYQ
Hornbill Fest

Festivals of Andhra Pradesh

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Festival Name Community / Region Significance
Tag

Ugadi All Telugu New Year; beginning of spring PYQ

Harvest festival, kite flying, sugarcane,

Makar Sankranti All PYQ
family celebration

Worship of Sun God (Surya), health-

Ratha Saptami All
related rituals
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Festival Name Community / Region Significance
Tag

Maha Shivaratri All Devotion to Lord Shiva PYQ

Sri Rama Navami All Birth of Lord Rama

Tirupati Celebrated in Tirumala Temple for Lord

Vaishnavites (Tirupati) PYQ
Brahmotsavam Venkateswara

Worship of Goddess Mahakali with

Bonalu Telangana/Andhra border PYQ
offerings

Women, Telangana-border
Bathukamma Floral festival dedicated to Goddess Gauri PYQ
areas

Celebrates cattle; part of Sankranti

Kanuma Rural & Farmers PYQ
sequence

Birth anniversary of Buddhist philosopher

Nagarjuna Jayanti Buddhists in Amaravati PYQ
Nagarjuna

Local village deity festival; protection &

Poleramma Jatara Rural villages
prosperity

Similar to Karva Chauth; for husband’s

Atla Taddi Women
long life

Kodali Durgamma
Visakhapatnam region Tribal goddess worship; folk traditions
Jatara

Sammakka Tribal fair for goddesses Sammakka &

Koya tribal people PYQ
Saralamma Saralamma

Important Festivals of Assam

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Festival Name Community / Region Significance
Tag

Bihu (Rongali, Major seasonal festivals: Rongali (New Year),

All Assamese PYQ
Bhogali, Kongali) Bhogali (Harvest), Kongali (Silent, worship)

Baishagu Bodo tribe Worship of Lord Shiva, with dancing and singing PYQ

Ali-Aye-Ligang Mishing tribe Sowing of seeds, worship of Earth Goddess PYQ

Kamakhya Temple, Celebrates fertility; symbolic menstruation of

Ambubachi Mela PYQ
Tantric sect Goddess Kamakhya
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Festival Name Community / Region Significance
Tag

Tiwa tribe
Jonbeel Mela Barter system fair among tribes; promotes unity PYQ
(Morigaon)

Majuli island,
Raas Mahotsav Theatrical enactments of Lord Krishna’s life PYQ
Vaishnavites

Dehing Patkai Eastern Assam (Govt

Cultural festival for tourism and tribal heritage
Festival promoted)

Associated with Worship of the storm goddess; welcomes pre-

Bordoisila Festival
storm deity monsoon

Worship of Karam Devta (God of youth and

Karam Puja Tea tribe community PYQ
power)

Chomangkan Karbi tribe A death ceremony celebrated like a festival PYQ

Me-Dam-Me-Phi Ahom community Ancestor worship among Ahoms PYQ

Rongker & Rongker (community prayer for peace),

Karbi tribe PYQ
Chomangkan Chomangkan (death ceremony)

Bhathli (or Bhathli

Various rural areas Tied bamboo poles to invoke rain and fertility
Utsav)

Important Festivals of Bihar

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Festival Name Community / Region Significance
Tag

Worship of Sun God and Chhathi Maiya;

Chhath Puja All across Bihar PYQ
celebrated after Diwali

Brother-sister festival celebrating sibling

Sama-Chakeva Mithila region PYQ
bond during winter

Maithil & Magahi

Jitiya / Jivitputrika Vrat Mothers fast for long life of their children PYQ
women

Anga region Worship of Goddess Mansa; story of Bihula

Bihula PYQ
(Bhagalpur) and Lakhindar

Asia’s largest cattle fair; religious and

Sonepur Mela Sonepur (near Patna) PYQ
commercial significance
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Festival Name Community / Region Significance
Tag

Worship of Goddess Saraswati by students

Basant Panchami All regions PYQ
and scholars

Especially in Mithila &

Durga Puja Worship of Goddess Durga during Navratri PYQ
Patna

Ram Navami Statewide Celebration of birth of Lord Rama

Cultural fest showcasing music, dance,

Rajgir Mahotsav Rajgir (Tourism dept.)
martial arts

Makar Sankranti (Tilkut Harvest celebration, people eat tilkut

All regions PYQ
Festival) (sesame sweet)

Festival of colors; includes folk traditions like

Holi (Phaguwa) Entire state PYQ
Phagua songs

Diwali Entire state Festival of lights PYQ

Remembrance of martyrdom of Imam

Muharram Muslim community PYQ
Hussain

Major Islamic festivals after Ramadan and

Eid-ul-Fitr / Bakrid Muslim community PYQ
Hajj

Important Festivals of Chhattisgarh

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Festival Name Community / Region Significance
Tag

Bastar 75-day-long unique celebration of Dussehra, worship

Bastar region, Tribals PYQ
Dussehra of local deities like Danteshwari Devi

Hareli Farmers / Agrarian Festival for worshipping farm tools and cattle PYQ

Women, especially in Women fast for well-being of husbands, similar to

Teeja PYQ
rural areas Hartalika Teej

Pola Agrarian community Cattle festival, oxen decorated and worshipped PYQ

Govardhan
Hindu community Worship of cows and Govardhan hill after Diwali PYQ
Puja

Navakhai Tribals & farmers First grain eating festival after harvest PYQ

Goncha Toy gun festival; linked with Lord Jagannath Rath

Bastar (Jagdalpur) PYQ
Festival Yatra
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Festival Name Community / Region Significance
Tag

Tribal belts (Kanker, Traveling festival for local deities; includes dance,
Madai Festival PYQ
Dantewada) music, rituals

Champaran Vaishnavites
Celebrates birthplace of Saint Vallabhacharya
Mela (Champaran)

Tribal communities
Karma Festival Worship of Karma Devta (God of youth & power) PYQ
(Oraon, Baiga)

Bhagoria Tribal areas near Festival of youth, choosing partners; known for
Festival borders traditional dance and fairs

Rajim Kumbh Pilgrimage fair on river confluence; compared to

Rajim (Raipur district) PYQ
Mela Kumbh of North India

Festivals of Goa

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Festival Name Community / Region Significance
Tag

Carnival (Goa Entire Goa (Christian Pre-Lenten festival with parades, music,
PYQ
Carnival) community) dance; introduced by Portuguese

Hindu community (rural Spring festival with folk dances, gulal,

Shigmo (Shigmotsav) PYQ
Goa) traditional music

Celebrates birth of St. John the Baptist; men

Sao Joao Festival Catholic community PYQ
jump into wells

Feast of St. Francis Old Goa (Christian Honoring the death anniversary of St. Xavier
PYQ
Xavier pilgrimage) at Basilica of Bom Jesus

Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrated with great devotion, especially in

Hindu households PYQ
(Chavath) rural Hindu families

Birth of Jesus Christ celebrated with mass,

Christmas Christian community PYQ
decorations, feasts

Easter Christian community Celebrates resurrection of Jesus Christ PYQ

Cansaulim, Chandor, 3 boys as kings visit church to offer gifts to

Three Kings Feast PYQ
Verna infant Jesus

Narkasur Hindu community (pre- Burning of demon effigies; marks Krishna’s

PYQ
Chaturdashi Diwali) victory over Narakasura

Wine and food festival promoting Goan

Grape Escapade Panaji (Tourism festival)
culture and tourism
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Festival Name Community / Region Significance
Tag

Vagator/Goa beaches Asia’s biggest EDM (Electronic Dance Music)

Sunburn Festival PYQ
(Tourism) festival

Festivals of Gujarat

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Festival Name Community / Region Significance
Tag

9-night festival of Garba and Dandiya in

Navratri Entire Gujarat PYQ
honor of Goddess Durga

Makar Sankranti / Kite festival; marks sun's transition into

Entire Gujarat PYQ
Uttarayan Capricorn

Rath Yatra Ahmedabad (Jagannath Grand procession of Lord Jagannath's

PYQ
(Jagannath) Temple) chariot

Modhera Dance Cultural festival of classical dance at the

Modhera Sun Temple PYQ
Festival Sun Temple

Janmashtami (Dahi Celebrates birth of Lord Krishna; major

Dwarka & other regions PYQ
Handi) celebration in Dwarka

Bhavnath Mahadev Shivratri fair; Naga sadhus take holy dip

Junagadh (Girnar Hills) PYQ
Fair and worship Lord Shiva

Tribal fair and swayamvar tradition; known

Tarnetar Fair Surendranagar district PYQ
for folk music and dance

Vautha, Dholka Animal trading fair, especially of donkeys

Vautha Mela PYQ
(Ahmedabad) and camels

Cultural desert festival with crafts, dance,

Rann Utsav Great Rann of Kutch PYQ
camel rides, tourism promotion

Holi Entire state Festival of colors PYQ

Diwali Entire state Festival of lights PYQ

Statewide (esp. Somnath, Worship of Lord Shiva with fairs and

Mahashivratri PYQ
Girnar) temple rituals

Parsi community Parsi New Year celebrated with feasting

Parsis' Navroz PYQ
(Ahmedabad, Navsari) and prayers

Festivals of Haryana
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Festival Name Community / Region Significance
Tag

Women (rural Celebrates monsoon & marital bliss; women swing,

Teej PYQ
Haryana) sing, fast

Entire state (esp.

Gugga Naumi Worship of Gugga Pir, snake god; folk songs & rituals PYQ
rural)

Celebrated with bonfire; marks end of winter and

Lohri Entire state PYQ
harvest of rabi crop

Farmers, Sikh
Baisakhi Harvest festival, also New Year in Sikh calendar PYQ
community

Holi Entire state Festival of colors PYQ

Diwali Entire state Festival of lights PYQ

Celebrates the day when Lord Krishna delivered

Gita Jayanti Kurukshetra PYQ
Bhagavad Gita

Gangore Some parts of Women’s festival for marital bliss and well-being of
(Gangaur) Haryana husbands

Festivals of Himachal Pradesh

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Festival Name Community / Region Significance
Tag

Kullu Celebrated a week after Dussehra elsewhere; huge

Kullu Valley PYQ
Dussehra deities' procession

Minjar Fair Chamba Symbolizes sowing of maize and paddy crops PYQ

Phulaich Kinnaur Festival of flowers, remembering the dead

Lahaul-Spiti, Buddhist Tibetan New Year celebrated by Buddhist

Losar PYQ
tribes community

Lighting festival similar to Diwali among Buddhist

Halda Festival Lahaul Valley PYQ
community

Lavi Fair Rampur Historical trade fair between India and Tibet PYQ

Bissu /
Entire state Harvest festival marking solar New Year PYQ
Baisakhi

Chrewal Rural Himachal Celebrates harvest and fertility, similar to Shravan

(Patora) (July/August) rituals

Festivals of Jharkhand
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Festival Name Community / Region Significance
Tag

Tribals (Munda, Oraon, Worship of Sal tree and nature by tribal

Sarhul PYQ
Ho, etc.) communities

Worship of Karam tree and god of youth,

Karam (Karma) Tribals (Oraon, Munda) PYQ
agriculture

Santhal, tribal Celebrates cattle, farming, and harvest; linked

Sohrai PYQ
communities with Diwali

Celebrates Makar Sankranti; signifies new

Maghe Parab Santhal, Ho, Munda PYQ
harvest

Jani-Shikar / Jani Celebrates women warriors; tribal women

Women of tribal groups PYQ
Shikaar participate in symbolic hunt

Phaguwa Entire state Holi celebrated with traditional tribal customs PYQ

Maithil, Bihari Worship of Sun God; very significant in urban

Chhath Puja PYQ
communities and rural Jharkhand

Festivals of Karnataka

PYQ
Festival Name Community / Region Significance
Tag

Dasara (Mysuru Celebrates victory of good over evil;

Mysuru, Entire Karnataka PYQ
Dasara) Mysore Palace lit up, grand procession

Kannada New Year; beginning of Hindu

Ugadi Entire Karnataka PYQ
calendar

Makar Sankranti / Harvest festival; known for kite flying,

Farmers PYQ
Suggi Habba traditional dishes

Bengaluru (Thigala Dedicated to Draupadi as goddess; night-

Karaga Festival PYQ
community) time rituals, grand procession

Cultural festival celebrating Vijayanagar

Hampi Utsav Hampi PYQ
Empire’s glory

Melukote (Cheluvanarayana Lord Vishnu idol adorned with diamond

Vairamudi Festival PYQ
Swamy Temple) crown

Pattadakal Dance Classical dance fest showcasing temple

Pattadakal (UNESCO site) PYQ
Festival heritage

Kambala Coastal Karnataka Traditional buffalo race in muddy fields PYQ

Festivals of Kerala
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Festival Name Community / Region Significance
Tag

Harvest festival; celebrates

Onam Entire Kerala PYQ
homecoming of King Mahabali

Malayalam New Year; "Vishukkani"

Vishu Entire Kerala PYQ
ritual at dawn

Grand temple festival with elephants

Thrissur Pooram Thrissur PYQ
and percussion ensembles

Attukal Temple, Women offer Pongala (sweet dish) to

Attukal Pongala PYQ
Thiruvananthapuram goddess

Temple Festivals Includes elephant processions,

Various temples PYQ
(Pooram, Utsavam) fireworks, music

Ritualistic dance worship of deities by

Theyyam North Kerala (Malabar) PYQ
lower castes

Celebrated at Lord Ayyappa temple

Makaravilakku Sabarimala PYQ
with lighting of lamp on hill

Festivals of Madhya Pradesh

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Festival Name Community / Region Significance
Tag

Showcases folk & tribal art, dance, music

Lokrang Festival Bhopal PYQ
from all over India

Bhil, Bhilala tribes (Jhabua, Tribal festival of love and elopement

Bhagoria Festival PYQ
Alirajpur) before Holi

Tansen Music Festival Gwalior Classical music fest in memory of Tansen PYQ

Khajuraho Dance Classical dances performed in backdrop

Khajuraho Temples PYQ
Festival of temples

Malwa Utsav Indore, Ujjain Cultural fest with folk, food, crafts PYQ

Akhil Bhartiya Kalidas Celebrates poet Kalidasa’s contribution

Ujjain PYQ
Samaroh to Sanskrit literature

Festivals of Maharashtra
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Festival Name Community / Region Significance
Tag

Ganesh Entire state (esp. Celebrates birth of Lord Ganesha; massive

PYQ
Chaturthi Mumbai, Pune) public celebrations

Marathi New Year; symbol of victory and

Gudi Padwa Entire state PYQ
harvest

Celebrates Krishna Janmashtami; human

Dahi Handi Entire state PYQ
pyramids break curd pots

Celebrates birth anniversary of Chhatrapati

Shivaji Jayanti Entire state PYQ
Shivaji Maharaj

Ellora-Ajanta
Aurangabad Classical dance & music at UNESCO sites PYQ
Festival

Pola Festival Vidarbha region Bull worship festival by farmers PYQ

Fisherfolk pray for safe seas; offer coconuts to

Narali Purnima Coastal Maharashtra PYQ
sea

Nag Panchami Rural Maharashtra Worship of

Festivals of Manipur

Community / PYQ
Festival Name Significance
Region Tag

5-day festival coinciding with Holi; social and religious

Yaoshang Meitei community PYQ
festivity

Ritual festival honoring local deities (Umang Lai); dance

Lai Haraoba Meitei community PYQ
and music

Manipuri New Year festival; offering to ancestors and

Cheiraoba Meitei community PYQ
gods

Ningol
Meitei community Festival celebrating women and their bond with family PYQ
Chakouba

Imoinu Iratpa Meitei community Festival honoring goddess of wealth and prosperity PYQ

Chumpha Festival of the Tangkhul Naga tribe celebrating their

Tangkhul tribe
Festival culture

Festivals of Meghalaya
 Community / PYQ
Festival Name Significance
Region Tag

Nongkrem Dance Annual harvest festival with traditional dances

Khasi tribe PYQ
Festival and rituals

Wangala Festival Garo tribe Harvest festival honoring the sun god Misi Saljong PYQ

Dance festival celebrating fertility and

Shad Suk Mynsiem Khasi tribe PYQ
thanksgiving

Behdienkhlam 3-day festival to drive away evil spirits and pray

Jaintia tribe
Festival for good harvest

Chheih Lam Festival Khasi tribe Traditional dance festival

Festivals of Mizoram

Festival Community / PYQ

Significance
Name Region Tag

Spring festival after clearing jungle for jhum cultivation;

Chapchar Kut Mizo community PYQ
cultural dances and feasts

Harvest festival honoring ancestors; drinking rice beer and

Mim Kut Mizo community PYQ
merry-making

Pawl Kut Mizo community Post-harvest festival celebrating successful crop gathering PYQ

Thalfavang Festival marking end of famine period with feasting and

Mizo community
Kut music

Festivals of Nagaland

Community / PYQ
Festival Name Significance
Region Tag

Hornbill Biggest cultural festival showcasing Naga heritage,

All Naga tribes PYQ
Festival dance, and music

Moatsu
Ao tribe Festival for prosperity and good harvest PYQ
Festival

Aoling Festival Konyak tribe Spring festival praying for good crops and health PYQ

Sekrenyi
Angami tribe Cleansing and purification festival PYQ
Festival

Tuluni Festival Sumi tribe Festival of prosperity and community bonding

Festivals of Odisha
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Festival Name Community / Region Significance
Tag

Chariot festival of Lord Jagannath, major

Ratha Yatra Jagannath Temple, Puri PYQ
Hindu event

Durga Puja Entire Odisha Worship of Goddess Durga PYQ

Makar Sankranti Entire Odisha Harvest festival marking winter solstice PYQ

Chhau Dance Mayurbhanj and Tribal dance festival with martial arts and
PYQ
Festival Subarnapur masks

Celebrates ancient maritime trade with

Bali Jatra Cuttack PYQ
Southeast Asia

Festivals of Punjab

Festival Name Community / Region Significance PYQ Tag

Lohri Entire Punjab Harvest festival marking winter solstice PYQ

Baisakhi Entire Punjab Sikh New Year; harvest festival PYQ

Gurpurab Sikh community Birth anniversaries of Sikh Gurus PYQ

Maghi Sikh community Festival marking end of winter; honoring Sikh martyrs PYQ

Teej Punjabi women Festival for marital happiness and monsoon PYQ

Festivals of Rajasthan

Community / PYQ
Festival Name Significance
Region Tag

Cultural festival showcasing folk music, dance, camel

Desert Festival Jaisalmer PYQ
races

Teej Entire Rajasthan Celebrates monsoon and marital bliss PYQ

Gangaur Rajput women Worship of Goddess Gauri for marital happiness PYQ

Pushkar Camel
Pushkar World's largest camel fair and cultural event PYQ
Fair

Mewar Festival Udaipur Celebrates arrival of spring with music and dance PYQ

Festivals of Sikkim
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Festival Name Community / Region Significance
Tag

New Year celebration with prayers and

Losar Bhutia, Lepcha, Tibetan PYQ
traditional dances

Ritual with sacred water predicting the year’s

Bhumchu Buddhist monasteries PYQ
events

Celebrates Buddha’s birth, enlightenment,

Saga Dawa Buddhist community PYQ
and death

Lhosar Limbu community Limbu New Year festival PYQ

Tendong Lho
Entire Sikkim Prayer festival for peace and prosperity PYQ
Rumfaat

Dumsi Festival Bhutia community Celebrates end of harvest season

Lepcha and Bhutia

Phang Lhabsol Honors Mount Kanchenjunga, protector deity
communities

Festivals of Tamil Nadu

Community / PYQ
Festival Name Significance
Region Tag

Pongal Tamil community Harvest festival thanking the Sun God PYQ

Tamil Hindu Festival dedicated to Lord Murugan; kavadi

Thaipusam PYQ
community carrying

Festival of lights, lamps lit in temples and

Karthigai Deepam Tamil community PYQ
homes

Coronation of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord

Chithirai Festival Madurai
Sundareswarar

Maha Shivaratri Entire Tamil Nadu Night-long worship of Lord Shiva PYQ

Tamil Hindu
Navaratri Nine-day worship of Goddess Durga PYQ
community

Tamil New Year

Tamil community Marks Tamil New Year
(Puthandu)

Koothandavar Festival Chennai Celebrates Lord Shiva in his dancing form

Festivals of Telangana
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Festival Name Significance
Region Tag

Telugu-speaking
Bathukamma Floral festival celebrating Goddess Maha Gauri PYQ
women

Festival to honor Goddess Mahakali with

Bonalu Telangana region PYQ
offerings of food

Sammakka Saralamma Tribal festival honoring forest goddesses

Tribal communities PYQ
Jatara Sammakka & Saralamma

Makar Sankranti Entire Telangana Harvest festival marking sun’s transition PYQ

Telugu-speaking
Ugadi Telugu New Year PYQ
people

Worship of Goddess Lakshmi for wealth and

Laxmi Puja Entire Telangana
prosperity

Victory of good over evil, worship of Goddess

Dasara Entire Telangana
Durga

Festivals of Tripura

Festival Name Community / Region Significance PYQ Tag

Kharchi Puja Tripuri tribe Worship of 14 gods, cleansing of sins PYQ

Garia Puja Tribal communities Worship of Garia, god of fertility and harvest PYQ

Hojagiri Dance Festival Reang tribe Traditional folk dance festival

Durga Puja Entire Tripura Worship of Goddess Durga PYQ

Diwali Entire Tripura Festival of lights PYQ

Makar Sankranti Entire Tripura Harvest festival

Buisu Festival Tribal communities New Year festival of Tripuri community

Festivals of Uttar Pradesh

Festival Name Community / Region Significance PYQ Tag

Diwali Entire UP Festival of lights, victory of good over evil PYQ

Holi Entire UP Festival of colors, celebrates spring and love PYQ

Ram Navami Hindu community Birth of Lord Rama PYQ

Eid-ul-Fitr Muslim community Marks end of Ramadan fasting PYQ

Festival Name Community / Region Significance PYQ Tag

Mahashivratri Hindu community Night dedicated to Lord Shiva PYQ

Navaratri/Durga Puja Hindu community Worship of Goddess Durga PYQ

Chhath Puja Mainly eastern UP Worship of Sun God for prosperity

Raksha Bandhan Entire UP Celebration of sibling bonds PYQ

Makar Sankranti Entire UP Harvest festival

Festivals of Uttarakhand

Festival Name Community / Region Significance PYQ Tag

Kumbh Mela Haridwar Massive religious pilgrimage and bathing festival PYQ

Nanda Devi Raj Jat Kumaon region Pilgrimage and worship of Goddess Nanda Devi

Basant Panchami Entire Uttarakhand Worship of Goddess Saraswati, start of spring PYQ

Harela Festival Kumaon and Garhwal Celebrates new harvest and nature worship

Ganga Dussehra Entire Uttarakhand Celebrates descent of river Ganga to earth PYQ

Diwali Entire Uttarakhand Festival of lights PYQ

Makar Sankranti Entire Uttarakhand Harvest festival

Festivals of West Bengal

PYQ
Festival Name Community / Region Significance
Tag

Durga Puja Entire West Bengal Biggest festival; worship of Goddess Durga PYQ

Kali Puja Entire West Bengal Worship of Goddess Kali, coincides with Diwali PYQ

Worship of Goddess Saraswati, goddess of

Saraswati Puja Entire West Bengal PYQ
knowledge

Poila Boishakh Bengali community Bengali New Year celebration PYQ

Jagannath Temple
Rath Yatra Chariot festival of Lord Jagannath
followers

Bishwakarma Artisan and industrial Worship of Lord Vishwakarma, god of

Puja community craftsmen and workers

Dol Jatra (Holi) Entire West Bengal Festival of colors PYQ

Chhath Puja Migrant community Worship of Sun God

 Festivals of Jammu & Kashmir

PYQ
Festival Name Community Significance
Tag

Pilgrimage to Amarnath cave shrine of Lord

Amarnath Yatra Hindu community PYQ
Shiva

Losar Buddhist community Tibetan New Year festival

Eid-ul-Fitr Muslim community Marks end of Ramadan fasting PYQ

Eid-ul-Adha
Muslim community Festival of sacrifice PYQ
(Bakrid)

Sikh and Hindu

Baisakhi Harvest festival and Sikh New Year
community

Navroz Kashmiri Pandits Kashmiri New Year

Herath (Shivratri) Kashmiri Pandits Night of worship for Lord Shiva PYQ

Tihar (Diwali) Hindu community Festival of lights

Hindu Month Approximate Gregorian Month

Chaitra March - April

Vaishakha April - May

Jyeshtha May - June

Ashadha June - July

Shravana July - August

Bhadrapada August - September

Ashwin September - October

Kartika October - November

Margashirsha November - December

Pausha December - January

Magha January - February

Phalguna February - March