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The International Kite Festival (Uttarayan) is an annual kite festival held in January in Gujarat, India, to celebrate the Uttarayan—the days in the Hindu calendar when winter begins turning to summer. [1] Households in Gujarat typically prepare kites months in advance.
Major Hindu Punjabi Festival Date Observed (from year to year dates vary) Description Maghi: January 14: This festival commemorates Uttarayan and is the Punjabi name for Makara Sankranti. [2] Holi: March/Phalgun Purnima: Spring festival of colours. [3] [4] Rama Navami: Chaitra: Celebrates birth of Lord Rama. [4] [5] Hanuman Jayanti: March ...
Although rituals and customs may vary, it is generally celebrated as a four-day festival. On the first day, unwanted household items are discarded and burned in bonfires to symbolize starting anew. The second day, people dress in new clothes and prepare pongal , a sweet dish that is made of rice, milk and jaggery, and offer it to Surya, the ...
The Tamil festival of Pongal coincides with Makar Sankranti, and celebrates Surya. It is a four-day festival in South India: Day 1: Bhogi Pandigai; Day 2: Thai Pongal; Day 3: Maattu Pongal; Day 4: Kaanum Pongal; The festival is celebrated four days from the last day of the Tamil month Margazhi to the third day of the Tamil month Thai (Pausha ...
There are numerous days throughout the year celebrated as New Year's Day in the different regions of India. The observance is determined by whether the lunar, solar or lunisolar calendar is being followed.
Sankranti (Sanskrit: संक्रान्ति, romanized: Saṁkrānti) refers to the transmigration of the sun from one zodiac to another in Indian astronomy.In Saurmana varsha (Hindu Solar year), there are twelve Sankrantis corresponding with twelve months of a year. [1]
"Deepam" means lamp. The festival is celebrated on the occasion of Lord Krishna and his wife Satyabhama killing a demon Narakasura. Another story says the festival is celebrated for the return of Rama and Sita to the kingdom Ayodhya after fourteen years of exile. Kartika Pournami: 15th of the Full moon day of Kartikam November–December Bhogi ...
This is a list of annual cultural festivals held in colleges in India. The list consists only of those festivals that already have an article on Wikipedia. Festivals organised by Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are listed separately.