CONTENTS:- 1. Introduction to Indian Festivals. 2. Diwali. 3. Vijayadashami. 4. Holi. 5. Thai Pongal and Onam. 6. Ganesh Chaturthi. 7. Ayya Vaikunda Avataram. 8. Raksha Bandhan. 9. Krishna Janmashtami. 10. Ugadi. 11. Durga Puja. 12. Chhath. 13. Maha Shivaratri. 14. Bhaubeej. 15. Rama Navami. 16. Guru Purnima. 17. Lakshmi Puja. 18. Vasant Panchami. 19. Sankranthi. 20. Nag Panchami. 21. Vaisakhi. 22. Gurupurab. 23. Lohri. 24. Chaand Raat. 25. Eid al-Adha. 26. Eid-ul-Fitr. 27. Good Friday. 28. Easter. 29. Christmas. 30. Mahavir Jayanti. 31. Mahamastakabhisheka. 32. Paryushana. 33. Naraka Chaturdashi. 34. Social actions and society.
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India, being a multicultural and multi-religious society, celebrates holidays and festivals of various religions. There are three national holidays in India: states and regions have local festivals depending on prevalent religious and linguistic demographics. Popular religious festivals include the Hindu, festivals of Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Holi, Dussehra and the Islamic festivals of Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-al-Adha, Mawlid an-Nabi which are celebrated throughout the country. Muharram, mourning for the Prophet Muhammad's grandson is observed by some sects of Islam.
