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Diwali-Festival of Lights

This document provides summaries of 7 major festivals celebrated in India: Diwali (Festival of Lights), Holi (Festival of Colors), Christmas, Dussehra, Janmashtmi (Birth of Lord Krishna), Ganesh Chaturthi, and Eid-Ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan). It describes some key traditions and celebrations for each festival, and lists some of the best places in India to experience the festivals.

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Diwali-Festival of Lights

This document provides summaries of 7 major festivals celebrated in India: Diwali (Festival of Lights), Holi (Festival of Colors), Christmas, Dussehra, Janmashtmi (Birth of Lord Krishna), Ganesh Chaturthi, and Eid-Ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan). It describes some key traditions and celebrations for each festival, and lists some of the best places in India to experience the festivals.

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Diwali- Festival of Lights

This pan Indian festival, famous for lighting up our lives, Diwali is joyously celebrated globally now.
Sending a powerful message of the triumph of good over evil, the festival is celebrated in every nook and
corner of the country. People enjoy the festival of lights by beginning the day with an auspicious pooja,
followed by welcoming the night with new traditional clothes, sweets and glowing deeyas. The houses
are decorated with garlands of electric lights and colourful rangolis. Ignite the light of brotherhood and
goodness in you being through the festival of Diwali.

Best Places to Celebrate Diwali:

Varanasi,Jaipur,Delhi

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2. Holi- Festival of Colors


The Pandora box of wholesome fun and good natured pranks characterise the atmosphere in the
colourful festival of Holi. This festival is also slowly gaining popularity in the global sphere. Holi is
celebrated by throwing and applying colours on each other, in myriad hues of jubilance. The festival is
even played by throwing and splashing water on each other, via a friendly weaponry of water guns and
water balloons. Immerse yourself in the pinks, greens and reds of Holi, and forget all your blues for this
day.

Best Places to Celebrate Holi:

Goa,Delhi,Mathura,Rajasthan

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3. Christmas- Birth of Jesus Christ


The birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated with ecstatic merriment and wonderful joy, throughout India. The
warm smell of walnut cakes can be inhaled in every household. As if captivated by a confetti of Santa
caps, Christmas sees the prevalence of these caps and reindeer headgear decorating the heads of
civilians. Many people decorate Christmas trees in their homes with colourful stars and hanging balls.
People also visit the Church to seek the holy blessings of Christ on this auspicious festival.

Best Places to Celebrate Christmas:

Shillong,Mumbai,Pondicherry,Goa,Kerala

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4. Dussehra- Vijayadasami
The culmination of the 9 days of Navrati, end in the 10th day of Dussehra. The key attraction of this
festival is the burning down of the effigies of Ravan and his two brothers, symbolic of when Lord Rama
destroys Ravan in the epic tale of Ramayana. The effigies are filled with firecrackers, resulting in a
cacophony of loud sounds as the entire- almost 100 feet high- structure breaks down. This is followed by
even loud cheers from the crowd, that celebrate the symbolic feat. At some places, the days following up
to Dussehra are marked by portraying the entire Ramayana through street plays called Ramlila.

Best Places to Celebrate Dussehra:

Kullu,Mysore,Kolkata,Varanasi

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5. Janmashtmi- Birth of Lord Krishna


The revered Hindu God, Lord Krishna’s birthday, is celebrated as Janmashtmi prominently in North India.
However, the main festivities take place in Vrindavan and Mathura, the birth place of Krishna. Here, the
temples are filled with throngs of people, fasting on this auspicious day and waiting for the temple priest
to reveal the Krishna idol at the exact time of his birth. Elsewhere, the festival is celebrated with much
gusto, with programs in the local community dedicated to the life stories of Krishna, depicted in an
artistic manner.

Best Places to Celebrate Janmashtmi:

Mathura,Vrindavan,Dwarka

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6. Ganesh Chaturthi- Vinayaka Chathurti


Prominently celebrated in the state of Maharashtra, the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is the exemplar of a
culturally charged environment. The festival spans over a period of 10 days, the last of which is marked
with the maximum amount of revelry. Humungous idols of Lord Ganesha are carried to the sea shore for
the procession of Visarjan, immersing the idol inside the water body. The walk from one’s home to the
sea shore is filled with a rich amount of dancing and singing.

Best Places to Celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi:

Mumbai,Pune,Hyderabad

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7. Eid-Ul-Fitr- Marks the End of Ramadan


Eid-Ul-Fitr is a major festival for Muslims in India. The festival is marked by people visiting the mosque
for an auspicious prayer, wearing new clothes and preparing delicacies like sewainyan to be savoured.
Children are given idi, a small token of money as a gift and relatives exchange sweets and gifts with each
other. It is a festival that celebrates brotherhood among humanity.

Best Places to Celebrate Eid-Ul-Fitr:

Delhi,Hyderabad,Lucknow,Mumbai

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