Festivals In India
Puskar Festival : Is held every year
at Pushkar, near Ajmer. Thousands of pilgrims come to bathe in the holy waters
of te Pushkar Lake. Trading of cattle, camel races and dazzling displays of
bangles, brassware, clothes, camel saddles and halters are the major attractions
of this colourful event which lasts for twelve days.
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Desert Festival : The Desert Festival
is a three days long extravaganza of colour, music and festivity, held at the
golden city of Jaisalmer.
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Boat Race : This festival is held across
the Mumbai harbour, on the Elephant Island, near the world renowned Elephanta
Caves.
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Elephant Festival : This festival
is held across the Mumbai harbour, on the Elephant Island, near the world renowned
Elephanta Caves.
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Goa Carnival : February heralds the carnival
at Goa. For three days and nights, the legendary king Momo takes over the state
and the streets
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Pongal : In the South Sankranti becomes Pongal.
It is a celebration of the harvest which is observed for three days in Tamil
Nadu as well as in Andhra Pradesh. The first day is the Bhogi Pongal which is
celebrated as a family festival.
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Holi : Is the most boisterous of all Hindu festivals,
observed all over the North. It heralds the end of winter and the beginning
of the Spring. The night before the full moon, crowds of people gather together
and light huge bonfires to burn the residual dried leaves and twigs of the winter.
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Durga Puja : Is performed during the nine
days of Navratri. Community pujas in Bengal are organised in every locality.
Families visit each other to share feasts.
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Deepawali : The festival of lights is one
of the most beautiful of Indian festivals. It comes 21 days after Dussehra and
celebrates the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya after his 14 year exile.
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