Hindu festivals Posted by Nitin Kumar on Nov 28, 2013 in Hindi Language
India is often described as the land of religious festival (उत्सव – Utsav), fasts (उपवास – Upvaas) and feasts (भोज – Bhoj). Each region of India has some fascinating and interesting festivals, and don’t forget that they are so live and colorful.
Here, I will present you a list of the name of important Hindu festivals which are celebrated across India.
English | Hindi | Romanized Hindi | |
1 | Makarsankranti | मकर संक्रांति | Makara saṅkrānti |
2 | Pongal | पोंगल | Pōṅgal |
3 | Tamil New Year | तमिल नव वर्ष | Tamil nav varṣ |
4 | Vasant Panchami | वसंत पंचमी | Vasanta pan̄chamī |
5 | Maha Shivaratri | महा शिवरात्रि | Mahā śivarātri |
6 | Holi | होली | Hōlī |
7 | Hindi New Year | हिन्दी नव वर्ष | Hindī nav varṣ |
8 | Telugu New Year/ Ugadi | तेलुगू नव वर्ष / उगादि | Tēlugū nav varṣ / Ugādi |
9 | Ramanavami | रामनवमी | Rāmanavamī |
10 | Vaisakhi | वैसाखी | Vaisākhī |
11 | Baisakhi / Vishu | वैशाखी / विशु | Vaiśākhī / viśu |
12 | Bengali New Year | बंगाली नव वर्ष | Baṅgālī nav varṣ |
13 | Hanuman Jayanti | हनुमान जयंती | Hanumān jayantī |
14 | Akshaya Tritiya | अक्षय तृतीया | Akṣay tr̥tīyā |
15 | Savitri Pooja | सावित्री पूजा | Sāvitrī pūjā |
16 | Puri Rath Yatra | पुरी रथ यात्रा | Purī rath yātrā |
17 | Guru Purnima | गुरु पूर्णिमा | Guru pūrṇimā |
18 | Nag Panchami | नाग पंचमी | Nāg pan̄chamī |
19 | Raksha-Bandhan | रक्षा-बंधन | Rakṣā – bandhan |
20 | Krishna Janmashtami | कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी | Kr̥ṣṇa janmāṣṭamī |
21 | Ganesh Chaturthi | गणेश चतुर्थी | Gaṇēśa chaturthī |
22 | Onam | ओणम | Ōṇam |
23 | Navaratri begins | नवरात्रि प्रारंभ | Navarātri prarambh |
24 | Durga Puja begins | दुर्गा पूजा प्रारंभ | Durgā pūjā prarambh |
25 | Navaratri ends | नवरात्रि समाप्त | Navarātri samāpt |
26 | Dusshera | दशहरा | Daśaharā |
27 | Lakshmi Puja | लक्ष्मी पूजा | Lakṣmī pūjā |
28 | Karva Chauth | कार्व चौथ | Kārva chautha |
29 | Dhanteras | धनतेरस | Dhanatērasa |
30 | Diwali | दीवाली | Dīvālī |
31 | Kartik Poornima | कार्तिक पूर्णिमा | Kārtika pūrṇimā |
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