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Date Name Type Details 26 January: Republic Day: Fixed Celebrates the 1950 adoption of the Constitution of India [2] 15 August: Independence Day: Fixed Celebrates the 1947 Independence from the British rule [3] 2 October: Gandhi Jayanti: Fixed Honors Mahatma Gandhi, who was born on 2 October 1869 [4]
The 2025 Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela, also referred to as the 2025 Prayag Kumbh Mela, is the ongoing iteration of the Kumbh Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage festival celebrating a full orbital revolution of Jupiter around the Sun. It is scheduled from 13 January to 26 February 2025, at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Holi is celebrated at the end of winter, on the last full moon day of the Hindu luni-solar calendar month, marking the spring, making the date vary with the lunar cycle. [ note 1 ] The date falls typically in March, but sometimes late February of the Gregorian calendar.
Vasant Panchami also marks the start of preparation for Holika or Holi, which occur forty days later. For many, Vasant Panchami is the festival dedicated to goddess Saraswati who is their goddess of knowledge, language, music, and all arts. [ 8 ]
When is Holi? Holi has historically been celebrated to begin the harvest season, usually falling in the month of March. The past two Holi celebrations took place on March 29 (2021) and March 18 ...
Date Festival name Region / Communities / Religions [3] Solar: 1 Vaisakh (13/14 April) Vaisakhi: Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, and parts of Delhi: Lunar: varies, Mar/Apr: Chaitra Navaratri (Hindu Lunar New Year)
Holi: Holi in Pushkar, Rajasthan A little kid after Holi celebrating (Haridwar) Holika Dahan (bonfire) in front of Jagdish Temple in Udaipur, Rajasthan: Full moon of the Phalgun month (Hindu calendar) Holi or Phagwah is a popular spring festival. Holi commemorates the slaying of the demoness Holika by Lord Vishnu's devotee Prahlad. Thus, the ...
In January 2025, at least 50 people died and 100 others were injured in the stampede at the Maha Kumbh venue in Prayagraj, and Amrit Snan was temporary suspended. [89] It was announced that a judicial enquiry by a three-member committee would be conducted, led by Justice Harsh Kumar.