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India has more people than any other country, and every state has its own food, language and festivals. You can drive a few hours and the whole menu changes. That's why so many festivals on this site show up in India.
- Capital
- New Delhi
- Main languages
- Hindi, English, Bengali, Telugu
Tap a festival on the map, or scroll down for the list.
Festivals in India
- DiwaliNovember · The festival of lights, five days long
- PongalJanuary · A Tamil harvest festival where the pot boils over
- BasantFebruary · Spring shows up, and so do the kites
- Eid al-FitrMarch · Ramadan ends, and the sweets come out
- HoliMarch · The festival of colors, and nobody stays clean
- VaisakhiApril · Punjab's harvest festival and a huge day for Sikhs
- Pohela BoishakhApril · Bengali New Year, in red and white
- Eid al-AdhaMay · The festival of sacrifice, and a lot of sharing
- VesakMay · The Buddha's birthday, lit up with lanterns
- Ganesh ChaturthiSeptember · Ten days for the elephant-headed god
- OnamSeptember · Kerala's harvest festival and a 20-dish lunch
- NavratriSeptember · Nine nights of dancing for the goddess Durga
- Durga PujaOctober · Bengal's biggest festival, one pandal at a time
Things you might not know
- India's constitution has a list of 22 recognized languages.
- Chess comes from an old Indian game called chaturanga.
- Kabaddi, a tag and wrestling game, started in India and now has its own pro league there.