Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Naag Panchami Thursday, August 04, 2011
Friendship Day Sunday, August 07, 2011
Independence Day Monday, August 15, 2011
Raksha Bandhan Saturday, August 13, 2011
Ganesh Chaturthi Thursday, September 01, 2011
Gandhi Jayanti Sunday, October 02, 2011
Dasara Navaratri Thursday, October 06, 2011
Deepavali Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Guru Nanak Jayanti Thursday, November 10, 2011
Christmas Sunday, December 25, 2011
Holi - Festival of Colors The festival of Holi is celebrated in India with exchange of colors. The festival of Holi is celebrated in India by spraying colors on each other.
The Rakshabandhan (Rakhi) Festival Desc.
Diwali or Deepavali Diwali or Deepavali, the festival of "rows of lights", is one of the most important of all Hindu festivals. It is believed that it was on this day that Lord Rama entered Ayodhya after fourteen years of exile. Deepavali is also celebrated as Naraka Chaturdashi, the day when the demon of darkness and dirt, Narakasura, was destroyed by Lord Krishna. The celebrations commence with a purifying oil bath and the lighting of lamps, symbolic of the spiritual light pervading the earth and the destruction of darkness and ignorance.
