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Indian Festivals, Holi, Diwali, Raksha Bandhan, Dasara - Navaratri, Deepavali
List of Indian Festivals in 2006
Bakri-Id Wednesday, January 11, 2006 Lohri Friday, January 13, 2006
Makara Sankranti Saturday, January 14, 2006 Republic Day Thursday, January 26, 2006
Moharam Thursday, February 09, 2006 Maha Shivaratri Sunday, February 26, 2006
Holi - Festival of Colors Tuesday, March 14, 2006 Rama Navami Thursday, April 06, 2006
Mahavir Jayanti Tuesday, April 11, 2006 Baisakhi Thursday, April 13, 2006
Ambedkar Jayanti Friday, April 14, 2006 Raksha Bandhan Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Krishna Janmashtami Tuesday, August 15, 2006 India's Independence Day Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Ganesh Chaturthi Sunday, August 27, 2006 Gandhi Jayanti Monday, October 02, 2006
Dasara - Navaratri Monday, October 02, 2006 Deepavali Saturday, October 21, 2006
Id Ramzan Wednesday, October 25, 2006 Guru Nanak Jayanti Sunday, November 05, 2006
Christmas Monday, December 25, 2006
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
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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.
Indian Festivals, Holi, Diwali, Raksha Bandhan, Dasara - Navaratri, Deepavali:
List of Indian Festivals in 2006: