Indian Festivals, Holi, Diwali, Raksha Bandhan, Dasara - Navaratri, Deepavali
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List of Indian Festivals in 2008
New Year Day Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Lohri Sunday, January 13, 2008
Makara Sankranti Monday, January 14, 2008
Republic Day Saturday, January 26, 2008
Muharram Saturday, January 19, 2008
Maha Shivaratri Thursday, March 06, 2008
Holi - Festival of Colors Saturday, March 22, 2008
Rama Navami Monday, April 14, 2008
Mahavir Jayanti Friday, April 18, 2008
Buddha Purnima Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Independence Day Friday, August 15, 2008
Raksha Bandhan Saturday, August 16, 2008
Ganesh Chaturthi Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Gandhi Jayanti Thursday, October 02, 2008
Dasara - Navaratri Thursday, October 09, 2008
Deepavali Monday, October 27, 2008
Guru Nanak Jayanti Thursday, November 13, 2008
Christmas Thursday, December 25, 2008
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.
