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32 festivals

Traditional offerings arranged on a banana leaf for Aadi Perukku

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Aadi Perukku

Tamil Nadu, India · 18th day of Aadi (Jul–Aug)

A Tamil festival honoring rising river waters, monsoon abundance, agriculture, and the life-giving power of water.

East Indian women in traditional attire in Mumbai

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Agera

Mumbai & North Konkan · First Sunday of October

An East Indian harvest thanksgiving rooted in faith, farming, community, and the sharing of the first sheaves.

Santal women gathered during Baha Parab in West Bengal

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Baha Parab

Eastern India & Bangladesh · Feb–Mar (Falgun; varies by community)

A Santal spring flower festival honoring nature through sacred flowers, music, dance and community rituals.

A large layered Bathukamma made from colourful seasonal flowers

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Bathukamma

Telangana, India & diaspora · Sep–Oct (lunar)

A nine-day Telangana floral festival of seasonal flowers, songs, community and devotion.

Bhadu festival celebration in rural Bengal

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Bhadu

West Bengal, especially Rarh Bengal · Bhadra (Aug–Sep)

A folk festival of rural Bengal centered on Bhadu songs, women-led worship, and community celebration.

Bhil community youth and women in traditional attire at a gathering in Jhabua

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Bhagoria Festival

Western Madhya Pradesh, India · Feb–Mar (7 days before Holi; lunar)

A springtime tribal festival of music, dance, color, markets and community gatherings.

Ceremonial Bhai Dooj plate with sweets, flowers, rice, and ritual items

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Bhai Dooj

India, Nepal & diaspora · Oct–Nov (lunar)

A Hindu festival honoring the bond between brothers and sisters with tilak, prayers, sweets, and gifts.

Bihu dancers performing in Assam

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Bihu

Assam, India & diaspora · Jan, Apr & Oct (seasonal)

Assam's three seasonal festivals celebrate agriculture, community, music, dance, and harvest traditions.

Chakma women carrying flowers during the Bizhu festival

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Bizhu

Bangladesh & northeast India · 13–15 April

A three-day Chakma New Year festival of flowers, hospitality, traditional food, dance and renewal.

Bihu dancers performing in traditional Assamese attire during Rongali Bihu

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Bohag Bihu

Assam, India & Assamese diaspora · Mid-April

Assam’s spring New Year festival of music, dance, renewal and agricultural beginnings.

Italian nativity scene with traditional figures

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Buon Natale

Italy & Italian diaspora · December–early January

Italian Christmas celebrations bring together worship, family gatherings, nativity scenes, music and regional foods.

Carnatic music performers gathered on stage at Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru

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Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · December (Margazhi)

An annual Chennai festival bringing Carnatic music, classical arts and the spirit of Thiruvaiyaru to the city.