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1.  Easily one of the biggest festivals of India, Diwali or the Festival
of Lights is usually celebrated in October or November.
 It is a five day Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good
over evil.
 Homes are cleaned thoroughly, oil lamps and electric lights are
bought, the prayer room is set up and mithai (Indian sweets) and
flowers are stocked up.

2.  Holi is the festival of colours usually celebrated in March.
 During Holi, people light bonfires, burn effigies of the evil
Holika.
 In the south, this festival is a depiction of the fate of Kama
Deva - the God of Love and Lust.
 In the North on the other hand, Holi celebrates the victory of
devotion and purity over wickedness and ego.

3.  Raksha Bandhan celebrates the bond of affection between brothers
and sisters.
 The name 'Raksha Bandhan' refers to 'a bond of protection'.
 On this day, brothers make a promise to their sisters to protect them
from all harm and sisters pray to God to protect their brother from
all evil.
 Sisters do a small puja for their brothers, and tie a colourful and
often ornately decorated thread called a Rakhi on their wrist.

4.  Baisakhi is an ancient harvest festival celebrated across the
northern Indian subcontinent, especially in the state of Punjab.
 It is also celebrated as the Sikh New Year and the founding of the
Khalsa Panth.
 The history of Baisakhi celebrations can be traced back to 1699.
Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of the Sikhs, called on the
historic Baisakhi Day congregation of Sikhs at Keshgarh Sahib near
Anandpur on March 30, 1699.

5.  Ganesha Chaturthi is celebrated to mark the birthday of Lord
Ganesha.
 Lord Ganesha or Ganpati is one of the most popular deities in the
Hindu religion. He is worshiped by both Shiva worshippers and
Vishnu worshippers as he is considered to be an avatar of both
Shiva and Vishnu.
 People buy these idols of Lord Ganesha and install them in their
houses for eleven days. They then worship the idol for anything up
to eleven days.(mostly in the state of Maharashtra) and immersed
into the river, sea or well.

6.  The birth of Lord Krishna (a re-incarnation of Lord Vishnu) is
celebrated on the eighth day of a lunar fortnight in August-
September, hence the name Janmashtami (birth + eighth day).
 Lord Krishna was said to be a mischievous child who loved milk,
butter and ghee, and so women fast and make milk based sweets of
all kinds and offer it to the Lord.
 They also visit temples or set up prayer rooms at home and pray to
Lord Krishna.
 One custom of Janmashtami is Dahi Handi. This is celebrated with
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