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India is a country well known for its various cultures and each state has its distinct culture. With each culture comes a festival of its own. The festivals in the country are formed in various ways and most of them are based on the gods they worship and also the onset of the various seasons. The festivals are also classified on the basis of various sporting action across the country that marks the courage of the youths. Ugadi is a famous festival celebrated across the state of Andhra Pradesh and its people across the country.

It is a New Year's day festival for Telugu-speaking people. Chhath, Tribal-Sarhul, and Karam are the festivals celebrated in the state of Bihar. Holi is a festival of colors that is celebrated in various parts of the country and is mainly related to the state of Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, and other northern states. The most popular festival in the country is Diwali celebrated unanimously by the people of the country who follow the Hindu religion. Moving towards the down south, Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated by the people of Tamil Nadu.

S. No.	State	Festival
1	Andhra Pradesh	Samkranti
		Visakha
		Shivratri
		Ugadi
		Mahakali Yatra
		Mrigasira
		State Formation Day
		Industrial Exhibition
2	Arunachal Pradesh	Mopin
		Solung
		Lossar
		Booriboot
		Dree
		Si-Donyi
		Reh
		Nyokum
		Chalo-loku
3	Assam	Baisakhi
4	Bihar	Chhath
		Tribal-Sarhul
		Karam
5	Chhattishgarh	Pola
		Nawakhai
		Dussehara
		Diawali
		Holi
		Govardhan Puja
6	Goa	Carnival
		Shigmotsav
		Sabado Gordo
		Beach Bonanza
		Konkani Drama Festival
7	Gujarat	Janmastami
		Dwarka and Dakor
		Mahavir Jayanti-Palitana
		International Kite Festival
		Makar Sankranti
		Navratri
		Tarnetar Fair
		Madhavrai fair-Porbandar
		Ambaji fair-Banaskanta dist
		Shamalji fair
		Dangi Durbar
8	Haryana	Holi
		Teej
		Diwali
		Ggugga Pir
		Sanjhi
		Karca Chauth-for women
		Surajkund-famour for popular crafts melaheld
		Janmastami fair-Bhiwani
		Masani Fair-Curgaon
9	Himachal Pradesh	Dussehara of Kulu
		Shivratri of Mand
		Minjar Fest in Chamba
		Lavi Fair at Rampur
		Renuka Fair
		Lohri or Maghi
		Lahual and Phulech-festival of flowers
10	Jammu & Kashmir	Assuj
		Lohri or Maghi
		Sinh Sankranti
		Bahu Mela in Jammu
		Mela Losar
		Mela Pat
		Id-ul-fitr
		Id-ul-Zzuha
		Id Milad-un-Nabi
		Meraj Alam in Kashmir
		Muharram
		Hemis in Ladakh
11	Jharkhand	Chhath
		Diwali
		Id
		Buddha Purnima
		Durga Puja
	(Tribal Festivals)	Sarhul
		Bandna
		S Sohraj
		Dasai
12	Karnataka	Mysore
		Dussera
		Karaga
		Ugadi (Kannada new year)
		Diwali
		Kar Hunnive
		Navaratri
		Yellu Amavasya
		Ramzan
13	Kerala	Onam
		Vishu
		Ramzan
		Christmas
		Aluva Shivatri
14	Madhya Pradesh	Tan Sen Music Festival-Gwalior
		Ustad Allauddin Festival-Maihar
		Kalidas Samaroh-Ujjain
		Festival of Dances Khajuraho
		Bhagoriya-Jhabua (Tribal)
		Holi
		Sravan Somvar
		Diwali
		Id
		Dussehra
		Shivaratri-Khajuraho
		Bhojpur
		Pachmarhi
		Ujjain
		Ramnavami-Chitrakoot
		Orcha
		Malwa
		Pachmarhi
15	Maharashtra	Ganesh Chaturthi
16	Manipur	Doljatra
		Lai Haraoba
		Rasa Leela
		Chei-raoba
		Ningol Chakouba
		Imoinu Irtapa
		Gaan-Nagai
		Lui-Nagai-ni
		Yaoshang (Holi)
		Mera Houcho-ngba
		Kut
		Id-ul-Fitr
		Christmas
17	Meghalaya	Shad Suk Mynsiem
		April 2nd week (Khasis)
		Wangala (Garos)
		Behdiengkhlam at Jowai
18	Mizoram	Chapchar Kut
		Mim Kut (Maize festival)
		Pawl kut (harvest)
		Christmas
		Easter
19	Nagaland	Hornbill festival
		Sekrenyi of Angamis
		Monyu
		Moatsu
		Tokhu Emong
		Tuluni of Semas
		Christmas
20	Orissa	Rath Yatra (Puri)
		Shraban Purnima
		Ashokastami
		Chandan Yatra
		Snana Yatra
		Konark festival
21	Punjab	Gurupurab
		Lohri
		Dussehra
		Diwali
		Holi
		Hola Mohalla
		Rauza Sharif Urs (Sirhind)
		Baisakhi (Talwandi Saboo)
		Chappar Mela
		Sheikh Farid Agam Purb (Faridkot)
		Shaheedi Jor mela (Sirhind)
		Harballah Sangeet Sammelan (Jalandhar)
22	Rajasthan	Deepawali
		Vijayadashmi
		Holi
		Teej
		Gan-gaur (Jaipur)
		Urs of Ajmer Sherif and Galia-kot
		Christmas
23	Sikkim	Maghey Sankranti
		Durga Puja
		Chaite Dasai (Nepali)
		Pang Lhabsol and Losar
		Namsoong and Tendong Hlo Rum Faat (Lepchas)
24	Tamil Nadu	Pongal
		Jallikattu
		Chitirai-Madurai
		Adiperukku
		Maha-magam
		Dance festical Maqmalapuram
		Kanthuri festival
		Karthigai festival
		Navaratri festival
		Music festival
25	Tripura	Makar Sankranti at Tirth-mukh and Unakoti
		Bengali new year
		Garia Puja
		Hozagiri
		Mansa Mangal
		Ker and Karachi Puja
		Ganga Puja
		Christmas
		Budh Purnima
		Ashokastami
		Sarad festival Rash Leela
		Jhulan Jatra
		Rath Jatra
26	Uttar Pradesh	Kumbh Mela
		Ardh Kumbh
		Kartik
		Pooranmasi
		Dewa Sharief
27	Uttaranchal	Kumbh Mela
		Ardh Kumbh
		Devidhura Mela
		Nanda Devi Mela
		Gauchar Mela
		Baisakhi & Maga Mela
		Uttaraini Mela
		Vishu Mela
		Peerane-Kaliyar
		Puranagiri Mela
28	West Bengal	Durga Puja
		Vasant Pan-chami
		Lakshimi puja
		Holi
		Sivaratri
		Janmashtmi
		Id-ul-Fitr


1	Andaman & Nicobar Islands
2	Chandigarh	Lodhi
		Baisakhi
3	Daman & Diu
4	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	Diwaso
		Bhawada
		Kali Puja
5	Delhi	Roshnara
		Shalimar
		Qutab
		Winter Carnival
		Garden Tourism & Mango
6	Lakshadweep
7	Pondichery	Mascarade (mask festival)
		Masimagam