
14 Most Famous Religious festivals of India
Indian festivals are famous all around the world. India is a culture rich country that celebrates many festivals in a year. Even the list of holidays in India is more than elsewhere in the world. India as a nation emphasizes more on culture and tradition. So the respect for all the religions and their beliefs is also on the top priority here. Festivals bring in the joy of togetherness and festive moods. Each festival observed in India has its own significance, for example, Diwali for Hindus, Eid for Muslims, Christmas for Christians etc. To experience each one of them is like living a thousand lives in a single one. So lets start to explore the tradition and beliefs for some of the famous festivals in India.
1. Diwali - among festivals of lights
This famous Indian festival is also well known for illuminating our lives. In the present time all world celebrate Diwali cheerfully. This festival gives a ground-breaking message of the triumph of good over evil.

Families enjoy the Diwali festival starting the day with Laxmi pooja. People wear new dresses, they bring sweets and diyas in their home. Ladies clean and decorate their houses with lighting lamps and rangolis. Celebrating Diwali festival is the best way to enhance the brotherhood among people and even the goodness within you.
2. Janmashtmi
On this day people celebrate Lord Krishna's birthday, this festival is very popular in North India. But mainly, this festival happens in Vrindavan and Mathura, the originating place of Krishna in Uttar Pradesh.

Here, the temples are also loaded up with crowds, fasting on this propitious day and waiting for the high priest to reveal the Krishna Idol on the exact time of birth. Rest everywhere else, the celebration is praised with much fervor, with projects in the nearby communities the life stories of Lords Krishna in an artistic way.
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3. Christmas
Christmas is a famous and most important festival of Christians. They celebrate this day as the birthday of Jesus Christ. The percentage of Christianity is more than any other religion in the world, so it is one of the most observed festival all around the World. In India people of all religions celebrate this festival. That's why India is an unique country, you may not find this kind of enthusiasm anywhere else.




















