1.Diwali..Festival of lights..
2.Holi..Festival of colours..
3.Krishnashtami..Occassion of the birth of krishna..
4.Sallikattu..Package of coins..
5.Karwa chaut..Women pray for their men..
6.Durga Puja..Worshipping goddess durga..
7.Navaratri..Nine nights..
8.Dussehra..The day of victory..
9.Ram navami..birthday celebration of rama..
10.Ganesh Chaturthi..Ganesh anniversary celebration..
11.Dahi Handi..Pots filled with yogurt..
12.Makar Sankranti..Transition of Sun into Capricorn..
13.Raksha Bandhan..Brother-sister relationship..
14.Mahashivaratri..Great Night of Shiva..
15.Chhath Puja..Sky worshipping..
16.Kumbh mela..River-bank pilgrimage..
Little tradition based on folk art and literature
Now surpasses the elite tradition in Vedas
Fah lah lah lah where dowries are often given back.
Where the Raksha Bandhan festival originated
Now celebrated on Full Moon day of Shravana
Sisters express devotion to their brothers
Their sworn protectors for life
Fah lah lah lah a festival steeped in tradition.
By placing shoots of barley on their heads
or tying tassel plums of thread on their wrists
Domestic priests of Kishan Garhi utter a blessing
For which they are rewarded with cash
Fah lah lah lah Where is my brother’s rakhi?
Sisters are brought back to village of origin for ceremony
They can honor a voluntary kin if they have no brothers
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