North Indian Festivals

Four-day sun worship festival; devotees fast and offer arghya at rivers

ಮಹತ್ವ: Gratitude to Sun god for sustaining life

Married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for husbands' longevity

ಮಹತ್ವ: Marital love and longevity

Harvest bonfire festival marking end of winter solstice

ಮಹತ್ವ: Harvest; warmth; new births