North Indian Festivals

Festivals prominent in UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Haryana

Chhath Puja

📅 Kartika Shukla Shashthi

lunar

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

ప్రాముఖ్యత: Gratitude to Sun god for sustaining life

📅 Kartika Krishna Chaturthi

lunar

Married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for husbands' longevity

ప్రాముఖ్యత: Marital love and longevity

📅 January 13 (Solar)

solar

Harvest bonfire festival marking end of winter solstice

ప్రాముఖ్యత: Harvest; warmth; new births