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🌏 All Major Hindu Festivals in India – 2025 Guide for Puja Preparation

India is the land of festivals, and Hinduism celebrates dozens of vibrant, spiritually meaningful occasions throughout the year. At Ravi Kumkum Store, we help you prepare for every festival with authentic puja samagri, delivered to your doorstep.

Here is a month-wise list of the most celebrated Hindu festivals in 2025, their significance, and what you need to perform the rituals. We’ve also included some interesting facts, regional variations, and ritual highlights to enrich your celebration.

✅ January

Makar Sankranti (Jan 14): Celebrates the sun’s transition into Capricorn, marking the start of longer days. In Maharashtra, people say “Tilgul ghya, god god bola.”
Pongal (Jan 15–18): Tamil harvest festival with rituals dedicated to Surya. Homes are decorated with kolam (rangoli), and sweet pongal is prepared.

Essentials: Tilgul, sugarcane, turmeric plants, clay pots, diyas, jaggery, sesame seeds.

✅ February

Vasant Panchami (Feb 2): Worship of Goddess Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom, music, and art. Students place books near Saraswati’s idol.

Essentials: Yellow flowers, books, notebooks, sweets, white clothes, Saraswati idol.

✅ March

Maha Shivratri (Mar 1): Devotees fast and offer bilva leaves, milk, and datura to Lord Shiva. Night-long japa and bhajans are common.
Holi (Mar 13–14): The festival of colors, joy, and the triumph of good over evil. Begins with Holika Dahan and followed by rangwali Holi.

Essentials: Bel patra, milk, bhang, gulal (organic colors), water pichkaris, wood for Holika pyre.

✅ April

Ram Navami (Apr 6): Celebrates Lord Rama’s birth. Temples recite Ramayana and kirtans.
Hanuman Jayanti (Apr 12): Devotees offer red sindoor, laddoo, and chant Hanuman Chalisa.

Essentials: Red flowers, sindoor, bananas, tulsi leaves, Hanuman Chalisa book, ghee.

✅ May

Akshaya Tritiya (May 1): Auspicious for buying gold and starting new ventures. It is believed that anything started today grows endlessly.

Essentials: Ganga jal, tulsi, rice grains, haldi, silver coins, sweets.

✅ July

Guru Purnima (Jul 13): Honoring teachers and spiritual gurus. Disciples offer puja and dakshina.

Essentials: Flowers, incense, sweets, diya, yellow cloth, Guru Stotra.

✅ August

Nag Panchami (Aug 1): Worship of serpent gods. Devotees offer milk at snake temples or anthills.
Raksha Bandhan (Aug 9): Celebrates sibling bond with rakhi tying ceremony and gift exchange.
Janmashtami (Aug 16): Birth of Lord Krishna. Fasting, midnight puja, and dahi handi celebrations in Maharashtra.

Essentials: Rakhi, sweets, flute, butter, tulsi, Krishna idol, mor pankh.

✅ September

Ganesh Chaturthi (Sep 6): Celebrates Lord Ganesha’s birth. Ganesha idols are installed in homes and public pandals.

Essentials: Clay idols, modak, durva grass, red flowers, coconut, kalash, aarti book.

✅ October

Navratri (Sep 29 – Oct 7): 9-night worship of 9 forms of Goddess Durga. Devotees fast and perform garba/dandiya.
Dussehra (Oct 8): Victory of Lord Rama over Ravana. Ramlila performances and effigy burning are common.
Karwa Chauth (Oct 30): Married women fast for the well-being of their husbands and break the fast after sighting the moon.

Essentials: Kalash, garba thali, red chunri, bangles, sindoor, sieve, diya.

✅ November

Dhanteras (Nov 1): Start of Diwali season. People buy utensils, gold, and clean their homes.
Diwali (Nov 3): Festival of lights, celebrating the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya.
Bhai Dooj (Nov 6): Sisters perform aarti and pray for their brothers’ long life.

Essentials: Diyas, candles, Lakshmi-Ganesh idols, toran, rangoli colors, sweets, silver coins.

✅ December

Gita Jayanti (Dec 11): The day Lord Krishna revealed the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna during the Mahabharata.

Essentials: Holy books, incense, Gita paath samagri, diya, fruits.

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