Indian Festivals, India’s Intangible Cultural Heritage UNESCO List, Handicrafts
Indian Festivals
India is a land of fasts and festivals. The Indian men and women observe these festivals throughout the year. These festivals are being observed from time immemorial. People are observing them right from the dawn of human civilization.
| Kumbha Mela |
- Held at all 4 places every 3 years by rotation (Allahabad, Haridwar, Nashik, Ujjain)
- Associated rivers: Ganga at Haridwar, the Sangam of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati at Allahabad, Godawari at Nashik, and Shipra at Ujjain
- Ardha Kumbh Mela: Haridwar and Prayag every 6 years
- Purna Kumbh Mela: Prayag every 12 years
- Maha Kumbh Mela: Prayag every 144 years
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| Holi |
- last full moon day of Phalguna
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| Maha Shivaratri |
- 13th night in Krishna Paksha of Phalguna
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| Navaratri |
- 9 forms of Shakti are worshipped on 9 nights
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| Vinayaga Chaturthi |
- On occasion of birth of Ganesha
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| Vasant Panchami |
- Worshiping Saraswati – the goddess of knowledge, music and art
- Children are taught to write their first words; Brahmins are fed; ancestral worship is performed; the god of love- Kamadeva is worshipped
- People usually wear yellow garments
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| Ramzan |
- Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and sexual relations from dawn until sunset
- Intended to teach Muslims about patience, humility & spirituality
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| Guru Purnima |
- Buddhists in the honour of lord Buddha who gave his first sermon on this day at Sarnath
- Hindus on this day offer Puja or pay respect to their Guru
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| Buddha Poornima |
- Birth anniversary of Lord Buddha
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| Christmas |
- Commemorate the birth of Jesus
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| Easter |
- Oldest and holiest Christian festival – the day when Jesus Christ was crucified
- On this day Jesus Christ rose from the dead and ascended into heaven
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| Thai Pongal |
- Harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Sri Lanka
- To thank the Sun God and farmstead livestock
- Boiling of milk in clay pot symbolize material abundance for household
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| Muharram |
- Celebrated on the 1st month of the Islamic calendar
- unlawful to fight during this month
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| Dree Festival |
- an agricultural rite, which is observed by Apatanis in Arunachal Pradesh
- involves sacrifice of fowls, eggs and animals to the sun & moon god to appease these Gods to avoid feminine
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UNESCO Representative List of India’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
| Vedic Chanting of India |
| Ramlila |
Traditional Performance of Ramayana |
| Nowruz |
Beginning of Persian calendar usually 21st march or +- 1 day. |
| Buddhist chanting |
Ladakh, J&K |
recitation of sacred Buddhist texts in the trans-Himalayan Ladakh |
| Ramman |
Garhwal Himalayas |
religious festival and ritual theatre (UK) |
| Kalbelia |
Rajasthan |
- folk songs and dances once professional snake handlers
- Today, women as serpent dancing on mens been
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| Chhau dance |
Orissa, Jharkhand, WB |
- episodes from epics including Mahabharata & Ramayana
- performed on Chaitra Parva
- origin traced to martial practices
- Performed at night on reed pipes mohuri and shehnai
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| Kutiyattam |
Kerala |
Sanskrit Theatre |
| Mudiyettu |
Kerala |
mythological tale of a battle between goddess Kali & demon Darika |
| Sankirtana |
Manipur |
Manipur singing, drumming and dancing ritual of Manipur |
| Thatherus Utensils |
Punjab |
Punjab Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil of Thatheras |
| Yoga |
Indian Handicrafts
| Kashmir |
Embroidered shawls, carpets, namdar silk and walnut wood furniture. |
| Rajasthan |
precious stone and jems + tie & dye (Bandhani) fabric + minakari work |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Bidri work and Pochampad saris |
| Tamil Nadu |
bronze sculpture and Kajeevaram silk saris |
| Mysore |
silk, sandalwood items |
| Kerala |
ivory carvings and rosewood furniture |
| Assam |
cane furniture |
| Bengal |
Bankura terracotta modelling and handloom items |
| Benaras |
Brocade & silk saris |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Chanderi and kosa silk |
| Lucknow |
chikan work (Zardozi Embroidery – Muslims in Lucknow) |
| Punjab |
Phulkari embroidery |
| Bengal |
Kantha embroidery |
| Orissa |
Patola embroidery |
| Budhhists |
Thangka painting |
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