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Learn about the various dates and festivals that are celebrated as New Year's Day in different regions and religions of India. The new year can be based on solar, lunar, lunisolar or fixed calendars, and varies from March to April or October to December.
Rajasthan is the largest state in India by area and has 35 cities and towns with populations above 100,000. See the table of projected and actual populations, areas and categories of these cities and towns in 2031, 2021, 2011 and 2001.
Learn about the diverse and rich traditions of Hindu festivals, celebrated on fixed or lunisolar dates across the globe. Find out the names, meanings, and observance periods of major Hindu festivals, such as Diwali, Holi, and Navaratri.
Karva Chauth is a Hindu festival celebrated by married women in Northern and Western India on the fourth day of the dark-fortnight of Kartika. The festival involves fasting, praying, and exchanging gifts with friends and relatives, and it is based on lunisolar Hindu calendar dates.
The Hindu calendar is one of various lunisolar calendars used in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia for religious and social purposes. It has different regional variations, names and new year dates, and inserts an extra month every 32–33 months to adjust for the seasons.
Makar Sankranti is a Hindu festival that marks the transition of the sun from Sagittarius to Capricorn. It is celebrated with various rituals, fairs, kite flying, and feasts across India and other countries.
Ugadi or Yugadi is the Hindu New Year celebrated in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Goa in India. It falls on the first day of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Chaitra, usually in late March or early April, and involves various rituals, decorations, food and gifts.
Rajasthan is the largest state of India by area, located in the northwestern region. It has diverse geography, from the Thar desert to the Aravalli hills, and a rich cultural heritage, influenced by Rajput, Mughal and British rule.