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India has at least 30 major festivals celebrated nationwide or regionally.

| Festival | Religion | Timing | Key Activities | |----------|----------|--------|----------------| | Diwali | Hindu | Oct-Nov | Lamps, fireworks, sweets, new clothes; symbolizes light over darkness | | Holi | Hindu | March | Colored powders, water guns, bonfires; spring festival | | Eid-ul-Fitr | Muslim | End of Ramadan | Prayers, charity, feasts (s biryani, sheer khurma) | | Dussehra/Durga Puja | Hindu | Sep-Oct | Burning of Ravana effigies (north); huge goddess idols (east) | | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu | Aug-Sep | Clay idols of elephant-headed god, public processions, immersion | | Navratri | Hindu | Sep-Oct | Nine nights of dance (Garba/Dandiya), fasting | | Christmas | Christian | Dec 25 | Cakes, carols, midnight mass (especially Goa, Kerala, NE states) | | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Sikh | Nov | Processions, langar (free community meal) | | Pongal/Makar Sankranti | Hindu | Jan | Harvest festival, flying kites, cooking rice in new pots | | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu | Aug | Sisters tie a protective thread on brothers' wrists |

Tip for visitors: Check the lunar calendar; festival dates shift each year. India has at least 30 major festivals celebrated

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