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Work and education halt for festivals, which are community-wide events. There are three national holidays (Republic Day, Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti) and dozens of religious ones.

| Festival | Significance | Lifestyle Impact | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Diwali (Oct-Nov) | Festival of Lights (victory of light over dark) | Deep cleaning of homes, exchanging sweets, lighting lamps, fireworks. | | Holi (March) | Festival of Colors (spring arrival) | Throwing colored powder, water balloons, community feasting. | | Durga Puja / Navratri (Sept-Oct) | Victory of Goddess Durga | 9 nights of dance (Garba/Dandiya), massive idol immersion processions. | | Eid-ul-Fitr | End of Ramadan (Muslim) | New clothes, sweet vermicelli (sheer khurma), charity (Zakat). | | Pongal / Onam (Jan/Aug-Sept) | Harvest festivals (Tamil Nadu/Kerala) | Cooking rice pudding in clay pots, snake boat races, flower carpets. |

If you think every day is a festival in India, you’re nearly right. The calendar is a relentless parade of color, light, and devotion. www desi bpcom exclusive

Beyond the grand festivals, life is punctuated by daily pujas (prayers), rangoli (colored powder designs drawn at doorsteps each morning), and the sound of temple bells.

Indian food content has evolved from "curry" to exploring micro-cuisines. Work and education halt for festivals, which are

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