List of Hindu festivals in Punjab
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This list of Punjabi Hindu festivals summarizes festivals observed in Punjab. These are based on the Bikrami calendar.[1] The festivals of Maghi and Vaisakhi are determined by the solar aspect and others on its lunar months.[clarification needed]
Observance and overview
Punjabi Hindus follow the Bikrami calendar to observe religious festivals.
List and descriptions of major Hindu Punjabi festivals
| Major Hindu Punjabi Festival | Date Observed (from year to year dates vary) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maghi | January 14 | This festival commemorates Uttarayan and is the Punjabi name for Makara Sankranti.[2] |
| Holi | March/Phalgun Purnima | Spring festival of colours.[3][4] |
| Rama Navami | Chaitra | Celebrates birth of Lord Rama.[4][5] |
| Hanuman Jayanti | March/Chaitra Purnima | In honour of Lord Hanuman.[4] |
| Maha Shivratri | Varies, February–March | In honour of Lord Shiva.[6][7] |
| Vaisakhi | April 13/Vaisakh | Punjabi new year. Falls on Mesha Sankranti. |
| Rakhri | Sawan full moon | Brothers and sisters day.[4][8] |
| Krishna Janmashtami | Shravana, Krishna Paksha, Ashtami | Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna.[4][5] |
| Sanjhi | Varies | To honour the Mother Goddess.[9] |
| Śrāddha | Second half of the month Bhadrapada | Remember ancestors. |
| Navratri | The tenth day of the lunar month Ashwin | To honour the Goddess Durga.[4][10] |
| Dussehra | the tenth day of the lunar month Ashwin | Celebrated defeat of Ravana by Lord Rama.[4][11] |
| Diwali | Kartik new moon | Celebrates return of Lord Rama and Sita to Ayodhya.[4][11] |
| Vishwakarma Puja | Day after Kartik new moon | Reverence to Vishwakarma, the God of architecture.[12] |
| Bhai Dooj known in Punjab/ Jammu as Tikka | Second Day of bright half of Kartik month | Brothers are sisters day celebrated two days after Diwali.[11] |
| Karwa Chauth | Fourth day after Kartik full moon | Women fast for the well being of their husbands and pray to the moon.[4][13][page needed] |
| Kartik Poornima | Full moon of Kartik | A Fair is held at Ram Tirath Mandir in Amritsar where the sons of Lord Rama, Luv and Kush are believed to have been born.[14] |
Other festivals
In addition to the above, Punjabi Hindus observe other Punjabi festivals such as, Basant Festival of Kites, Lohri, Teej and Gugga.
Gallery
Shiv Mandir, Gharraam, Patiala, Punjab
Baby Krishna
Sanjhi Mata Ji
Effigy of Ravana
Devi Talaab Mandir Jalandhar City, Punjab
