Indian Festivals 2022: List of Holidays & Festivals in India

List of Indian Festivals & Holidays 2022 Month-wise

Indian Festival List 2022: There’s never a month in India where there’s no festivity celebration, from January till December, the country is full of festivities. But, the most joyful and vibrant months of the year happens to be from October up to December.

For this reason, travellers are attracted to visit India and experience this multicultural festivity which is full of love, life, colour, joy and happiness. These festivals bring a wave of excitement and happiness and it doesn’t matter, it’s a big or small one, people love to celebrate and enjoy the pleasures of festivity, fun and enjoyment. Whether it’s the arrival of spring celebration or just even a cultural one,  people are akin to celebrating life.

Popular Festivals of India 2022

Diwali

Diwali is a Hindu festival of lights which symbolises the victory of light over evil, darkness etc. It’s celebrated through home decorations, Diya, lights, prayers, feasts etc.

In India, Diwali is a national holiday and is celebrated throughout the country. On the eve of Diwali, people worship Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi. The puja place is cleaned and decorated using live flowers, dhoop batti, which is followed by chanting mantras. In the end, aarti is done to cumulate the Diwali pujan.

Holi
Holi is a popular Hindu festival celebrated through the festival of colours and love. Holi is now celebrated in many parts of the world.

It is a festival which is a sign of the victory of good. The eve of Holi marks the arrival of spring along with the end of the winter season. Holi also marks the commencement of the season of spring harvest. According to the Hindu Calendar, Holi is celebrated in the month of Phalguna.

Ramadan
Ramadan or Ramazan is a festival celebrated by the Muslim community as the month for fasting, reflection and prayers.

In the Islamic calendar, the festival is celebrated in the 9th month. For all Muslims all around the world, Ramadan or Ramazan is a month of fasting (sawm), prayer, and reflection. In India and other countries, the festival duration is from one sighting of the crescent moon to the next.

Maha Shivratri
Maha Shivratri is a Hindu festival celebrated yearly to honour Lord Shiva which is observed through fasting and worship of Lingam.

Mahashivratri is also known as the night when Lord Shiva performed the heavenly dance. Every year, 12 Shivratri are observed, from which Maha Shivratri is the most prominent one. This is the night when Shiva and Shakti converge. According to the Hindu calendar, this solemn festival is also significant in overcoming darkness and ignorance in life.

Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan is a popular Hindu festival to celebrate a brother-sister relationship. It is also celebrated in Nepal and around the world.

Raksha Bandhan is observed on Purnima or the full moon day according to the Hindu calendar month of Shravan. This day a sister ties a thread on the wrist of her brother, which is significant of her love and trust in him. In return, the brother promises to keep her happy and protect her from the evil of all types.

Navaratri
Navaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated yearly in the month of autumn. It marks the last five days of Durga  Puja.

The festival is celebrated to mark the defeat of Mahishasur by the great Goddess Durga. During Navratri, the message which is given to all the devotees is that good always prevails over evil. Based on the Hindu calendar, this festival is celebrated mainly twice a year and all the devotees observe fast, which is broken on the last day, after performing the pooja and Aarti.

Dussehra
Dussehra is one of the major Hindu festivals celebrated at the end of Navaratri by putting tika on the forehead, prayers and many religious rituals.

Dashmi will fall on October 5, 2022, according to the Hindu Calendar. This is also the 10th day of Durga Puja. Also known as Vijayadashami, the Dussehra date, time, history, and significance are well known among all the devotees. Dussehra marks the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana, along with the triumph of Goddess Durga over Mahishasur, a powerful demon.

Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi is a Hindus festival celebrating the arrival of Ganesh with his mother Goddess Parvati.

Also known as Vinayak Chaturthi, it is a 10-day festival, during which the god of prosperity – Lord Ganesha is celebrated. According to the Hindu Calendar, Ganesh Chaturthi starts on the 4th day of the 6th month of Bhadrapada (August–September).