Along with the diverse cultures that reside within itself, India also hosts a massive number of festivals around the year for tourists to enjoy.
Indian’s festivals is one of the many things that attract countless number of tourists traveling to India every year. If you plan to go on a trip to India and enjoy its colorful and diverse festivals, you will never run out of festivals to attend to. Today, Illume-eMag will introduce to you a few festivals that you can attend when traveling to India.
Ganesha festival
Ganesha festival is a festival in India that takes place from mid-August to mid-September every year. It is one of the most important Hindu festivals of the year in India, celebrating the birth of the elephant-headed god Ganesh. In Indian mythology, Ganesha is the son of the god Siva and the goddess Parvati. According to Hindus, Ganesha is the god of wisdom, always bringing good luck and happiness to people. Therefore, Ganesha is the most loved in India. The Ganesha statue is paraded everywhere from the countryside to the city. On the last day of the festival, the image of the god Ganesh is placed on a chariot and carried through the cities before being released into a river, pond, or sea.
Holi festival
This color festival is usually held annually in the middle of March, this is a special festival in India of the Hindu community. During this traditional festival in India, festival-goers throw gouache or color it with water and throw it at each other. The person who receives more colors is considered to have more luck that year. On that day, going out on the street will not recognize anyone, because everyone’s face and clothes are colorful, it takes a few days to wash them off.
Theemithi Festival
Theemithi festival is based on the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata and honors the heroine of the story. Draupadi, who proved his innocence by walking barefoot through the fire, had no problem. Those who worshiped that heroine drew inspiration from that story and prayed to Draupadi to ease the suffering in their lives. Walking on a ember is a way to show respect to the people. Theemithi festival lasts about three months, starting in the Tamil month of Aadi (around July or August). The festival consists of various rituals and ends with the fire-walking ceremony in October. It is considered to be a festival that includes the most difficult rituals in Tamil culture.
Diwali festival
This is a traditional festival in India and also the main Hindu festival which is held for 5 days to welcome a new year in Hinduism and also to show the power of righteousness, especially the victory of God. hero Lord Rama and his wife Sita before the bad guys. This festival takes place around mid-October or November of the year.
Naga Panchami Festival
Kind month (between July and August) is considered a sacred time for Indians. With thousands of Hindu devotees come together to participate in the Snake festival (Naga Panchami). This is one of the ancient festivals of the people here. On this happy day, the snakes will be taken by the family man to bathe with “milk”. Because according to Hindus, this action will wash away bad luck in the family. For Hindus, they believe that snakes are the supreme deity. Seeing the cobra, they will be blessed with many blessings.