List of Hindu festivals in Punjab

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.

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
MaghiJanuary 14This festival commemorates Uttarayan and is the Punjabi name for Makara Sankranti.[2]
HoliMarch/Phalgun PurnimaSpring festival of colours.[3][4]
Rama NavamiChaitraCelebrates birth of Lord Rama.[4][5]
Hanuman JayantiMarch/Chaitra PurnimaIn honour of Lord Hanuman.[4]
Maha ShivratriVariesIn honour of Lord Shiva.[6][7]
VaisakhiApril 13/VaisakhPunjabi new year. Falls on Mesha Sankranti.
Raksha BandhanSawan full moonBrothers and sisters day.[4][8]
Krishna JanmashtamiShravana, Krishna Paksha, AshtamiCelebrates the birth of Lord Krishna.[4][5]
SanjhiVariesTo honour the Mother Goddess.[9]
ŚrāddhaSecond half of the month BhadrapadaRemember ancestors.
NavratriThe tenth day of the lunar month AshwinTo honour the Goddess Durga.[4][10]
Dussehrathe tenth day of the lunar month AshwinCelebrated defeat of Ravana by Lord Rama.[4][11]
DiwaliKartik new moonCelebrates return of Lord Rama and Sita to Ayodhia.[4][11]
Vishwakarma DayDay after Kartik new moonReverence to the God of architecture.[12]
Bhai Dooj known in Punjab asVariesBrothers are sisters day celebrated two days after Diwali.[11]
Karwa ChauthFourth day after Kartik full moonWomen fast for the well being of their husbands and pray to the moon.[4][13]
Kartik PoornimaFull moon of KartikA 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, Teej and Gugga.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tej Bhatia (2013). Punjabi. Routledge. pp. 208–212. ISBN 978-1-136-89460-2.
  2. ↑ drikpanchang
  3. ↑ Hindustan Times 18 03 2014 Archived 2014-12-11 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Punjabiyat: The Cultural Heritage and Ethos of the People of Punjab by Jasbir SIngh Khurana Hemkunt Publishers (P) Ltd ISBN 978-81-7010-395-0
  5. 1 2 http://www.indtravel.com/punjab/festival.html
  6. ↑ Office Holidays
  7. ↑ The Times of India 20 02 2012
  8. ↑ Hindustan Times 10 08 2014 Archived 2014-12-11 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ Alop ho riha Punjabi virsa by Harkesh Singh Kehal Pub Lokgeet Parkashan ISBN 81-7142-869-X
  10. ↑ Durga Puja
  11. 1 2 3 http://www.bharatonline.com/punjab/festivals/index.html
  12. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  13. ↑ Madhusree Dutta, Neera Adarkar, Majlis Organization (Bombay), The nation, the state, and Indian identity, Popular Prakashan, 1996, ISBN 978-81-85604-09-1, ... originally was practised by women in Punjab and parts of UP, is gaining tremendous popularity ...
  14. ↑ The Tribune 14 11 2008
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