| Delhi
Festival - Events |
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| Birthday
of Guru Gobind Singh Ji |
January,
Sikh festival, throughout the city |
| Lohri |
13
January, Hindu holiday celebrated with bonfires, throughout
the city |
| Republic
Day |
26
January, public holiday with a parade along Rajpath, throughout
the city |
| Martyr’s
Day |
30
January, commemoration of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination,
Raj Ghat, throughout the city |
| Holi |
6
March, Hindu festival of harvest and fertility on the day
after the full moon, throughout the city |
| Baisakhi |
13
April, Sikh festival, throughout the city |
| Martyrdom
of Guru Arjan Dev Ji |
16
June, Sikh festival, throughout the city |
| Navratri |
September/October,
Hindu festival, throughout the city |
| Janamashtami |
August,
anniversary of Krishna’s birth, throughout the city
mainly Lakshmi Narayan Mandir |
| Independence
Day |
15
August, national holiday,throughout the city |
| Dusshera |
October,
Hindu festival, throughout the city |
| Qutub
Festival |
October,
three-day festival of classical music and dance, Qutub Minar,
Sharad Pournima |
| Diwali |
12
November, Hindu New Year festival, throughout the city |
| Martyrdom
of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji |
November,
Sikh festival, throughout the city |
| Birthday
of Guru Nanak Dev Ji |
26
November, throughout the city |
| Martyrdom
of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji |
November,
Sikh festival, throughout the city |
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| (Dates are calculated
according to the Hindu and Nanakshahi Era calendars, which vary
against the Gregorian calendar.) |
| Useful
travel links |
| Delhi
Festivals |
information about festivals
in Delhi |
| Festivals |
list of festivals
around the world |
| Festivals
in Delhi |
list of festivals celebrated
in Delhi |
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