List of Hindu festivals

The observance of these festivals often varies by region, with many being predominantly celebrated by particular sects or in specific areas of the Indian subcontinent.

However, if the festival occurs during kṛiṣhṇa paksha (the waning phase of the moon), the two traditions assign it to different but adjacent months.

Bhogi is a festival that symbolises renewal and transformation, during which people discard old, unused, or derelict items to make way for new beginnings.

This act represents the disposal of not only physical clutter but also old habits, vices, and attachments to relationships and material possessions.

Ritual pooja is performed every three hours, during which priests bathe the Shiva Lingam with a mixture of milk, yogurt, honey, ghee, sugar, and water, accompanied by the chanting of "Om Namah Shivaya" and the ringing of temple bells.

A jagran (night vigil) is also observed in many temples, where devotees gather to sing hymns and devotional songs in praise of Lord Shiva.

The celebrations include a rath yatra (chariot procession) carrying the idols of Lord Rama, his brother Lakshman, his wife Sita, and his devotee Hanuman from various temples.

In Andhra Pradesh, Ram Navami is observed for ten days, from Chaitra Saptami to Bahula Padyami (March/April).

Temples in the region often reenact the marriage ceremony of Lord Rama and Sita to commemorate the dual significance of this day as both their birth and wedding anniversary.

It is celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in the Hindi calendar month of Ashvin.

So every year lamps are lit to represent Rama finding his way back home after the harsh punishment of being sent to exile in the forest.