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Festivals by State
A compact, tabular revision of the signature festivals of Indian States and Union Territories, plus harvest festivals and major fairs, for CAPF Paper I static GK
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One screen per section. Cover the right column and test yourself. Festivals paired to their home State are durable static facts. Begin with the harvest festivals (a perennial favourite for one-mark questions), then the signature festivals by State.
| Festival |
State / region |
| Pongal |
Tamil Nadu |
| Makar Sankranti |
Across north and west India |
| Lohri |
Punjab |
| Bihu |
Assam |
| Onam |
Kerala |
| Baisakhi |
Punjab |
| Nuakhai |
Odisha |
| Wangala (Hundred Drums) |
Meghalaya (Garo) |
| State / UT |
Festivals |
| Jammu and Kashmir |
Tulip Festival, Hemis (Ladakh) |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Kullu Dussehra |
| Punjab |
Lohri, Baisakhi, Hola Mohalla |
| Rajasthan |
Pushkar Fair, Desert Festival (Jaisalmer), Teej |
| Gujarat |
Navratri, Rann Utsav, Kite Festival |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Kumbh Mela (Prayagraj), Ramlila |
| Maharashtra |
Ganesh Chaturthi, Gudi Padwa |
| State |
Festivals |
| Tamil Nadu |
Pongal, Thaipusam |
| Kerala |
Onam, Thrissur Pooram, Vishu |
| Karnataka |
Mysuru Dasara, Ugadi |
| Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
Ugadi, Bonalu, Bathukamma |
| Goa |
Carnival, Shigmo |
| State |
Festivals |
| West Bengal |
Durga Puja, Poila Boishakh |
| Odisha |
Rath Yatra (Puri), Konark Dance Festival |
| Bihar |
Chhath Puja |
| Jharkhand |
Sarhul, Karma |
| Assam |
Bihu (three: Bohag, Kati, Magh) |
| Nagaland |
Hornbill Festival |
| Manipur |
Sangai Festival, Yaoshang |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
Losar, Mopin, Solung |
| Sikkim |
Losar, Saga Dawa |
| Mizoram |
Chapchar Kut |
| Meghalaya |
Wangala, Shad Suk Mynsiem |
| Tripura |
Kharchi Puja |
| Mizoram and Manipur (general) |
Tribal harvest and seed-sowing festivals |
| Peg |
Recall |
| Festival of the Nagas |
Hornbill Festival |
| Kerala harvest festival |
Onam |
| Tamil harvest festival |
Pongal |
| Mysuru's grand festival |
Dasara |
| Bihar's sun-worship festival |
Chhath Puja |
| Rajasthan's camel-trading fair |
Pushkar Fair |