India is a not only of different states and languages but also a land of festival and fair. Most of the festivals are welcomed on the basis of seasons, rains, and weather. Some festivals are celebrated as a occasion of celebration of birthdays of the divine. All over India , some festivals are most common , respective and honoured irrespective of caste and creed. At least once a year the images of the Gods are taken from their shrines to travel in procession around the whole area.

The images are carried on house wheeled carts or even on shoulders of human beings. They are beautifully decorated with flowers and garlands. Devotees gather in large number to pull the cart on which their almighty is placed. Peoplefrom different area, different states gather to worship their Gods.

In many areas this procession goes for a number of days.In South the temples are beautifully carved and sculptured. All the temples have their own ancient history. People of all religion gather to worship the God whether they may be Hindu, Sikhs, Christian or even muslims. Thus God is one and we should respect him irrespective of caste and culture.

There are a number of Hindu religious festivals that are officially recognized by the government as "closed holidays," on which work stops throughout the country. The biggest closed holiday festival occurs in the month of September-October. This is a ten day festival of Dussera, that occurs in the month of Aswin according to Hindu calender. Legends says , that this festival is celebrated on Ram's victory over Ravana and rescue of his wife Sita.

After Dussera , a few weeks later comes Diwalior festival of lights, celebrated in the month of Kartik(October-November).This day is considered as Goddess Laxmi's day as she is worshipped with her son Ganeshsa in every house and in every shop. The history of this festival is victory of Lord Krishna overt the demon Naraka but most devotees celebrate this festival on arrival of Lord Ram with his wife Sita and brother Laxman after 14 years exile. People light rows of lamps and place them on sills around their houses, set off gigantic amounts of fireworks, pray for wealth and good fortune, distribute sweets, and send greeting cards to friends and business associates.

The next Hindu festival is Mahavshivtri celebrated in the month of magha(January-February).On this day people visit temples, do fasting and also do jagran whole night. On the fourth day in the month of Bhadra (August-September) comes the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. People worship Lord Ganesh's idol and then after few days bathe the images in the rivers. Janmashtami, the birthday of Krishna , also occurs in the month of Bhadra.

Other common Hindu festivals include Ramanavami, the birthday of Ram in the month of Chaitra (March-April), Holi celebrated at the end of the month of Phalguna (February-March), also known as festival of colors, where people play tricks to squirt colors on others. These North Indian festivals are also common in different parts of the country. Thus festivals are the event of joy , happiness and amusement.