I hope this section on festivals gave you basic information on some of the wonderful Indian festivals. There is a lot more more in depth information available in books, and of course on the web. Below is a list of some sites. This will provide a starting place to learn more about Indian festivals. Please also check my section on Indian culture. That has information on issues that are related to the festivals.

List of Indian holidays - 2002

The Hindu Calendar

The incarnations of Vishnu

http://india.indiagov.org/culture/festival/festival.htm - A site maintained by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India; has details on Indian festivals

http://www.kolkata.net/puja99/ - A site about Durga Puja 1999, in Calcutta; also has details about this festival

http://www.allindia.com/durga/ - About Durga Puja 1998

http://www.allindia.com/durgapuja/intro.htm - More about various aspects of Durga Puja

http://www.diwalimela.com/ - A site about Diwali

http://www.indiaexpress.com/faith/festivals/ - Features various articles on Indian festivals

http://holidays.bfn.org/holi/ - Articles on Holi; also send e-greeting on Holi

http://www.rediff.com/travel/1999/aug/20onam1.htm - A site about Onam

http://www.bawarchi.com/festivals/index.html - A collection of articles on Indian festivals and some special cuisines associated with them

You can send a customized electronic greeting for various Indian festival by a few clicks

http://216.34.146.178/durgapuja.html

http://www.tamilpages.com/greetingcards/diwali.shtml

http://www.bluemountain.com/eng/hindu/diwali.html

http://www.diwalimela.com/dgreetings/diya1.htm

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