Festivals of India Celebrate its Diverse Culture (Photos)

The Indian communities celebrate a diversity of festivals throughout the year that hold a great cultural value in the community life.
Festivals of India Celebrate its Diverse Culture (Photos)
People light oil lamps to celeberate Diwali, the festival of lights. It’s celebrated throughout the Indian subcontinent and in Indian communities around the world during the autumn harvest season in October or November. Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images
Venus Upadhayaya
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The Indian communities celebrate a diversity of festivals throughout the year that hold a great cultural value in the community life. Here’s what 2013 has in store:

Holi - March 27

A festival of colors; Indians celebrate Holi spraying each other with powder colors, water, and wild festivities around the country. The celebrations officially usher in spring.

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Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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