In this Article, We would like to study about Famous festival of India. In the end of the Article, you have provided some multiple choice questions which gives you an idea about type of questions asked in various examinations from this topic.
Famous Festival of India
1. National Tribal dance festival
It is a grand festival celebrated by the Government of Chhattisgarh which is organized by the Tourism and Cultural Department of the Government of Chhattisgarh.
This festival is being celebrated since 2019 and its 3rd edition in 2022 was celebrated from 1 November 2022 in Raipur on the occasion of Foundation Day of Chhattisgarh.
2. Tokhü Emong Festival, Nagaland
It is a festival celebrated by the “Lotha Naga” ethnic group of Nagaland state of India. It is celebrated for nine days after the harvest, in which the village priest collects edible items in a basket from house to house. This collection is dedicated to the Earth God and the God of the Sky.
3. Pushkar Fair
This fair is organized in Pushkar town near Ajmer city of Rajasthan state of India in which people from all over the country participate. This fair is famous for Livestock trading. Apart from animal trading, various cultural events also take place here. It is a Famous festival of India.
4. International Gita Mahotsav
It is celebrated every year in Kurukshetra by the Government of Haryana. But this year (2023) it will be organized in Sydney, Australia. It is a Famous festival of India and U.S.A.
5. Vedic Clocks
A clock based on Vedic calculations has been installed in the city of Ujjain in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This is the first such clock which is based on Vedic calculations.
6. The wangala
This is a Famous festival of India state of Meghalaya which is known as 100 drums festival. It is Celebrated by the Garo tribes of Meghalaya. This festival is dedicated to Lord Surya, who is worshiped by the Garo tribes every year in September-October after the harvest.
7. Rising Sun water fest-2022
This event is organized by the state of Meghalaya at Umiam Lake. Various types of sports events such as rowing and sailing are organized in this. The youth of the North Eastern states participate in this event. Through this festival, the Government of Meghalaya also promotes tourism in its state.
8. Hornbill Festival
It is celebrated every year in the first week of December by the Tourism Department and Cultural Department of Nagaland. This festival is also known as festival of festivals because it represents all the ethnic groups of Nagaland.
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9. Losar
It is a festival celebrated by Buddhists of countries like India, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan etc. It is celebrated every year in the month of February or March as Tibetan New Year. In 2023, this festival was celebrated between 21st February to 23rd February. It celebrated in the month of spring, people clean and decorate their homes and prepare offerings to their deities. This festival is celebrated in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Ladakh etc.
Following are the spring festivals of some states
| Table: 1 | |
| Andhra Pradesh | Ugadi |
| Assam | Rangoli Bihu |
| Kerala | Onam |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Losar |
10. Saga Dawa
It is a traditional festival of Buddhism which commemorates three important events in the life of Buddha. People make donations to religious organizations and monasteries on this festival day, which falls on the full moon day of the fourth lunar month of the Tibetan calendar, as it is believed that the return of good work done on this day is 300 times. It is mainly celebrated in Sikkim.
11. Ambubachi Mela
This Mela is organized in the month of June in the Kamakhya temple located in Guwahati, in which people of Hindu religion take part. Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati is one of the 51 Shakti Peeth.
12. North East Festival 2022
The 10th edition of this festival was held in New Delhi in 2022. The main objective of this festival is to provide an opportunity to the entrepreneurs of North East State to showcase their skills. Organized by the Ministry of MSME, the festival showcases music, dance, drama, arts, etc. from the North East state. This festival also promotes tourism in the North East state.
MCQs on Famous Festival of India
Q.1 National Tribal dance festival 2023 was Organized by which state government?
i) Assam
ii) Jharkhand
iii) Chhattisgarh
iv) Sikkim
Q.2 Tokhü Emong Festival celebrated in which state?
i) Manipur
ii) Nagaland
iii) Mizoram
iv) Arunachal Pradesh
Q.3 Pushkar Fair Organized in which state of India?
i) Punjab
ii) Gujarat
iii) Rajasthan
iv) Maharashtra
Q.4 International Gita Mahotsav is celebrated by which state Government?
i) Uttar Pradesh
ii) Rajasthan
iii) Haryana
iv) Delhi
Q.5 International Gita Mahotsav-2023 will organized in which of the following cities?
i) London
ii) Sydney
iii) Kurukshetra
iv) Kyoto
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Q.6 India’s first Vedic Clock has been installed in which of the following cities of India?
i) Bhopal
ii) Ujjain
iii) Varanasi
iv) Haridwar
Q.7 The “Wangala” is a famous festival of which of the following state of India?
i) Manipur
ii) Tripura
iii) Meghalaya
iv) Nagaland
Q.8 Rising Sun water festival organized at which of the following lake of India?
i) Wular lake
ii) Dal lake
iii) Pangong lake
iv) Umiam Lake
Q.9 Which of the following festival is also known as “Tibetan New Year”?
i)Hornbill Festival
ii) Losar Festival
iii)Saga Dawa
iv) Hemis Festival
Q.10 Hornbill Festival is celebrated by Nagaland Government in which Month?
i) November
ii) January
iii) October
iv) December
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Q.11 10th edition of North East Festival was held in…?
i) Guwahati
ii) Raipur
iii) Ranchi
iv) New Delhi
Q.12 National Tribal dance festival-2022 was celebrated on… in ….City?
i) 1st December, Raipur
ii) 1st January, Jaipur
iii) 1st December, Raipur
iv) 1st November, Raipur
Q.13 Saga Dawa festival is mainly celebrated in which state?
i) Uttar Pradesh
ii) Punjab
iii) Sikkim
iv) West Bengal
Q.14 Ambubachi Mela is organised in the campus of…?
i) Tripuri temple
ii) Kamakhya temple
iii) Kedarnath temple
iv) None of these
Q.15 Which of the following is the spring festival of Arunachal Pradesh?
i) Onam
ii) Losar
iii) Ugadi
iv) Bihu