Hindu Calendar  

'The great night of Shiva' is celebrated every year towards the end of winter, ushering in spring and new life. Shivratri is believed to be the night that Shiva and Parvati got married. Hence it's the celebration of the amalgamation of the male power and female power that helps maintain a balance in the world

According to the Hindu calendar, Makar Sankranti is celebrated as the festival of harvest. Also, pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah were featured on kites sold across Punjab.

Bhai Dooj or Bhai Phonta is a festival celebrated in India on the second lunar day of Shukla Paksha, according to the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar or during the Shalivahan Shaka calendar month of Kartika. In the southern part of the country, the day is celebrated as Yama Dwitiya.
 

Guru Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of the Shakha Samavat in the Hindu calendar. The festival commemorates the goodness of spiritual gurus and teachers as devotees thank their gurus for enlightenment.
 

Ugadi is one of the most important festivals in Karnataka as it marks the beginning of the new Hindu calendar.  On the occasion of Ugadi, families in Karnataka prepare a simple yet auspicious dish, known as Bevu-Bella. It is made using six ingredients - signifying the various tastes of life and also that of human emotions.
 

The waari is an egalitarian pilgrimage with the common goal to reach Pandharpur and take Darshan of Lord Vitthal on Aashadhi Ekadasi