Festivals – Mumbai’s Famous Festivals Celebrated Month Wise

“Understanding how Mumbai celebrates the festival’s with month wise list of festivals and specialty in details which also attracts lots of tourists around the world..”

One of the important attractions if staying in Mumbai is the way they celebrate every festivals, Among odd 25 to 30 list of festivals there are some like Navratri, Diwali (Festival of Light), Holi (Festival Of colors), Ganapati (Ganesh Festival), Krishna Janmashtami (Gopal Kala, Dahi Handi)  which are celebrated in masses pulling crowd in lakhs.

List Of Festivals (Month Wise)
In January

• Lohri ( A Festival where fire is worshiped, It always is on 13th of January every year in Mumbai.)
• Makar Sankranti (Always celebrated on 14th January worshiping SUN, So in Mumbai and other places whole day is spent by flying kites under sun light , This festival is also called as ‘Festival of Kites‘, A MAJOR FESTIVAL ATTRACTING TOURISTS).
• Pongal (The harvest festival of thanks giving by farmers to God for agriculture and crops given during harvest).

In February

• Mahashivratri (Here Maha means ‘grand’ and Shivratri means ‘Night of lord shiva’, So its a Night of Lord Shiva worshiping)

In March

• Holi (Festival Of Colors) (Major Attraction for Tourists, This Festival is all about Forgive and Forget all bad deeds and accepting others with love, Multi colored Holi festival is famous for throwing colors and water on each other and starting a fresh all forgiven relationships.
• Bikarami Samvat (A new year according to Hinduism, For chaitra navratras).
• Ram Navami ( Famous Ram navami Festival is Celebrated for Birth of Lord Rama / Ramchandra).
• Gudi Padva ( A new year day festival celebrated by Marathi (Maharashtrians) hindu Community).

In April

• Hanuman Jayanti (Birthday Celebrating Festival Of Lord Hanuman (The Monkey Looking God) who served Lord Rama for his whole life).
• Baisakhi (Festival of Punjabi’s in Mumbai Celebrated as thanks giving to God for Good Harvest).
• Parshuram Jayanti (Festival Celebrated as Birthday of ‘Parshurama’.

In May

No Festivals During the Month.

In June

No Festivals During the Month.

In July

• Guru Poornima ( Best moment of Vyaasa Poornima to Worship GURUs, Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara).

In August

• Divaso (A festival celebrated Mumbai by ‘Dhodias’ a hindu community).
• Rakhi (Raksha Bandhan) ( Rakhi Festival is celebrated as special and pure love between Brother and Sister where Sister ties a decorated thread called ‘Rakhi’ on brothers hand and gets the promise of taking care, safety for life. During Raksha Bandhan in Mumbai one can find people wearing Jabba (Traditional Clothes) and giving gifts to sisters.

In September

• Sri Krishna Janmashtami ( A Festival attracting visitors and tourist around world, Also known as ‘DAHI HANDI’ in Mumbai where people form a group to achieve a target of breaking a Pot filled with curd at about 10 to 50 and more feets by forming a unity of Human piramid, This festival is celebrated as Birthday of Lord Krishna)
• Ganesh Festival ( Also called Ganapati Festival again attracting lakhs of tourists, The Only festival now very famous around world attracting crowd in Lakhs for 10 days. Started by Indian Leader ‘Lokmanya Tilak’ as a way to get united and celebrate a healthy competition within all Groups having there own Lord Ganesha Idol. The crowd, police security is to be seen duing Visarjan day (Immersion) when the idol is sent back as Immersion process in water at famous beaches of Mumbai).
• Sraadh (A sad festival, Few days dedicated to PITRUS, Grand fathers and relatives died, Worshiping them).

In October

• Dussehra festival (Worshiping Godess DURGA, Killing RAVANA).
• Navratri (Festival Of Dance In Mumbai) (Celebrated as worship to Female God ‘Ambe’ fighting for 9 nights continously killing Evils and so name ‘Navratri’ where NAV means 9 and RATRI means nights. Youngsters enjoy this festive season by playing late night Dandiya and Garba ras, a folk dance of Gujrati community. Yet another Major Tourist Attraction festival).
• Sharad Punam (Also known as ‘Kojaagari Purnima,’ when Godess of Wealth Moves in Night and people plays Garbas and Dandiyas celebrating).
• Karva Chauth (Womens Festival in Mumbai, Where Married ladies keep fasting for there Husbands long life and success).

In November

• Vagh Baras (A Special days of Diwali Festival for Repaying Financial Debts Celebrated In Mumbai and all over).
• Dhan Teras (Celebrated worshiping Wealth and Money during this day of Diwali Festive).
• Diwali In Mumbai ( A Festival of Light, Spreading best wishes and luck for coming year by having lighting, candils, diya (diwa) at sparkling crackers, Going to neighbor home for Sweets and Rangoli).
• Govardhan Puja (A festival dedicate to Lord krishna).
• Bhai Beej (Festivals for Brothers, A day in Mumbai Diwali festive season)
• Labh Pacham (Also called ‘Labh Pancham’ when all Businesses in Mumbai owned by Hindus and Gujarati community starts there operations of money which was stopped temporarily after Vagh Baras).
• Dev Diwali ( A Special Diwali Day of festive season celebrated by GOD’s).

In December

• Christmas (Celebrating Christmas in Mumbai is Owsome as the Christian community enjoy this festive season in best posiible ways during winter).

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