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Ganesh or Vinayak Chaturthi
Ganesh or Vinayak
Chaturthi is celebrated to mark the birthday of Lord Ganesh or
Vinayak. This famous festival is celebrated with excitement
and enthusiasm throughout the country along with Andhra
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Visakha Utsav
The Visakha Utsav is a celebration of the arts, crafts and cuisine
of Visakahapatan district. It is celebrated from the
3rd Sunday of January in every year and the duration of the
festival is three days. |
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Sivaratri
Mahasivarathri
means the great night of Siva. It is believed that Lord Siva
was born in the form of a lingam on the night of Krishna
Chaturdasi
(14th day of the dark fortnight).
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Rayalaseema Food and Dance Festival
The Rayalaseema
Food and Dance Festival Organised in October to highlight the arts and
cuisine of Rasyalaseema area of Tirupati, Chitoor District. |
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Ugadi
Ugadi is the New Year's day in
andhra culture. It is celebrated every year after the
celebration of 'holi' in April-May |
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Moharrum
Moharrum
is a Muslim festival celebrated in Hyderabad. Other Muslim
festivals like Milad-un-Nabi and Id are
also celebrated with assemblies held at Mecca Masjid and at
Dar-us-Salaam. |
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Makara Sankranti
SANKRANTI is an important festival for
Telugus and people in rural Andhra look forward to this
harvest festival, which has diverse attractions for different
people. With crops harvested people have both wealth and
leisure to make merry with. |
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Lumbini Festival
The Lumbini festival celebrates
the Buddhist Heritage of andra
Pradesh. This festival is celebrated in Nagarjunasagar
and Hyderabad for three days from second Friday of December, every
year. |
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Diwali
The festival of light, is celebrated in
th entire country including Andhra Pradesh. This festival is dedicated
to the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi.
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Pongal (January)
Famous Pongal, the harvest festival, is celebrated
from the 13th to the 15th of January every year. It literally means
"boiling over" and is a celebration of the flourishing crops in the
fields. |
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Deccan Festival
The Deccan festival
is a celebration of Hyderabad's arts, crafts, culture and
cuisine. The highlight of the festival are the Pearls and
Bangles fair and a food fair. The festival also includes
cultural programs, food stalls, arts and craft shops etc.
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