Informative, colorful and animated presentation about some (specifically seven festivals are mentioned in the ppt) out of the many festivals India is known for. Hope this presentation helps you!

2. India, the land of varied culture and
traditions, is a land of festivals and fairs.
It is a land of festivity, religious as well
as folkloristic. Wherever you go, to the
north or south, west or east you would be
able to enjoy a festival every moth or so. Be
it religious or cultural, it gives everyone the
opportunity to enjoy and join the festivity.
Festivals are the time to rejoice and have
fun. Following are some of India’s most
enjoyed festivals.

3. Diwali also known as the "festival of lights", is a five-day Hindu
festival which starts on Dhanteras. For Hindus, Diwali is one of the
most important festivals of the year and is celebrated in families by
performing traditional activities together in their homes.Diwali
involves the lighting of small clay lamps filled with oil to signify the
triumph of good over evil. These lamps are kept on during the night
and one's house is cleaned, both done in order to make the goddess
Lakshmi feel welcome.

5. Holi is a spring festival also known as festival
of colors. It is an ancient Hindu religious
festival which has become popular with nonHindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as
people of other communities. Holi celebrations
start with a Holika bonfire on the night before
Holi where people gather, sing and dance. The
next morning is free for all carnival of colors,
where everyone plays, chases and colors each
other with dry powder and colored water, with
some carrying water guns and colored waterfilled balloons for their water fight. Anyone and
everyone is fair game, friend or stranger, rich
or poor, man or woman, children and elders.

7. Bihu denotes a set of three different cultural festivals of Assam
and celebrated by the Assamese diaspora around the world.
Though they owe their origins to ancient rites and practices they
have taken definite urban features and have become popular
festivals in urban and commercialized milieus in the recent
decades. One includes the Assamese new year celebrated in
April. Bihu is also used to imply Bihu dance and Bihu folk
songs. The Rongali Bihu or the Bohag Bihu is an important
festival of Assam. The most important festivals of Assam are
the Bihus, celebrated with fun in abundance by all Assamese
people irrespective of caste, creed, and belief.

9. Ganesha Chaturthi is the Hindu festival celebrated
on the birthday (rebirth) of the lord Ganesha, the son
of Shiva and Parvati. It is believed that Lord Ganesh
bestows his presence on earth for all his devotees
during this festival. It is the day when Ganesha was
born. Ganesha is widely worshiped as the god of
wisdom, prosperity and good fortune and
traditionally invoked at the beginning of any new
venture or at the start of travel. The festival, also
known as Vinayaka Chaturthi ("festival of Ganesha") is
observed in the Hindu calendar month of
Bhaadrapada.

11. Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated in South India
at the end of the harvest season. It is one of the most
important festivals celebrated by the Tamils in the
Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the Indian Union
Territory of Puducherry and Sri Lanka. Pongal
marks the beginning of the northward journey of the
Sun from its southernmost-limit, a movement
traditionally referred to as uttarayana. The word
pongal itself refers to the "boiling over" of milk and
rice during the month of Thai.Tamils thank the Sun
god (Surya) for the good harvest and consecrate the
first grain to him on this 'Surya Mangalyam'.
Tamilians decorate their homes with banana and
mango leaves and embellish the floor with decorative
patterns drawn using rice flour.

13. Onam is a Hindu festival celebrated by the
people of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India. It is
also the Harvest festival of Kerala with State
holidays on 4 days starting from Onam Eve
(Uthradom) to the 4th Onam Day. Onam
Festival falls during the Malayalam month of
Chingam (Aug - Sep) and marks the
commemoration of Vamana avatara of Vishnu
and the subsequent homecoming of mythical King
Mahabali. Onam is reminiscent of Kerala's
agrarian past, as it is considered to be a
harvest festival.In Kerala, it is the festival
celebrated with most number of cultural
elements such as Vallam Kali, Pulikkali,
Pookkalam, Onatthappan, Thumbi Thullal,