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Deccan Festivals :- The deccan festival highlights Hyderabad's
arts, crafts, culture and cusine. This festival also includes a Pearls and
Bangles fair and a food fair. Cultural programs, food stalls arts and craft
shops etc. is also organized.
Lumbini Festival :- This festival is organized to celebrate the
Buddhist Heritage of Andra Pradesh. The festival is celebrated in
Nagarjunasagar and Hyderabad for three days from 2nd Friday of December
every year.
Makara Sankranti :- In January, Sankranti also known as the
harvest festival, marks the entry of the sun into the northern hemisphere.
The day, held auspicious by Hindus, is marked by worship of the Sun God and
kite flying. Houses are decorated with rangolis. Seasonal celebrations,
temple festivals, tribal traditions are joyful occasions. Makara Sankranti,
a 3-day festival in mid January, marks the reaping of a harvest. It is also
the festival of kites.
Ugadi :- This native New Year comes soon after the
celebration of 'holy' in April-May. Spring is considered as the first season
of this native New Year of Andra
Vinayak Chaturthi :- The day is celebrated with devotion and
enthusiasm throughout the country, because on that day Lord Ganesh was born.
Every year the largest Ganesh Idol is installed at Khairatbad in Hyderabad
that is taller than thirty feet. On the 11th day of celebration, processions
converge at Hussain Sager Lake. The ten-day Ganesh festival concludes with
the immersion of Ganesh idols in the lake.
Moharrum :- Moharrum is celebrated in Hyderabad,
Muslims also celebrate Milad-un-Nabi with assemblies held Mecca
Masjid and at Dar-us-Salaam. Traditionally, the Muharram period lasts over a
month and is observed by Muslims and Hindus with temperance. On the 8th and
10th days of Muharram, people of all religions pay respect at Chote Hazrat
ki Dargah, inside Devan Devadi, in Hyderabad. Muharram of Hyderabad is
considered as popular as the morning of Benaras, the evening of Oudh the
Dasara of Mysore. |
