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Uttar Pradesh Festivals
UP is the epicentre of Hindu India — Ayodhya (Rama), Mathura-Vrindavan (Krishna), Kashi (Shiva), and Prayagraj (Kumbh). Ram Navami at Ayodhya, Janmashtami at Mathura, Dev Deepavali at Kashi, and Diwali at Ayodhya (Deep Utsav) are the highest-attendance festivals. Kumbh Mela every 12 years is the world's largest gathering.
Makar Sankranti
📅 January 14
Snana at Sangam (Prayagraj)
Mahashivratri
📅 February-March
Grand at Kashi Vishwanath, Ayodhya
Holi
📅 March
Barsana Lathmar Holi, Vrindavan Phoolon ki Holi
Ram Navami
📅 March-April
Rama's birth at Ayodhya — grand celebrations
Krishna Janmashtami
📅 August-September
Mathura-Vrindavan midnight birth celebrations
Dev Deepavali (Kashi)
📅 November (Kartik Purnima)
Varanasi ghats lit with millions of diyas
Diwali (Ayodhya Deep Utsav)
📅 October-November
Ayodhya lights 25 lakh diyas on Ram Ki Paidi
Chhath Puja (4 days)
📅 November
4-day sun worship — huge in eastern UP
Kumbh Mela
📅 Every 12 years
Largest human gathering on Earth
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