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India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.^[1] All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols.^[2] Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including festivals listed below.

States

List of Indian state festivals
State	Common name^[3]	Binomial name^[4]
Andhra Pradesh	Ahobilam Paruveta Utsavam	Ahobilam Paruveta Utsavam
Arunachal Pradesh	Losar festival	Tibetan New Year
Assam	Bihu	Assamese festival
Bihar	Chhath Puja	Chhath Puja/Bihari festival
Chhattisgarh	Bastar Dussehra	Bastar Dussehra/Chhattisgarhi festival
Goa	Novidade	Novidade/Konnos
Gujarat	Kavant Mela	Kavant Mela
Haryana	Vaisakhi	Vaisakhi
Himachal Pradesh	Spring festival (India)	Vasantotsava/Pipal Jatra
Jharkhand	Bhagta Parab	Bhagta Parab
Karnataka	Mysore Dasara	Mysore Dasara/Kannadiga festival
Kerala	Onam	Onam/Malayali festival
Madhya Pradesh	Bhagoria Haat	Bhagoria Haat
Maharashtra	Dahi Handi	Gopal Kala/Utlotsavam
Manipur	Yaosang	Yaoshang/Thabal chongba
Meghalaya	Mawkynting	Mawkynting
Mizoram	Chapchar Kut ‎	Chapchar Kut/Mizo festival
Nagaland	Hornbill Festival	Naga-Hornbill festival
Odisha	Ratha Yatra	Ratha Yatra
Punjab	Lohri	Lohri/Punjabi festival
Rajasthan	Gangaur	Gangaur
Sikkim	Losar	Losar/Sikkimese festival
Tamil Nadu	Pongal (festival)	Pongal/Tamil festival
Telangana	Bathukamma	Bathukamma
Tripura	Buisu	Buisu festival
Uttar Pradesh	Ramlila	Ramlila festival
Uttarakhand	Phool Dei	Phool Dei
West Bengal	Durga Puja	Durga Puja

Union territories

List of Indian state festivals (Union territories)
Union territory	Common name^[3]	Binomial name^[4]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Chandigarh
Delhi	Basant-festival	Basant-festival Kite-flying
Lakshadweep
Puducherry

References

^ "States and Union Territories". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "National Symbols". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "IUCN redlist". IUCN. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

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[1] "States and Union Territories". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[Symbol-2] "National Symbols". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

[ENVIS-3] "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

[Name-4] "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

[IUCN-5] "IUCN redlist". IUCN. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

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