Festivals of Jammu and Kashmir     

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Immerse in the spirit of Jammu and Kashmir by being part of its festive celebrations. This state is full of beautiful mountains, valleys, hills, rivers and what not! In fact, Jammu and Kashmir forms an ideal place to be described in poetry. Celebrating festivals is one of the interesting activities of the natives of this state.

People here love celebrating festivals like Lohri in January to celebrate the harvesting season and also to get relief from the cold season. Baisakhi is yet another popular festival celebrated here in April. Though, a basically Sikh festival, Baisakhi is celebrated with full enthusiasm in Jammu and Kashmir.

Navaratri is another important festival of this beautiful Indian state. These nine days of celebration are dedicated to Goddess Durga. In fact, this state houses the most religious shrine of the Goddess called, Vaishno Devi Shrine. Then, comes Ramnavami that is celebrated right after the Navaratri.

Natives of Jammu and Kashmir also celebrate Maha Shivratri and Diwali with interest. Chaitre Chaudash is a festival that is celebrated at Uttar Behni, situated at a distance of 25kms from Jammu. How can one ignore mentioning about Basant Panchami, while discussing about the festivals of Jammu and Kashmir.