Shiv Jayanti
The birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, celebrated on 19 February with processions and programmes.
Read more about Shiv JayantiFestivals of Pune
The festivals Pune celebrates through the year, from Gudi Padwa to the Palkhi and Diwali.
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Pune celebrates all through the year. The old city lights up for Ganeshotsav and Diwali, lakhs of Varkaris walk through the city with the palkhis, Camp glows at Christmas and Eid, and in December the music lovers of India gather for the Sawai Gandharva festival.
Most Hindu festivals follow the lunar calendar, so their dates change every year. Check the date for the current year before you plan.
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
The birth anniversary of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on 14 April, marked in Pune with tributes at his statues, processions, music and lectures through the day and night.
Read more about Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar JayantiDiwali
The festival of lights: lamps, kandils, rangoli, faral and shopping crowds on Laxmi Road.
Read more about DiwaliPalkhi (Ashadhi Wari)
Every year the palkhis of Sant Dnyaneshwar and Sant Tukaram pass through Pune with lakhs of Varkaris walking to Pandharpur.
Read more about Palkhi (Ashadhi Wari)Gudi Padwa
The Marathi New Year: a gudi at every door, neem and jaggery, shrikhand puri, and shobha yatras with dhol tasha across Pune.
Read more about Gudi PadwaHoli and Rang Panchami
The festival of colours: a Holi bonfire and puran poli on the full moon night, then colours on Dhulivandan and again on Rang Panchami.
Read more about Holi and Rang PanchamiMaha Shivratri
The great night of Lord Shiva: fasting, bel leaves and milk on the Shivling, night-long prayers, and long queues at Pune's Shiva temples and at Bhimashankar.
Read more about Maha ShivratriDahi Handi
The day after Janmashtami, Govinda teams build human pyramids to break a pot of curd hung high above the street, to the beat of the dhol.
Read more about Dahi HandiEid
Ramzan Eid and Bakri Eid in Pune: the namaz at the Eidgahs, sheer khurma, new clothes and visits to friends, and Ramzan food streets in the evenings.
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Midnight mass, carols, stars and Christmas trees, plum cakes from Pune's old bakeries and lights on the streets, across the city.
Read more about ChristmasSawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav
One of India's most important classical music festivals, held in Pune every December since 1953.
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