| Festival | Season | Activity | |----------|--------|----------| | | Oct–Nov | Lamps, fireworks, sweets, new clothes. | | Holi | March | Colored powders, water, festive drinks (bhang, thandai). | | Eid-ul-Fitr | Variable | Prayers, charity, biryani, sewaiyan. | | Navratri/Dussehra | Sep–Oct | Garba dance, Ramleela, burning of Ravana effigies. | | Pongal/Makar Sankranti | Jan | Harvest, kites, sweet pongal rice. | | Ganesh Chaturthi | Aug–Sep | Clay idols, processions, immersion. |