India Festival update 2025 : Check out what’s festival is on 14th April 2025 and where such festival will be observed in Indian . Read here the timing, date , ritual and other important information about this festival.
India is a land of festivals. Just after holi, here comes the Baisakhi, Goura Cheiraoba, Maha Vishuva Sankranti, Tamil New Year, Bihu, etc on 14th April 2025. The Baisakhi also called as Vausakhi is seen celebrated mostly by the sikh religion followers and the Goura Cheiraba in Manipur.
This 14th April is also Ambedkar Jayanti Day, and is an annual holiday in the Reserve Bank of India
In India, 14th April 2025 falls Sunday and it is a holiday for banks and government schools also.
Baisakhi Festival
As already mentioned above, this Baisakhi or Vaisakhi festival is a Sikh religion-based festival observed in India on 14th April this year. According to the various news sources and articles, it mentioned this day is the first day of the month Vaisakh, i.e the second month of the Nanakshahi and Punjabi Calendar.
What mainly you can observe is the people gathering happily along with harvest festival, where you can see sikh people visiting to nearby gurudwaras, melas, Kieran, Nishan sahi flag hoisting and public gatherings with sharing of foods and vegitable .
Most of the time this festival is celebrated on 13 April, but this year it falls on 14th April.
The Hindu also celebrate the first day of vaisakh believing the traditional solar new year. It is seen celebrated by Hindu also in state of India such as Assam, Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana , Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, UP, etc .
Goura Cheiraoba
The Goura Cheiraoba is a festival observed in Manipur after some days of the Sajibu Nongma Panba Meitei/Meitei Cheiraoba Day. And on this day, people prepare the feast and perform a ritual celebration. After the feast, various cultural as well as traditional programs are conducted in Manipur, including Thabal Chongba ( Folk dance of Manipur ), Hillock climbing, Sumang Leela, Eshei Nongmai, Seireng seidannaba ( poetry competition), social services like cleaning and sanitizing of locality,etc. If you ever visit Manipur during April month, then don’t miss this festival.
Maha Vishuba Shankranti
The 14th April 2025 is also Maha Bishuba Sankranti day celebration done in Odisha, India as a part of culture, tradition and religion. In this state, this day is considered the first day of the Mesa Solar month in Odisha. It is also known by another term as pana sankranti, odia nua barsa, etc.
The Tamil New Year
The Tamil New Year is also known by another name, i.e Puthandu, Varusha Pirappui, and it is celebrated as the first day of the Tamil year. On this day, i.e 14th April, it is observed in the Tamil Nadu state.
Bihu Festival
The great India most awaited festival of Assam, the Bihu, starts from 14th April and ends on 20th April 2025. This is believed by the Assamese people as New Year’s Day according to eh Hindu solar calendar. One interesting fact is that it is celebrated three times a year, and I mainly celebrate during the harvest time of crops and cereals in the state.
In conclusion, the 14th April 2025 is the same day for various festivals in India, such as Goura Cheiraoba, Vaisakhi, Bihu, etc. There are also various places in the southern Countries and other parts of the world that believe April as the first new year and others.