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Jammu and Kashmir celebrates several festivals. The festive season begins with Lohri which marks the end of the cold season. Dance and music goes on for several hours around the bonfire by young boys and girls. Holi is celebrated by people of all he com munities where people spray colors on each other. Jammu is crowded during Navratri with pilgrims returning from Vaishna Devi mandir. Other festivals celebrated in Jammu and Kashmir are Guru Ravi Das's birthday, Navroz, I'd, Diwali, Mahavir Jayanti and Buddha Jayanti.

Month

Date

Festival

Place

January

10 - 11

Yuru Kabgyat

Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

January

13

Lohri

Jammu and Kashmir

January

31 - 1

Spitok Gustor Zanskar

Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

February

8

Basant Panchmi

Jammu and Kashmir

March

14 - 15

Stok Guru Tse-Cue

Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

March

18 - 19

Matho Nagrang

Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

March

21

Navroz

Jammu and Kashmir

April

16

Baisakhi

Jammu and Kashmir

June

1 - 3

Sindhu Darshan Festival

Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

June

9

Kheer Bhawani

Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

June

15

Buddha Purnima

Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

June

29 - 13

Amarnath Yatra

Jammu and Kashmir

July

10 - 11

Hemis Festival

Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

July

27 - 28

Gustor Festival

Zanskar, Jammu and Kashmir

July

27 - 28

Zanskar Karsha Gustor

Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

July

28 - 29

Shachukul Gustor

Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

August

1 - 2

Phyang Tsedup

Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

August

2 - 23

Korzok Gustor

Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

August

8 - 9

Dak-Thok Tse-Chu

Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

August

12 - 13

Sant Naro Nasjal

Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

November

13 - 14

Thiksay Gustor

Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

November

23 - 24

Chemrey Angchok

Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

December

20

Galdan Namchot

Leh, Jammu and Kashmir

December

25

Losar

Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir