Spring Festivals in India

India is home to some of the most exuberant festivals in the world, and some of the best take place to celebrate the change in seasons. Which is why we bring you some of the most celebrated Spring Festivals that welcome a new year of happiness and hopes of future prosperity:
Natyanjali Dance Festival, Tamil Nadu
The Festival predominantly celebrates Lord Shiva, the Universal dancer with utmost perfection and is held annually for five days in February or March in the Prakara of the Chidambara Temples in Tamil Nadu. This festival begins on the auspicious occasion of Mahashivratri. This dance festival is dedicated to the Lord of Dances and the Cosmic Dancer, Lord Nataraja with many dancers taking to the stage in the inner sanctum of the holy Chidambara Temples.
Chapchar Kut, Mizoram
A spring festival is all about honouring the farmer and wishing for a bountiful harvest and prosperity, songs and dance are sung for the almighty. On this day people of all ages, young and old, men and women dressed in their colourful costumes and distinctive head gears and pieces of jewellery, assemble and perform various folk dances, singing traditional songs accompanied by beating of drums, gongs and cymbals. One dance perennially popular is the Cheraw or the "bamboo dance," this is the most colourful and distinctive dance performed by Mizo women who skillfully perform a dance on the beats of bamboo sticks.
Magh Bihu, Assam
Also known as Bhogali Bihu and Maghar Domahi, Magh Bihu is the main harvest festival of Assam. Marking the end of harvesting season during the months of Magh (January-February), the event comprises of a week-long feast, bonfires and traditional Assamese games like bullfighting and tekeli bhonga (pot-breaking). 
Thrissur Pooram, Kerala
This is not a festival but a grand spectacle with diyas all around, colourful ‘Kudamattom’ (exchange of different types of parasols) and the famous ‘Elanjithara Melam’ (an assembly of percussion performance artists) along with a robust elephant procession is absolutely a treat. The grand eight-day festivities with Lord Krishna as the presiding deity. The competitive spirit of the drummers reverberates loudly in the air for many hours and audiences remain spellbound.
Basant Panchami, Pan India
Also called Vasant Panchami, this is a day that opens preparations for the arrival of spring. This also marks an indicator of preparing for the ‘Holika Dahan’ and Holi festival, which happens forty days after Basant Panchami. 
The Konkan Turtle Festival, Maharashtra
Taking place in the outstandingly picturesque Velas village, Ratnagiri Maharashtra, the Konkan Turtle Festival gives you the opportunity to see the endangered Olive Ridely turtles. Travellers and nature lovers from across the world come to this festival and take on a truly unforgettable journey of witnessing these exquisite creatures taking tiny footsteps in the vast, white sands of the Konkan. Much is in store on this Velas turtle festival tour, apart from turtle sightings. You can go on a village walk, go to the historic Bankot Fort and Harihareshwar temple and also satiate your taste buds by some truly authentic Konkani cuisine.
Mopin Festival, Arunachala Pradesh
The local residents of Arunachala Pradesh especially in Galo villages worship Mopin deity as she brings in prosperity, health and wealth in these villages through this noteworthy observance every year. It’s a popular agricultural festival celebrated by the Galo tribe. This must-see festival of Arunachal Pradesh is a five-day-long affair of illustrious carnivals, chanting of folk songs along with an elegant dance known as Popir to worship Goddess Mopin Ane.