Ganesh Chaturthi & Other Festivals of Kokan


The Kokani People are a generous and bubbly individuals by nature. Their adoration for festivity is profoundly established in their way of life and it discovers its demeanor through the different celebrations celebrated consistently.

A portion of the Main Festivals celebrated in the Kokan range are: Diwali, Dassera, Gudhi Padwa, Ganesh Chaturthi, Narali poornima, Holi, Nag Panchami and Makar Sankranti.

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