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| Festival | Region/Group | Key Practice | Lifestyle Impact | |----------|--------------|--------------|------------------| | Diwali | Pan-India | Lights, sweets, gambling (cards) | Deep cleaning home, new clothes, bonus spending | | Holi | North & West | Colors, bhang (cannabis drink) | Breaks social hierarchy – servants play with masters | | Durga Puja | East (Bengal) | 10-day goddess worship | Massive pandals, artistic competitions, return to hometowns | | Eid | Muslim communities | Prayers, biryani, new clothes | Interfaith greetings, shared sweets | | Pongal/Sankranti | South | Harvest, cattle decoration | Rural-urban reconnect, kite flying | | Ganesh Chaturthi | West (Maharashtra) | Idol immersion | Environmental debates (plaster idols polluting water) | gambling (cards) | Deep cleaning home