India is one of the most diverse countries in the world when it comes to culture. The celebration of holidays and festivals, whether traditional or religious, has always been an important part of Hindu culture. Hindu YUVA takes pride in celebrating some major festivals such as Ganesh Utsav, Janmashtami, Dussehra, Diwali, Makar Sankranti, Shivratri etc. The idea of festivals and their celebrations in India is to make it a community event, rather than a divisive event. It brings a whole community together to perform rituals and offerings to God. Hindu YUVA captures the essence of these festival by celebrating them here at Iowa State University and giving each student a feel of home. We understand that it may not be possible to plan each and every festival which is there in our culture. However, if you want to celebrate any of your festival and want us to facilitate the celebration, we would be pleased to do so. Hindu Yuva celebrates the following Hindu festivals here at Iowa State University.