{"success":true,"festivals":[{"date":"2026-01-14","name":"Makar Sankranti","hindi":"मकर संक्रांति","significance":"Sun enters Capricorn — harvest festival, kite flying, til-gur","puja":"Surya Puja at sunrise, donate sesame seeds","states":"All India — Pongal in South, Lohri in Punjab"},{"date":"2026-01-26","name":"Republic Day","hindi":"गणतंत्र दिवस","significance":"National holiday","puja":"Patriotic observance","states":"All India"},{"date":"2026-02-14","name":"Basant Panchami","hindi":"बसंत पंचमी","significance":"Goddess Saraswati birthday — spring begins","puja":"Saraswati Puja, wear yellow, keep books for blessing","states":"All India"},{"date":"2026-02-26","name":"Maha Shivratri","hindi":"महाशिवरात्रि","significance":"Lord Shiva's great night — most powerful Shiva festival","puja":"All-night jagran, Rudrabhishek, fast, chant Om Namah Shivaya","states":"All India"},{"date":"2026-03-14","name":"Holi","hindi":"होली","significance":"Festival of colors — victory of good over evil (Prahlad-Holika)","puja":"Holika Dahan night before, Rangwali Holi next day","states":"North & Central India primarily"},{"date":"2026-03-25","name":"Chaitra Navratri Begins","hindi":"चैत्र नवरात्रि","significance":"9 nights of Goddess Durga worship in spring","puja":"Daily Durga Aarti, fast, Kanya Pujan on Day 8","states":"All India"},{"date":"2026-04-02","name":"Ram Navami","hindi":"रामनवमी","significance":"Lord Rama's birthday — end of Chaitra Navratri","puja":"Ram Katha, fast, Rama Puja, distribute Prasad","states":"All India"},{"date":"2026-04-06","name":"Hanuman Jayanti","hindi":"हनुमान जयंती","significance":"Lord Hanuman's birthday","puja":"Hanuman Puja, Chalisa 5x, offer sindoor and ladoo","states":"All India"},{"date":"2026-04-14","name":"Baisakhi / Tamil New Year","hindi":"बैसाखी","significance":"Harvest festival, Sikh New Year, Punjabi New Year","puja":"Gurudwara visit, bhangra, community feast","states":"Punjab, Haryana, Tamil Nadu"},{"date":"2026-05-15","name":"Buddha 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celebration","puja":"Fast until midnight, Krishna Puja at 12 AM, Dahi Handi","states":"All India — Mathura-Vrindavan is special"},{"date":"2026-09-18","name":"Ganesh Chaturthi","hindi":"गणेश चतुर्थी","significance":"Lord Ganesha's birthday — 10-day festival","puja":"Ganesh idol installation, daily Aarti, Visarjan on Day 10","states":"Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra — celebrated across India"},{"date":"2026-10-01","name":"Sharad Navratri Begins","hindi":"शारदीय नवरात्रि","significance":"9 nights of Goddess Durga — most celebrated Navratri","puja":"Garba, dandiya, daily Aarti, fast, Kanya Pujan","states":"All India"},{"date":"2026-10-09","name":"Dussehra / Vijayadashami","hindi":"दशहरा","significance":"Victory of Lord Rama over Ravana — good over evil","puja":"Ravana effigy burning, Ramlila, Shami tree worship","states":"All India"},{"date":"2026-10-28","name":"Karva Chauth","hindi":"करवा चौथ","significance":"Wives fast for husbands' long life — moonrise breaking of fast","puja":"Fast 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India"},{"date":"2026-12-25","name":"Christmas","hindi":"क्रिसमस","significance":"Birthday of Jesus Christ","puja":"Church visit, charity, gift-giving","states":"All India"}]}