List of Banaras Hindu University festivals

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Banaras Hindu University Festivals
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Several annual festivals are celebrated at different levels in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU).

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Official festivals

Apart from the three national day festivals, [1] [2] [3] the following festivals are celebrated at an official level in the university:

BHU Foundation Day Ceremony in 1916 BHU Foundation Day Ceremony 1916.jpg
BHU Foundation Day Ceremony in 1916
Name of Faculty/Institute/CollegeName of the FestivalDatesReferences
Banaras Hindu University Foundation DayOn Vasant Panchami [5] [6] [7] [8]
Banaras Hindu University Spandan (Intra-university festival and competition)February–March [9] [10] [11]
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Kashiyatra January [12] [13] [14]
Institute of Science, BHU AakankshaFebruary–March [15] [16] [17]
Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU SrishtiFebruary–March [18] [19] [20]
Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU ElixirFebruary–March [21] [22] [23]
Institute of Management Studies, BHU UnnayanFebruary–March [24] [25] [26]
Faculty of Arts, BHU SanskritiFebruary–March [27] [28] [29]
Faculty of Social Sciences, BHU AbhikalpanFebruary–March [30] [31] [32]
Law School, BHU SrijanDecember, or February–March [33] [34] [35]
DAV PG College, BHU UdaanJune–July [36] [37] [38]
Banaras Hindu University Malviya JayantiDecember [39] [40]

Other festivals

Some other festivals celebrated in the Banaras Hindu University at a non-official, students' level include:

4-day Northeast festival in BHU Varanasi 2019.jpg
4 day Northeast festival at BHU in 2019 [41]

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