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This article describes different festivals celebrated in ancient India as revealed by the epics Mahabharata and Ramayana. Ancient Indian festivals like mountain festival of Raivataka, festival of Brahma, the bamboo festival etc were found mention in the epic Mahabharata. The epic Ramayana also mentiones about several other festivals or events that lead to modern day festivals like Divali (celebrated when Raghava Rama returned to Kosala Kingdom from Lanka slaying Ravana). This festival was

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Raivataka mountain was a mountain mentioned in the epic Mahabharata. It was mentioned as situated in the Anarta Kingdom. People from Dwaraka visited this mountain and worshipped it. They celebrated it as a grand festival. This mountain is identified to be the Girnar mountains in Gujarat.