Celebrations of "Monsoon" in various regions of India

BENGAL

Festivals-Navanna is a harvest festival, not much unlike the Tamil festival Pongal, celebrated in West bengal. Navanna is celebrated in the eastern region of the Indian Subcontinent. Nava means new and Anna means grain. It is celebrated when the 'aman' paddy is harvested. Harvest festivals are an integral part of India. India is primarily an agricultural nation, and much of the harvest output depends on timely rainfall. So, the festivals are organized with huge grandeur to appease the gods so that the yields remain high all year long.

Rathayatra the oldest chariot festival in Bengal is celebrated during the early months of monsoon; it’s a week-long festival, where people swarm to have a share in pulling the ropes of the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balarama, and Subhadra. The journey starts from the temple (Puri) to Serampur Gundicha Bari and back.  

 Food – The well-known Bengali dish associated with monsoon is the Khichdi, Panchphoran, and Ghee. The best monsoon treats for the people in Bengal are Alu Chops, Egg rolls and Beguni.