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Festivals




Festivals

India is a country of many cultures and religions. It celebrates festivals of various faiths and special interest groups. A few festivals are common to most parts of India, but many states and regions also have local festivals depending on prevalent religious and linguistic demographics. Festivals in India are just as vibrant as its cultural fabric. They are colourful, full of life and most of all touch the very soul of its people. The entire nation is lit up with the diyas of Diwali and all corners of it hear the chimes of the Christmas bell. And, if Holi immerses the nation in its varied hues, the delicacies of Id are savoured by one and all. The citizens of this country are ever ready to celebrate the joy called life. Listed below are some of the most loved festivals of India. However given the diversity of this country, there are festivals all year round and it will be our pleasure to design a special tour around a particular festival, or showcase a festival which may be taking place around the same dates of your travel to India.

January

     

  • Bikaner Festival - Rajasthan

  • Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday- Punjab

  • Float Festival, Madurai - Tamil Nadu

  • Kerala Village Fair - Kovalam,Kerala

  • Lohri - Punjab, Delhi

  • Makar Sankranti - Maharashtra, Karnataka, Bihar, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh, Telangana.

  • Mamallapuram Dance Festival - Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

  • Modhera Dance Festival, Sun Temple Modhera - Gujarat

  • Nagaur Cattle Fair - Rajasthan

  • National Kite Festival - Ahmedabad, Gujarat

  • Pattadakkal Dance Festival - Karnataka

  • Pongal - Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh

  • Republic Day

  • Vasant Panchami or Saraswati Puja - North India and West Bengal

  • Joydev Kenduli Mela

February

     

  • Khajuraho Dance Festival - Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh

  • Deccan Festival - Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

  • Desert Festival -Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

  • Eid-Milad-ul-Nabi

  • Elephanta Festival - Mumbai

  • Goa Carnival - Goa

  • Mahashivratri

  • Nishagandhi Dance Festival - Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

  • Rose Festival - Chandigarh

  • Surajkund Crafts Mela - Haryana

  • Taj Mahotsav - Agra, Uttar Pradesh

  • Thai Pusam - Tamil Nadu

  • Garden Festival - Delhi

  • International Yoga Week - Rishikesh, Uttaranchal

March

     

  • Chapchar Kut - Mizoram

  • Elephant Festival - Jaipur, Rajasthan

  • Gudi Padwa or Ugadi - Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka

  • Holi

  • Hoysala Mahotsava - Belur-Halebid, Karnataka

  • International Flower Festival - Sikkim

  • Mewar Festival, Udaipur, Rajasthan

  • Natyanjali Festival - Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu

  • Ellora Festival - Maharashtra

April

     

  • Baisakhi - Punjab

  • Bihu - Assam

  • Good Friday & Easter

  • MahavirJayanthi

  • Ramnavami

  • Vishu - Kerala

  • Budh Purnima

  • Pooram, Thrissur - Kerala

May

     

  • Ganga Dussehra - North India

June

     

  • Hemis Festival - Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir

  • Rath Yatra - Orissa

  • Sindhu Darshan Festival - Leh, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir

  • Urs - Ajmer, Rajasthan

July

     

  • Ashadi Ekadashi - Pandharpur

  • International Mango Festival - Delhi

  • Champakkulam Boat Race - Kerala

  • Guru Purnima

  • Nag Panchami - West Bengal, Maharashtra and South India

August

     

  • Id-ul-Fittr

  • Independence Day

  • Janmashtami

  • Nehru Trophy Boat Race - Kerala

  • Onam - Kerala

  • Raksha Bandhan - North India

  • Teej - Rajasthan and Chandigarh

September

     

  • Ganesh Chaturthi - Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala

  • Tarnetar Mela ,Saurasthra - Gujarat

  • Pune Festival - Maharashtra

October

     

  • Durga Puja - West Bengal

  • Dussehra

  • Diwali

  • Id-ul-Zuha (Bakr-Id)

  • Marwar Festival - Jodhpur, Rajasthan

  • Navaratri

  • Rajgir Dance Festival - Bihar

November

     

  • Hampi Festival - Karnataka

  • Ka Pomblang Nongkrem - Shillong, Meghalaya

  • Lucknow Festival - Uttar Pradesh

  • Muharram

  • Pushkar Fair - Rajasthan

  • Sonepur Mela - Bihar

  • Guru Purab - Punjab

December

     

  • Kartik Ekadashi

  • Konark Dance Festival - Orissa

  • Chennai Dance & Music Festival - Tamil Nadu

  • Christmas

  • Kurushetra Festival - Haryana

  • Island Tourism Festival - Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

  • PoushMela in Shantiniketan - Bengal

  • GangaGangasagar Mela, Bengalsagar Mela - Bengal

  • Vishnupur Mela