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Indians
do not celebrate without any reason. Hundreds of events take place throughout
the year in different regions of the country. People plan the events very carefully
and celebrate them with pomp and gaiety when the time arrives. There may be hundreds
of such events but that does not mean that some events are less important than
the others. It is also interesting to note that sometimes a single fair or festival
is celebrated in different ways in various regions of the country. The visitor
may fail to comprehend this fact, nevertheless it offers a lot of thrill and excitement
to tourists whenever they visit India. Infact, India with its diverse culture
and traditions is famous for her many fairs and festivals. Given below is a list
of major festivals and fairs. | Andhra Pradesh Sankranti: January Kakatlya Festival: January Intentional Kite Festival: January Lumbini Festival: March/April Deccan Festival: April Vijaynangar Festival: October Girijan Festival: November Assam Bihu Festival: April Ambubashi Mela: June Tea Festival: November/December Bihar Deo Mahotsav: Feb/March Vaishali Mahotsav: Feb/March Mithila Mahotsav: April/May Rajglr Mahotsav: October , Buddha Festival: November Chandigarh Garden Festival: February , Delhi Jahan-e-khusrau: March Qutub Festival: September Garden Festival: February Chandni Chowk Festival: Nov/Dec Goa Carnival: February Shigmo: February Goa Food and Cultural Festival: Nov/Dec Gujarat Katchh Festival: March Janamashtami: July/August Tarnetar Festival: September Haryana Vintage Car Rally: February Balsakhi: April Mango Festival: June/July Teej: August Geets Jayanti: Nov/Dec Himachal Pradesh Shimla Summer Festival: May/June Kullu-Dussehra Festival: October Lavi Fair: November Jammu & Kashmir Ladakh Festival: September Kerala Great Elephant: March/January Nishagandi Dance Festival: February Nehru Trophy Boat Race: August Onam Celebrations: August Madhya Pradesh Khajuraho Festival: February/March Tansen Festival: December |
Maharashtra Elephants Festival: February Ganesh/Pune Festival: September Ellora Festival: December Mizoram Pawlkot Festival: Dec./January, Chapcharkut Festival: February Mimkut Festival: August/September Manipur Kut Festival: November Meghalaya Nongren Dance Festival: October Shadsuk Mynsiem: April Garoga Wangala: Oct/Nov Nagaland Sekrenyi Festival: February Moastii Festival: May. Hornbill Festival: December, Orissa Chhou Festival: April Rath Yatra: July Konark Dance Festival: December Pondicherry Fete de Pondicherry/yoga Festival: January Punjab Holla Mohala Anandpur Saheb: March Vaisakhi: April Rajasthan Camel Festival: January Dest Festival: February Elephant Festival: March Gangaur Festival: April Marwar Festival: October Pushkar: November Sikkim Hossar: February Bumchu: February Saga Dawa: May/June Pang Lhabsol: Aug/Sept Lossong: December Tamil Nadu Pongal: January Natyanjali Festival: February Silk Festival: October Mamallapuram Dance Festival: Nov/Dec Tea and Tourism Festival: Nov/Dec Uttar Pradesh Taj Mahotsav: February Lucknow Festival: November Avadh Festival: November West Bengal Shantiniketan Festival: January Vishnupur Festival: December |
| Name of Festival | Month |
| New Year's Day Guru Govind Singh's Birthday; Bhogi (South India) Makaradi Snana, Makar Sankranti, Pongal (South India) Mattu Pongal (South India), Floating Festival |
January |
| Basant Panchami/Sri Panchami, Idu'l Zuha (Bakrid) Guru Ravi Das's Birthday Shivaji Jayanti . Swami Dayananad Saraswati Jayanti |
February |
| Maha Shivratri B'day of Sri Ramakrishna Ash Wednesday Muharram Holika Dahan Dola Yatra (in West Bengal) Holie Maha Shivratri Jamshedi Naoroj (Parsi) |
March |
| Indian New Year's Day Chaitra Sukladi (Gudi, Padava, „Udagi, Cheti, Chand) Gangaur (Gouri Tritiya), Ramanavami Vaisaki (Punjab, Haryana, HP, Delhi & Orissa) Meshadi Tamil New Year's Day Mahavir Jayanti Vishu (Kerala) Vaisakhadi (Bengal) Bahag Bihu (Assam), Good Friday. Easter |
April |
| Pooram (Trichur Pooram) Meenakshi Kalyanam , Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad, (B'day of Prophet Mohammed) Buddha Purnima Ascension Day (Holy Thursday) , |
May |
| Jamatri Sasthi (Bengal) Fatiha Yazdahum , |
June |
| Rath Yatra |
July |
| Teej Naga Panchami Raksha Bandhan Amarnath Yatra Gayatri Japam Janmashtami Parsi New Year's Day Ganesh Chaturthi |
August |
| Onam (Thiru Onam Day) Hazrat Ali's Birthday Biswakarama Puja Mahalaya Amavasya Maharaja Agrasen's Jayanti |
September |
| Durga Puja Ayudha Puja Vijaya Dasami, Dussera (Ramlila) Kojagari lakshmi Puja Maharshi Valmiki's B'day Shab-I-Barat Kali Puja Vijay Dasami, Dussera (Bengal and Kerala) Lakshmi Puja Deepavali (Diwali) Govardhan Puja Kartika Sukladi Bhai Duj/Bhratri Dvitiya Chat (Bihar) |
October |
| Jagadhatri Puja Guru Nanak's Birthday Pushkar Fair Jamat-ul-Vida Shab-I-Qadr (22nd day of Ramzan) Idu'l Fitr Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day |
November |
| Christmas Guru Govind Singh's Birthday |
December |
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