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INDIAN FESTIVAL DATES FOR 2015

January

Festival Place

1 - 13 Saptak Music Festival (Ahmedabad) Ahmedabad, Gujarat

1 New Year (All over India) All over India

1 - 15 All India Industrial Exhibition (Numaish) (Nampally Grounds,

Hyderabad)

Nampally Grounds, Hyderabad, Andhra

Pradesh

3 Milad-un-Nabi/Nabi day (All over India) All over India

4 - 7 International Yoga festival (Puducherry) Puducherry

4 - 5 Bikaner Camel Festival (Bikaner) Bikaner, Rajasthan

5 - Feb 17 Kumbh Mela (Allahabad) Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

5 - 14 Island Tourism Festival (Port Blair) Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar

5 - Feb 17 Magh Mela (Sangam, Allahabad) Sangam, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

5 - Feb 17 Magh Mela (Sangam, Haridwar) Sangam, Haridwar, Uttaranchal

5 Arudra Darisanam / Thiruvathirai (Tamil Nadu) Tamil Nadu

6 Si-Donyi - Tagin Festival (Arunachal Pradesh) Arunachal Pradesh

6 - 12 Swathi Sangeethotsavam (Thiruvananthapuram) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

6 Feast of Three Kings (Goa) Goa

6 - 10 Thyagaraja Aradhana (Thiruvaiyaru) Thiruvaiyaru, Tamil Nadu

7 - 9 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar) Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat

11 - 25 Bird fest (Pune) Pune, Maharashtra

11 - 20 Arthunkal Perunnal (Alappuzha) Alappuzha, Kerala

12 Swami Vivekananda Jayanti (Neil Island) Neil Island, Andaman and Nicobar

12 - 14 Muktsar Fair (Muktsar Sahib) Muktsar Sahib, Punjab

13 Lohri (Punjab) Punjab

13 Lohri (Jammu and Kashmir) Jammu and Kashmir

13 - Feb 9 Mamallapuram Dance Festival (Mamallapuram) Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

14 Makar Sankramana (Karnataka) Karnataka

14 - 16 Mukteswar Dance Festival (Mukteswar Temple Complex,

Bhubaneswar)

Mukteswar Temple Complex,

Bhubaneswar, Orissa

14 Uttarayan Kite Festival (Ahmedabad) Ahmedabad, Gujarat

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14 Maghe Sankranti Sanhamole (Sikkim) Sikkim

14 Sabarimala Makaravilakku (Sabarimala) Sabarimala, Kerala

14 - 17 Kenduli Mela (West Bengal) West Bengal

14 Bhogi Pongal (Tamil Nadu) Tamil Nadu

14 Makar Sankranthi (All over India) All over India

15 Pongal (Tamil Nadu) Tamil Nadu

15 Surya Pongal (Tamil Nadu) Tamil Nadu

15 Uttarayani Mela (Bagnath temple grounds,Bageshwar) Bagnath temple grounds,Bageshwar,

Uttaranchal

15 Magh or Bhogali Bihu (Assam) Assam

15 Kanjiramattom Nercha (Ernakulam, Kochi) Ernakulam, Kochi, Kerala

15 Gangasagar Mela (Gangasagar Island) Gangasagar Island, West Bengal

16 Sattila Ekadasi (Orissa) Orissa

16 - 18 Dehing Patkai Festival (Lekhpani) Lekhpani, Assam

16 Mattu Pongal (Tamil Nadu) Tamil Nadu

16 - 18 Sirpur National dance and Music Festival (Sirpur) Sirpur, Chhattisgarh

17 Thiruvalluvar day (Tamil Nadu) Tamil Nadu

17 Jallikattu Festival (Alanganallur, Madurai) Alanganallur, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

18 - 20 Rajarani Music Festival (Rajarani Temple Complex,

Bhubaneswar)

Rajarani Temple Complex, Bhubaneswar,

Orissa

18 - 19 Spituk Gustor (Spituk, Ladakh) Spituk, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

18 - 19 Spitok Gustor Zanskar (Ladakh) Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

20 - 22 Modhera Dance Festival(Uttarardh Mahotsav) (Modhera) Modhera, Gujarat

20 Nishagandhi Festival (Thiruvananthapuram) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

22 - 25 Dover Lane Music Conference (Kolkata) Kolkata, West Bengal

23 Birthday of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (West Bengal) West Bengal

24 Basant Panchmi (Jammu and Kashmir) Jammu and Kashmir

24 - 25 Chikoo Utsav (Bordi beach, Thane) Bordi beach, Thane, Maharashtra

24 Vasant Panchami (West Bengal) West Bengal

25 - 27 Pattadakal Dance Festival (Pattadackal) Pattadackal, Karnataka

25 - Feb 1 Ernakulathappan Utsavam (Ernakulam, Kochi) Ernakulam, Kochi, Kerala

25 - 28 Nagaur Fair/Ramdeoji cattle fair (Nagaur) Nagaur, Rajasthan

26 Republic Day (All over India) All over India

30 - Feb 3 Beneshwar Fair (Dungarpur) Dungarpur, Rajasthan

30 Bhishma Ekadasi (Andhra Pradesh) Andhra Pradesh

30 Bhaimi Ekadasi (Orissa) Orissa

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February

Date Festival Place

7 - 9 Delhi Literature Festival (Delhi) Delhi, Delhi

11 - 17 Elephant Festival (Kaziranga National Park) Kaziranga National Park, Assam

15 - 23 Delhi Book Fair (Pragati Maidan) Pragati Maidan, Delhi

15 - 20 Pragjyothi International Dance Festival

(Rabindra Bhawan, Guwahati)

Rabindra Bhawan, Guwahati,

Assam

16 Karaga Festival (Karnataka) Karnataka

26 - 28 Dhrupad Mela (Varanasi) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

27 - Mar 3 Natyanjali Festival (Tamil Nadu) Tamil Nadu

1 Reh - Idu Festival (Arunachal Pradesh) Arunachal Pradesh

1 - 3 Desert Festival (Jaisalmer) Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

1 - 15 Surajkund Craft Mela (Haryana) Haryana, Delhi

1 - 3 India International Leather Fair (Chennai) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

1 Pattambi Nercha (Palakkad) Palakkad, Kerala

2 - 4 Braj Festival (Bikaner) Bikaner, Rajasthan

3 Thaipooyam (Kerala) Kerala

3 Thaipusam (Tamil Nadu) Tamil Nadu

3 Thaipooya Mahotsavam (Koorkancherry) Koorkancherry, Kerala

3 Magha Purnima (Orissa) Orissa

4 - 8 Boori Boot - Nyishi, Hill Miris Festival

(Arunachal Pradesh)

Arunachal Pradesh

7 - 9 Puri Beach Festival (Orissa) Orissa

8 - 15 Maramon Convention (Pathanamthitta) Pathanamthitta, Kerala

11 Losar - Monpa Festival (Arunachal Pradesh) Arunachal Pradesh

12 - 14 Shekhawati Festival (Rajasthan) Rajasthan

13 Kumbha Sankranti (Orissa) Orissa

14 Goa Carnival (Goa) Goa

15 Pankoddhar Ekadasi (Orissa) Orissa

15 Tamladu - Idu-Mishmi tribe (Arunachal Pradesh) Arunachal Pradesh

16 Oriah - Wancho tribe (Arunachal Pradesh) Arunachal Pradesh

17 Mahashivratri (All over India) All over India

17 Bhavnath Fair (Gujarat) Gujarat

17 - 18 Dosmochey Festival (Leh, Ladakh) Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

17 Machattu Mamangam (Thrissur) Thrissur, Kerala

18 - 27 Taj Mahotsav (Agra) Agra, Delhi

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19 - 23 Konark Dance Festival (Konark) Konark, Orissa

19 Pariyanampetta Pooram (Palakkad) Palakkad, Kerala

20 Birthday of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

(West Bengal)

West Bengal

20 Adoor Gajamela (Pathanamthitta) Pathanamthitta, Kerala

22 - 23 Yargon Tungshak (Nubra (Yarma), Ladakh) Nubra (Yarma), Ladakh, Jammu and

Kashmir

23 - 26 Kuttikkol Thampuratty Theyyam (Kasaragod) Kasaragod, Kerala

23 Ali-Aye Ligang - Mishing tribe (Arunachal Pradesh) Arunachal Pradesh

24 Uthralikavu Pooram (Thrissur) Thrissur, Kerala

24 Chettikulangara Bharani (Alappuzha) Alappuzha, Kerala

25 - Mar 1 Deccan Festival (Hyderabad) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

25 Khajuraho Dance Festival (Madhya Pradesh) Madhya Pradesh

26 - 27 Jambheshwar Fair (Mukam, Bikaner) Mukam, Bikaner, Rajasthan

26 Nyokum - Nishi Festival (Arunachal Pradesh) Arunachal Pradesh

27 - 28 Guru Tse-Chu (Stok, Ladakh) Stok, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

27 - 28 Stok Guru Tsechu (Ladakh) Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

28 Phagu Dasami (Orissa) Orissa

March

Date Festival Place

1 Chapchar Kut (Mizoram) Mizoram

2 Losar Tibetan (Sikkim) Sikkim

2 Losar (Himachal Pradesh) Himachal Pradesh

11 Lathmar Holi (Barsana Braj Mathura) Barsana Braj Mathura, Uttar

Pradesh

16 Holika dahan (Dadra and Nagar Haveli) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

17 Holi (North India) North India

19 - 22 Pracheen Kala Kendra Nritya and Sangeet

Sammelan (Chandigarh)

Chandigarh, Punjab

24 Sheetala Ashtami (Uttar Pradesh) Uttar Pradesh

31 Gudi Padva or Ugadi (South India) South India

31 Telugu New Year (Andhra Pradesh) Andhra Pradesh

31 Bikarami Samvat (Hindu New Year) (South India) South India

31 Ugadi (Andhra Pradesh) Andhra Pradesh

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1 - 7 International Yoga Week (Rishikesh) Rishikesh, Uttaranchal

1 Papanasini Ekadasi (Orissa) Orissa

2 Chittur Kongan Pada (Palakkad) Palakkad, Kerala

2 - 11 Guruvayoor Utsavam (Thrissur) Thrissur, Kerala

4 - 5 Matho Nagrang (Ladakh) Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

4 Chinakkathoor Pooram (Palakkad) Palakkad, Kerala

4 - 5 Nagrang (Matho, Ladakh) Matho, Ladakh, Jammu and

Kashmir

5 Attukal Pongala (Thiruvananthapuram) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

5 Dangs Darbar (Ahwa, Dang,Saputara hills) Ahwa, Dang,Saputara hills, Gujarat

5 Dola Purnima (Orissa) Orissa

8 Parippally Gajamela (Kollam) Kollam, Kerala

10 Kavant Fair (Kavant) Kavant, Gujarat

15 Meena Sankranti (Orissa) Orissa

15 - 24 Thirunakkara Arattu (Kottayam) Kottayam, Kerala

16 Papamochani Ekadasi (Orissa) Orissa

16 Elephant Festival (Jaipur) Jaipur, Rajasthan

20 Chaitra Amavasya (Orissa) Orissa

21 - 31 Chaitra Navratri (Gujarat) Gujarat

22 - 24 Mewar Spring Festival (Udaipur) Udaipur, Rajasthan

22 - 23 Gangaur Festival (Jaipur) Jaipur, Rajasthan

22 Attuvela Mahotsavam (Kottayam) Kottayam, Kerala

23 Kodungalloor Bharani (Thrissur) Thrissur, Kerala

27 Malanada Kettukazhcha (Kollam) Kollam, Kerala

28 Rama Navami (Orissa) Orissa

28 - 30 Rajasthan Day Celebration (Jaipur) Jaipur, Rajasthan

28 Ram Navami Festival (All over India) All over India

31 Kamada Ekadasi (Orissa) Orissa

April

Date Festival Place

8 Sri Rama Navami Festival (Khammam) Khammam, Andhra Pradesh

14 Tamil New Year (Tamil Nadu) Tamil Nadu

14 Baisakhi (Punjab) Punjab

15 Bihu (Assam) Assam

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15 Himachal Day (Himachal Pradesh) Himachal Pradesh

15 Bohag Bihu (Assam) Assam

1 April Fools' Day (All over India) All over India

1 - 5 Mopin - Adi Festival (Arunachal Pradesh) Arunachal Pradesh

1 Arattupuzha Pooram (Thrissur) Thrissur, Kerala

2 Mahavir Jayanti (All over India) All over India

2 Mahaveerji Fair (Sawai Madhopur) Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan

3 Good Friday (All over India) All over India

3 Nenmara Vallangi Vela (Palakkad) Palakkad, Kerala

4 Chitra Vichitra Fair (Gunbhakhari, Sabarkantha

District)

Gunbhakhari, Sabarkantha District,

Gujarat

5 Easter (All over India) All over India

8 - 12 Sankat Mochan Music Festival (Varanasi) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

11 Pongtu -Tutsa tribe (Arunachal Pradesh) Arunachal Pradesh

12 Feast Malayattoor Church (Kalady) Kalady, Kerala

14 Pana Sankranti (Orissa) Orissa

14 Baisakhi Festival (Pinjore) Pinjore, Haryana

14 Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti (All over India) All over India

14 Sanken - Khampti and Singhpo tribe (Arunachal

Pradesh) Arunachal Pradesh

14 Moh or Mol - Tangsa tribe (Arunachal Pradesh) Arunachal Pradesh

15 Baruthini Ekadasi (Orissa) Orissa

15 Vishu (Kerala) Kerala

15 - 22 Kadammanitta Padayani (Kadammanitta,

Pathanamthitta)

Kadammanitta, Pathanamthitta,

Kerala

21 Chandan Yatra (Orissa) Orissa

21 Akshaya Tritiya (Orissa) Orissa

27 - May 7 Feast at Edathua Church (Alappuzha) Alappuzha, Kerala

28 Thrissur Pooram (Thrissur) Thrissur, Kerala

29 Mohini Ekadasi (Orissa) Orissa

May

Date Festival Place

1 - 7 National Tribal art & Food Festival (Silvassa) Silvassa, Daman and Diu

1 - 3 Moatsu Festival (Nagaland) Nagaland

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9 Rabindra / Nazrul Jayanthi (Tripura) Tripura

9 Rabindra Jayanti (West Bengal) West Bengal

24 Bob Dylan Festival (Shillong) Shillong, Meghalaya

27 Procession of All Saints (Goa) Goa

28 Savitri Amavasya (Orissa) Orissa

1 International Flower Festival (Sikkim) Sikkim

1 May Day (All over India) All over India

3 - 4 Summer Festival (Mount Abu) Mount Abu, Rajasthan

4 Buddha Purnima (North India) North India

6 Urs Fair (Ajmer) Ajmer, Rajasthan

14 Jala Krida Ekadasi (Orissa) Orissa

15 Brusha Sankranti (Orissa) Orissa

16 Shab-e-Miraj (Jammu and Kashmir) Jammu and Kashmir

28 - Dec 16 Sudasha Brata (Orissa) Orissa

31 - Jun 27 Kottiyoor Utsavam (Kottiyoor, Kannur) Kottiyoor, Kannur, Kerala

28 Ganga Dussehras (Uttar Pradesh) Uttar Pradesh

June

Date Festival Place

12 - 14 Leh Sindhu Darshan (Sindhu Ghat, Leh, Ladakh) Sindhu Ghat, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu

and Kashmir

13 Saga Dawa (Sikkim) Sikkim

24 - 30 Kashmir Lavender Festival (Kashmir) Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir

24 Sao Joao (Goa) Goa

14 - 15 Yuru Kabgyat (Ladakh) Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

15 Raja Sankranti (Orissa) Orissa

26 - 27 Hemis Festival (Ladakh) Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

30 - Jul 2 Mango Festival (Delhi) Delhi

July

Date Festival Place

3 - 14 33rd Kalachakra (Choglamsar Buddha Garden, Leh,

Ladakh)

Choglamsar Buddha Garden, Leh,

Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

7 - 8 Guru Tse-Chu (Hemis, Ladakh) Hemis, Ladakh, Jammu and

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Kashmir

12 Guru Poornima (All over India) All over India

12 Choskhor- Monpa Festival (Arunachal Pradesh) Arunachal Pradesh

15 - Aug 15 Monsoon Magic Festival (Silvassa) Silvassa, Daman and Diu

16 Kharchi Puja (14 Godess Temple, Old Agartala)

14 Godess Temple, Old Agartala,

Tripura

28 Kailash Fair (Agra) Agra, Uttar Pradesh

30 Ker Puja (Tripura) Tripura

31 Drupka Tseshi (Sikkim) Sikkim

1 Champakulam Boat Race (Alappuzha) Alappuzha, Kerala

4 - 5 Shachukul Gustor (Ladakh) Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

4 - 5 Gustor (Stongdey, Zanskar) Stongdey, Zanskar, Jammu and

Kashmir

5 - 8 Dree - Apatani Festival (Nenchaya, Ziro) Nenchaya, Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh

14 - 15 Phyang Tsedup (Ladakh) Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

14 - 15 Zanskar Karsha Gustor (Ladakh) Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

18 Bada Ekadasi (Orissa) Orissa

18 Id-ul- Fitr (Ramzan) (All over India) All over India

18 Rath Yatra (Puri) Puri, Orissa

22 - 23 Korzok Gustor (Ladakh) Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

25 - 26 Dak-Thok Tse-Chu (Ladakh) Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

26 Bahuda Yatra (Bada Danda street, Puri) Bada Danda street, Puri, Orissa

August

Date Festival Place

1 Naga Panchami (Karnataka) Karnataka

1 Nag Panchami (Maharashtra) Maharashtra

6 Guru Rimpoche's Birthday (Sikkim Monasteries) Sikkim Monasteries, Sikkim

6 - 7 Sakti Tse-Chu (Thag-Thog, Ladakh) Thag-Thog, Ladakh, Jammu and

Kashmir

9 - 10 Naszal (Sani, Zanskar) Sani, Zanskar, Jammu and Kashmir

10 Nariyela Poornima (Daman and Diu) Daman and Diu

10 Raksha Bandhan / Rakhi (North India) North India

16 - Sep 13 Monsoon Festival (Saputara, Sasan, Kevadiya) Saputara, Sasan, Kevadiya, Gujarat

17 Gokulashtami (Goa) Goa

29 - Sep 8 Velankanni Church Festival (Velankanni) Velankanni, Tamil Nadu

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29 Vinayaka Chaturthi (Andhra Pradesh) Andhra Pradesh

8 Nehru Trophy Boat Race (Alappuzha) Alappuzha, Kerala

15 Independence Day (All over India) All over India

15 Feast of Assumption of our Lady (Goa) Goa

17 - 18 Teej Festival (Jaipur) Jaipur, Rajasthan

17 Singha Sankranti (Orissa) Orissa

18 Sri Krishna Janmashtami (Mathura Circle

Gokul)

Mathura Circle Gokul, Uttar Pradesh

19 Thripunithura Athachamayam (Ernakulam,

Kochi)

Ernakulam, Kochi, Kerala

23 Khudurukuni Osha (Orissa) Orissa

28 Onam (Kerala) Kerala, Kerala

29 Gamha Purnima (Orissa) Orissa

29 Rakhadumni - Rakhi (Himachal Pradesh) Himachal Pradesh

30 Payippad Boat Race (Alappuzha) Alappuzha, Kerala

31 Aranmula Boat Race (Chengannur) Chengannur, Kerala

31 - Sep 1 Kajli Teej Festival (Bundi) Bundi, Rajasthan

31 Pulikali (Thrissur) Thrissur, Kerala

17 - Sep 19 Tarnetar Fair (Temple of Shiva or

Trinetreshwar) (Tarnetar, Saurasthra)

Tarnetar, Saurasthra, Gujarat

September

Date Festival Place

14 Tejaji Fair (Madhya Pradesh) Madhya Pradesh

16 Kambam Festival (Tamil Nadu) Tamil Nadu

1 Haryana Tourism Day (Haryana) Haryana

8 - Oct 8 Ram Leela (Varanasi) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

9 - 24 Pitr-Paksha- Mahalaya Amavasya (Andhra

Pradesh)

Andhra Pradesh

9 Bhadrapada Purnima (Ambaji) Ambaji, Gujarat

9 Pang Lhabsol (Pemayangtse Monastery) Pemayangtse Monastery, Sikkim

15 Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Kerala) Kerala, South India

27 World Tourism Day (Haryana) Haryana

29 - Oct 4 Durga Festival (Andhra Pradesh) Andhra Pradesh

1 Solung - Adi Festival (Arunachal Pradesh) Arunachal Pradesh

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1 Ladakh Festival (Leh) Leh, Jammu and Kashmir

1 - 8 Feast at Manarcad (Kottayam) Kottayam, Kerala

5 Janmashtami (All over India) All over India

13 Neelamperoor Padayani (Kottayam) Kottayam, Kerala

16 Bali Trutiya (Orissa) Orissa

16 - 24 Vallarpadam Thirunal (Vallarpadam, Kochi) Vallarpadam, Kochi, Kerala

17 Ganesh Chaturthi (South India) South India

17 Kanya Sankranti (Orissa) Orissa

18 Rushi Panchami (Orissa) Orissa

21 Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi (Kerala) Kerala, Kerala

25 Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (All over India) All over India

26 Matki Leela (Barsana) Barsana, Uttar Pradesh

27 Amrithanandamayi Birthday (Amrithapuri, Kollam) Amrithapuri, Kollam, Kerala

30 Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi (Kerala) Kerala

October

Date Festival Place

4 Kullu Dussehra (North India) North India

5 Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti (Haryana) Haryana

11 Karwa Chauth (North India) North India

13 Ayudha Puja (Uttar Pradesh) Uttar Pradesh

15 - 16 Heritage Festival (Daman and Diu) Daman and Diu

23 Lakshmi Puja (Sikkim) Sikkim

24 - 26 Rajgir Dance Festival (Rajgir) Rajgir, Bihar

24 - 26 Beach Festival (Tithal) Tithal, Gujarat

24 Vikram Samvat (Jammu and Kashmir) Jammu and Kashmir

27 Nag Nathaiya (Varanasi (Benares)) Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh

28 Chhath Puja (Bihar) Bihar

1 - 10 Soorya Dance Festival (Thiruvananthapuram) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

2 Gandhi Jayanthi (All over India) All over India

2 Saraswati Puja (Orissa) Orissa

3 - Nov 1 Kota Dussehra (Rajasthan) Rajasthan

4 Mannarasala Ayilyam (Mannarshala, Alappuzha) Mannarshala, Alappuzha, Kerala

8 Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday (All over India) All over India

13 - 21 Navaratri (All over India) All over India

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13 - 23 Navratri (Jammu and Kashmir) Jammu and Kashmir

18 Garbhana Sankranti (Orissa) Orissa

20 Durga Puja (West Bengal) West Bengal, West Bengal

20 Mahastami (Orissa) Orissa

22 Dussehra / Vijaya Dashmi (All over India) All over India

24 Muharram (All over India) All over India

24 Vishwakarma Puja (All over India) All over India

26 - 27 Marwar Festival (Jodhpur) Jodhpur, Rajasthan

27 Kumarotstaba Purnima (Orissa) Orissa

27 Lakshmi Puja (All over India) All over India

30 - 31 Thiksay Gustor (Ladakh) Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

November

Date Festival Place

2 Kalidas Festival (Nagpur) Nagpur, Maharashtra

19 - 25 Ayurveda Jhansi Mahotsav (Jhansi) Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh

26 - Jan 19 Chennai Dance Festival (December Season)

(Chennai)

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

1 Chavang Kut (Imphal) Imphal, Manipur

1 Haryana Day (Haryana) Haryana

3 Dewali Festival (Mata Tripureswari Temple

Premises, Udaipur)

Mata Tripureswari Temple

Premises, Udaipur, Tripura

3 - 6 Shamlaji Fair (Shamlaji, Sabarkantha) Shamlaji, Sabarkantha, Gujarat

6 Guru Parab- Guru Nanak's Birthday (Punjab) Punjab

6 - 7 Vautha Fair (Vautha) Vautha, Gujarat

11 Deva Mela (Uttar Pradesh) Uttar Pradesh

13 Lhabab Duechen (Sikkim) Sikkim

20 - 21 Wanchuk (Chemde, Ladakh) Chemde, Ladakh, Jammu and

Kashmir

21 Sonepur Cattle Fair (Sonepur) Sonepur, Bihar

26 - Jan 19 Chennai Music Festival (December Season)

(Chennai)

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

27 Ramayan Mela Ayodhya (Faizabad) Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh

2 Feast at Parumala (Pathanamthitta) Pathanamthitta, Kerala

6 Kartik Purnima (Orissa) Orissa

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8 - Dec 22 Chembai Sangeetholsavam (Guruvayoor,

Thrissur)

Guruvayoor, Thrissur, Kerala

9 - 10 Chemrey Angchok (Ladakh) Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

10 Diwali (Deepavali) (All over India) All over India

10 Galiyakot Urs (Galiyakot, Dungarpur) Galiyakot, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

14 Childrens Day (All over India) All over India

14 - 16 Kalpathi Ratholsavam (Palakkad) Palakkad, Kerala

15 Nagula Chavithi (Andhra Pradesh) Andhra Pradesh

17 Bichha Sankranti (Orissa) Orissa

19 - 25 Pushkar Camel Fair (Ajmer) Ajmer, Rajasthan

20 Awala Navami (Sakhigopal) Sakhigopal, Orissa

22 Ganga Mahotsav (Varanasi) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

23 - 25 Kolayat Fair (Kapil Muni Fair) (Bikaner) Bikaner, Rajasthan

24 - 26 Chandrabhaga Fair (Jhalarapatan) Jhalarapatan, Rajasthan

25 - 26 Matasya Festival (Alwar) Alwar, Rajasthan

25 Chalo Loku - Nocte tribe (Arunachal Pradesh) Arunachal Pradesh

25 Dev Deepavali (Varanasi) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

28 - 30 Bundi Utsav (Bundi) Bundi, Rajasthan

December

Date Festival Place

1 - 10 Hornbill Festival (Kisama) Kisama, Nagaland

6 - 7 Pinjore Heritage Festival (Yadavindra Gardens,

Pinjore)

Yadavindra Gardens, Pinjore,

Haryana

6 - Feb 3 Kutch Festival / Kutch Rann Utsav (Gujarat) Gujarat

6 - 7 Noopuraraavam (Ravindra Bharathi,

Hyderabad)

Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad,

Andhra Pradesh

12 - Mar 29 Kochi Biennale (Kochi) Kochi, Kerala

16 Galdan Namchot (Ladakh) Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

16 - 19 Ahaia Festival (MP Stadium, Dakopgre) MP Stadium, Dakopgre, Meghalaya

16 - 25 National Theatre Festival (Kolkata) Kolkata, West Bengal

20 Kagyat Dance (Rumtek and Ralang monastery) Rumtek and Ralang monastery,

Sikkim

20 - Jan 15 Paragliding Festival (Saputara) Saputara, Gujarat

22 - 26 Losoong Sikkimese (Sikkim) Sikkim

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27 - 29 Sunburn Festival (Goa) Goa, Goa

27 - 31 Vishnupur (Bishnupur Festival) (West Bengal) West Bengal

1 - 5 International Sand Art Festival (Chandrabhaga

beach, Konark)

Chandrabhaga beach, Konark,

Orissa

1 - 5 Konark Festival (Sun temple, Konark) Sun temple, Konark, Orissa

3 Prathamastami (Orissa) Orissa

3 Vaikathashtami Festival (Kottayam) Kottayam, Kerala

3 Feast of St Francis Xavier (Goa) Goa

5 Galdan Namchot (Leh) Leh, Jammu and Kashmir

7 - 16 Perumthitta Tharavad Kottamkuzhy (Kasargod) Kasargod, Kerala

8 Feast of Immaculate Conception (Goa) Goa

10 Manabasa - Gurubar Osha (Orissa) Orissa

12 Losar (New Year) (Ladakh) Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

16 Dhanu Sankranti (Orissa) Orissa

22 - Jan 1 Cochin Carnival (Kochi) Kochi, Kerala

25 Christmas (All over India) All over India

29 - 30 Winter Festival (Mount Abu) Mount Abu, Rajasthan

29 - Jan 2 Theyyam at Kanathoor (Kasargod) Kasargod, Kerala