Fairs & Festivals

India with its the vast diversity of its people, religions, cultures, languages and terrain, it is not surprising that there are a variety of festivals being celebrated all the year round. Only a few of the festivals take place on a particular date. Most of them follow the lunar calendar and hence the exact date of the festivals varies from year to year. Muslim holidays and Muslim festivals follow the Islamic calendar.

January	Makar Sankranti, Lohri, Pongal, Thai Pusam, Float Festival, National Kite Festival, Kerala Village Fair, Bikaner Festival, Pattadakal Dance Festival, Id-ul-Fittr, Vasant Panchami
February	Mahashivratri, Goa Carnival, Desert Festival, Nagaur Fair, International Yoga Week, Elephant Festival, Deccan Festival, Taj Mahotsav, Surajkund Crafts Mela, Chapchar Kut, Islands Tourism Festival
March	Holi, Gangaur, Jamshed-e-Navroz , Ramnavami, id-ul- Zuha, Mahavir Jayanti, Khajuraho Dance Festival, Elephant Festival, Hoysala Mahotsava, Ellora Festival
April	Moharram, Buddha Purnima, Mewar Good Friday, Easter, Baisakhi, Gudi Padva or Ugadi, Pooram
May	Urs
June	Ganga Dussehra, Hemis Festival
July	Rathyatra, Guru Purnima
August	Janmashtami, Onam, Nag Panchami, Rakshabandhan, Ganesh Chaturthi
September	Tarnetar Mela
October	Navratri, Durga Puja, Dussehra, Marwar Festival
November	Sharad Purnima, Diwali, Guru Purab, Ka Pomblang Nongrem, Sonepur Fair, Pushkar Fair, Hampi Festival
December	Christmas, Konark Dance Festival