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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