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Thursday, October 7, 2010

Festival List in India, Month wise Festivals in India

January
1 Chennai Music Festival (Madras Music Season) Music halls all over Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
2 Mamallapuram Dance Festival Arjuna's Penance, Mamallapuram, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
3 International Kite Festival Ahmedabad, Gujurat. Also at Jaipur and Jodhpur, Rajasthan (January 14). 
4 Pongal Tamil Nadu.
5 2010 Kumbh Mela Haridwar, Uttarakhand. 
6 Jaipur Literature Festival Diggi Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
7 Ernakulathappan Uthsavom Shiva Temple in Ernakulam, Kochin, Kerala.
8 The Grape Escapade Wine & Haute Cuisine Festival Inox Courtyard, Panaji, Goa. 
9 Republic Day Parade New Delhi, India. Similar parades are held in other capital cities across India. 
10 Hampi Festival 500th Anniversary Special Hampi, Karnataka. 
11 Jaisalmer Desert Festival Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. 
February
1 Surajkund Crafts Mela Surajkund, in the Faridabad district a short distance from South Delhi. It's around 35 minutes drive from Delhi airport.
2 Chakra View Ecological Music Festival Agonda jungle, Goa. 
3 Indian Derby Weekend Mahalaxmi Race Course, Mumbai. 
4 Kala Ghoda Arts Festival Kala Ghoda Arts Precinct, Fort, Mumbai. 
5 Shekhawati Festival Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. The main location is Nawalgarh. It's best reached from Rajasthan.
6 Maha Shivaratri Shiva temples all over India, particularly in Delhi and in the state of Uttar Pradesh, such as Varanasi. 
7 Goa Carnival The carnival moves from city to city (Panaji, Margao, Vasco and Mapusa) in Goa. 
8 Valentine's Day All over India.
9 Chinese New Year Tangra Bazaar, in Kolkata's Chinatown, West Bengal.
March
1 International Yoga Festival Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. 
2 Holi All over India, particularly in the north. Celebrations in the south have a more religious focus. 
3 Uthralikavu Pooram Sree Ruthira Mahakalikavu Temple in Vadakkancherry, in the Thrissur district of Kerala.
4 Paripally Gajamela Paripally Kodimootil Sree Bhadrakaali Temple, around an hour north of Trivandrum in the Kollam district of Kerala.
5 Konkan Turtle Festival Velas village, Ratnagiri, Maharastra.
6 Thirunakkara Arattu Thirunakkara Mahadeva Temple, Kottayam District, Kerala.
7 Gangaur Festival All over Rajasthan, however the festivities in Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, and Nathdwara are the most notable. 
8 Mewar Festival Udaipur, Rajasthan.
9 Attuvela Mahotsavam Elankavu Sree Bhagavathy Temple, Vadayar, Kottayam District, Kerala.
10 Arattupuzha Pooram Arattupuzha Temple, in the Thrissur district of Kerala. 
April
1 Tulip Festival Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, Srinagar, Kashmir. It's located in the foothills of Zabarwan range, overlooking Dal Lake.
2 Chithirai Festival Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
3 Thrissur Pooram Vadakkumnathan Temple, Thrissur, Kerala.
May
1  Moatsu Festival Mokokchung district villages (particularly Chuchuyimlang village), Nagaland.
2 Ooty Summer Festival Botanical Gardens, Ooty, Tamil Nadu.
3 Mt. Abu Summer Festival Mt. Abu, Rajasthan.
4 Buddha Purnima & Buddha Jayanti Various Buddhist sites across India, particularly at Bodhgaya. The festival is also celebrated in Buddha Jayanti Park, Delhi. 
5 Banganga Fair Radha-Krishnaji Temple, on the banks of the Banganga River near Bairath, around an hour from Jaipur, Rajasthan
June
1 Sindhu Darshan Festival Leh, Ladakh
2 Shimla Summer Festival Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
3 Hemis Festival Hemis Monastery, Leh, Ladakh
4 Sao Joao Feast of St John the Baptist North Goa, particularly Siolim.
5 Champakulam Moolam Boat Race Pampa River at Champakulam, not far from Alleppey in Kerala.
6 Feast of Saints Peter and Paul Goa, particularly the riverside villages of Candolim, Siolim, Ribandar and Agassaim.
July
1 Splash 2010 Wayanad district, Kerala.
2 Rath Yatra Jagannath Temple, Puri, Orissa.
3 Ladakh Confluence 2010 Near Leh in the Ladakh region. 
August
1 Nehru Trophy Snake Boat Race Punnamda Lake, Alleppey in Kerala.
2 Onam Kerala. The most spectacular celebrations take place in Trivandrum, Thrissur, and Kottayam.
3 Gogamedi Fair Ganganagar, on the northern Rajasthan border.
4 Aranmula Snake Boat Race Along the Pampa River at Aranmula, near Chengannur, around 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Alleppey in Kerala.
September
1 Ladakh Festival Leh and surrounding villages.
2 Govinda/Krishna Janmashtami Throughout India. One of the best places to experience the festival is in the city of Mumbai.
October
1 Marwar Festival Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
2 Rajasthan International Folk Festival Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
3 Rajgir Dance Festival Rajgir, Bihar.
4 Soorya Arts Festvial Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram), and various other locations across Kerala.
November
1 Hampi Festival (Vijaya Utsav) Hampi, Karnataka.
2 Diwali Throughout India, except in the southern state of Kerala.
3 Pushkar Camel Fair Pushkar, Rajasthan.
4 Ganga Mahotsav Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
5 Bundi Utsav Bundi, Rajasthan.
6 Soorya Arts Festival  Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram), and various other locations across Kerala.
7 Ellora Ajanta Festival Soneri Mahal, Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
December
1 Hornbill Festival Kisama Heritage Village (near Kohima town), Nagaland.
2 Soorya Arts Festvial Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram), and various other locations across Kerala.
3 Feast of Francis Xavier Bom Jesus Basilica, near Panaji, Goa.
4 Sangat Music Festival Music halls all over Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 
5 Cochin (Kochi) Carnival Fort Kochi, Kerala.
6 Shilpgram Art and Craft Fair Shilpgram, near Udaipur, Rajasthan.
7 Mamallapuram Dance Festival Arjuna's Penance, Mamallapuram, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 
8 Christmas Goa
9 Sunburn Festival Goa Candolim Beach, Goa. 
10 Mt Abu Winter Festival Mt Abu, Rajasthan.
11 Bikaner Camel Fair Bikaner, Rajasthan.

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