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FESTIVALS AND FAIRS
FESTIVALS AND FAIRS
Month/Date Festivals and Fairs
Month/Date Festivals and Fairs
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Month/Date Festivals and Fairs
Jan
1
New Year's Day
14-15 Makar Sankranti
*
Lohri
*
Rimpa Music Festival
23 Netaji's Birthday
26 Republic Day
*
Ravidas Jayanti
*
Basanta Panchami
30 SarvodayaDay
*
Hazrat Ali's Birthday
Jan/Feb
*
Teppam
*
Desert Festival
*
Vasant Panchami
*
Shab-i-Barat
Feb 9-12
*
Carnival
*
Ash Wednesday
*
Tansen Music Festival
*
Lucknow Arts Festival
*
Dhrupad Music Festival
*
Sri Ramakrishna Jayanti
Feb/Mar
*
Shankarlal Music Festival
*
Holi
*
Shivaratri
*
Khajuraho Dance Festival
21
JamshedNavroz
*
Dolayatra
*
Jumatu
7
Vida
*
Shab-i-Qadr
22
Indian New Year Day
*
Gangaur
*
Mahavir Jayanti
*
Ugadi
*
Ramanavami
*
Good Friday
*
Easter
*
Meenakshi Kalyanam
14
Ambedkar Jayanti
*
Urs A jmer Sharif
*
Pooram
*
Spring Festival
*
Baisakhi
*
Khalsa Brotherhood Day
*
Id-ul-Fitr
*
Buddha Poornima
*
Rath Yatra
*
Summer Festival (Shimla)
*
Summer Festival (Mt.Abu)
*
Hemis Festival - Summer
*
Teej
*
Nag Panchami
*
Amarnath Yatra
*
Raksha Bandhan
*
Parsi New Year Day
*
Vishnu Digamber Music
15
Independence Day
21 Sadhbhavana Day
*
Janmashtami
*
Onam '
*
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakr-Id)
*
Tarnetar Mela
*
Fatiha Yazdahum
*
Ganesh Chaturthi
*
Pitra Paksh
5 Teachers' Day
*
Feast of St. Mary
*
Heikru Hitagba
*
Biswakarma Puja
*
Navratri
*
Dussehra
*
Rama Lila, Ram Lila
*
Durga Puja
Mar
Mar/Apr
Apr
Apr/May
May
May/June
Jun/July
Jul/Aug
*
Sadarang Music Festival
2
Gandhi Jayanti
*
Muharram
*
Mahalaya Amavasya
Oct/Nov
*
Diwali
*
Gurpurab
*
Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti
*
Ayudha Puja
Nov
*
Sonepur Fair
*
Pearls & Bangles
*
Sir Singar Music Festival
*
Lakshmi Puja
14
Children’s
Day
19 Bhavaikyatha
Day
*
Kali Puja
*
Govardhan Puja
*
Kartika Sukladi
*
Bhajduj
*
Chaat
Nov/Dec
*
Pushkar Cattle Fair
Dec
*
Lalit Sangeet Music Fest.
3
Feast of St. Francis Xavier
*
Tansen Music Festival
*
Paus Mela Arts Festival
25 Christmas
*
Feast of St. Thomas
*
Shanmukananda Arts Fest.
*
He pi Mela
Aug
Aug/Sep.
Sept
Sept/Oct
Oct
HINDU
Jan
*
Makar Sankranti
*
Lohri
*
Rimpa Music Festival
*
Ravidas Jayanti
*
Basanta Panchami
Jan/Feb
*
Teppam
*
Desert Festival
*
Vasant Panchmi
Feb/Mar
*
Holi
*
Shivaratri
*
Dolayatra
Mar/Apr
*
Gangaur
*
Ugadi
*
Ramanavami
*
Meenakshi Kalyanam
*
Pooram
*
Baisakhi
*
Indian New Year Day
Apr/May
*
Pooram
*
Spring Festival
June/Jul
*
Rath Yatra
July/Aug
* Teej
*
Nag Panchami
*
Amarnath Yatra
*
Raksha Bandhan
*
Gokulashtami
Aug
*
Vishnu Digmber Music Fest
*
Parsi New Year's Day
Aug/Sept
*
Janmashtami
*
Onam
*
Tarnetar Mela
Sept
* Ganesh Chaturthi
*
Pitra Paksh
Sept/Oct
*
Navaratri
*
Biswakarma Puja
*
Dussehra
*
Rama Lila, Ram Lila
Oct
*
Ayudha Puja
*
Sadarang Music Festival
*
Mahalaya Amavasya
*
Durga Puja
Oct/Nov
*
Diwali
Nov
Dec
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti
Chaatt
Sonepur Fair
Bhajduj
Kali Puja
Lakshmi Puja
Govardhan Puja
Kartika Sukladi
Shanmukananda Arts Fest.
Jan
*
MUSLIM
Hazrat Ali's Birth Day
Jan/Feb
*
Shab-i-Barat
Mar
*
Jumatu
7
Vida
*
Shab-i-Qadr.
Apr/May
*
Urs Ajmer Sharif
May
*
Id-ul-Fitr
Aug/Sept
*
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakr-Id)
Sept
*
Fatiha Ya-zdahum
Oct
*
Muharram
Jan
*
CHRISTIAN
New Year's Day
Feb
*
Ash Wednesday
Mar/Apr
*
Good Friday
*
Easter
Sept
*
Feast of St. Mary
Dec
*
Feast of St. Francis Xavier
*
Feast of St. Thomas
*
Christmas
May/June
*
BUDDHIST
Buddha Poornima
June/July
*
Hemis Festival
Apr/May
*
SIKH
Khalsa Brotherhood Day
OctJNov
*
Gurupurab
Mar/Apr
*
JAIN
Mahavir Jayanti
Mar
*
PARSI
Jamshed Navroz
Jan
*
GENERAL
Rimpa Music Festival
*
Carnival
*
Tansen Music Fetival
*
Lucknow Arts Festival
*
Dhrupad Music Festival
Feb/Mar
*
Shankarlal Music Festival
Mar
*
Khajuraho Dance Festival
Apr/May
*
Spring Festival
Jun/Jul
*
Summer Fest. (Mount Abu)
*
Summer Festival (Shimla)
Nov
*
Sir Singar Music Festival
Nov/Dec
*
Pushkar Cattle Fair
Dec
*
Lalit Sangeet Music Fest.
*
Tansen Music Festival
*
Paus Mela Arts Festivals
Jan
23
NATIONAL
Netaji's Birthday
26
Republic Day
30
SarvodayaDay
Apr
14
Ambedkar Jayanti
Aug
15
Independence Day
21
SadhbhavanaDay
Sep
5
Teachers' Day
Oct
2
Gandhi Jayanti
Nov
14
Children's Day
19
Bhavaikatha Day