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The Indian calendar is a long procession of Festivals. If you can find yourself in the right place at the right time, it is possible to go through your visit with a festival each day. The Harvest Festivals of the South, the immersion of Ganesh in Mumbai, the Chariot Festival of Puri, Snake-Boat races in Kerala, Republic Day in Delhi... every region has something to celebrate. Below is a selection of the major ones, but there are countless others. Write to us for details.
JANUARY / FEBRUARY

Pongal

 : Tamil Harvest Festival. Mainly Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. 3 days and colourful.

Republic Day

 : Establishment of Republic 1950. 26th January. Grand Military Parade and Procession of dancers - Delhi.

Nagaur Festival

 : Nagaur,Rajasthan. Cattle Fair trading, puppeteers, dances, music, bonfires, turban tying, village sports.
Kite Festival : Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Celebrate end of winter: International Kite Festival - Competition, Colour & Gaitey.

 
FEBRUARY / MARCH

Shivaratri

 :
National: Solemn worship of Hindu deity, Lord Shiva. Fasting and chanting. Special celebrations at Chidambarum, Kalahasti, Khajuraho, Varanasi and Bombay.

Holi

 : Mainly Northern India, named "festival of colors". Advent of Spring. Lively, much throwing of coloured water.

Mardi Gras

 : Goa: Mainly three days during Lent. Unique celebrations at this Carnival.
Easter :

National. Good Friday / Easter Sunday.
Konark Festival   Konark, Orissa. Classical Dances of India with backdrop of Konark Sun Temple. Five days.

 
MARCH / APRIL

Kumbh Mela

 :
The oldest and most important of the Hindu festivals. Every three years at one of the four great holy cities : Nasik, Ujjain Allahabad and Hardwar. Attended by millions of pilgrims who take a holy dip in the sacred Ganges River.

Pooram

 :
Trichur, Kerala. New Moon. Spectacular display of giant Elephants carrying ceremonial umbrellas around Temples. Midnight fireworks display.

 
APRIL / MAY

Baisakhi:

 :
Northern India. Hindu Solar New Year. Bhangra dancing. Women wear yellow saris.

Id-Ul-Zuha (BakrId)

 :
Muslim, National: Most celebrated Islamic festival in India, commemorating sacrifice of Abraham.

Meenakshi Kalyanam

 : Madurai. Marriage of Meenakshi with Lord Shiva. Colourful temple festival & chariots. Ten days

 
JUNE / JULY

Rath Yatra

 :
Orissa. Greatest temple festival in honour of Lord Jagannath (Lord of the Universe). Three colossal chariots drawn from Puri Temple by thousands of pilgrims.

 
JULY / AUGUST

Teej

 :
Jaipur, Rajasthan. Procession of Goddess Parvati to welcome monsoon; elephants, camels, dancers. Colorful.
Raksha Bandhan : Northern India. Legendary reenactment, girls tie "Rakhis" or talisma. n to brother's wrists. Colorful.

 
AUGUST / SEPTEMBER

Janmashtami

 :
National. Mathura near Agra. Birthday celebrations of Lord Krishna’s birthday.
Onam :
Kerala’s Harvest Festival; Spectacular Snake Boat races all over Kerala including Nehru Boat Race, Alleppey.
Ganesh Chaturthi:   Mainly Pune & Mumbai. Dedicated to elephant-headed God Ganesh. Giant models of the deity taken after prayers for immersion. Particularly worth visiting on the day of immersion at Mumbai.

 
SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER

Dussehra

 :
Most popular festival in the country - celebrated in the North and Delhi as Ram Lila with plays and music recalling the life of Lord Rama. Celebrated as Durga Puja in Bengal / Eastern India and as Navaratri in South.
Kulu Valley Fair, H.P :
Very colourful and boisterous - to coincide with Dussehra by hill people (10 days).
Diwali:  
National: The main Festival of the Hindus to celebrate the return of Lord Rama from exile. Fireworks, illuminations and sweets. Marks the start of the Hindu New Year. Lakshmi, the Goddess of Prosperity, is venerated.
Gurpurab   Mainly in Northern India. Anniversaries of ten "Gurus" - spiritual teachers of Sikhism.

 
NOVEMBER

Cattle Fair

 :
Bihar. Largest Cattle Fair in the world; 1 month Sonepur, Patna; On the banks of the River Ganges.
Pushkar Mela :
Pushkar, near Ajmer, Rajasthan. Important and colourful. Camel & Cattle Fair attended by Rajputs from miles around. Camel races, competitions, entertainment and acrobatics.

 
DECEMBER

Christmas Day

 :
National: Most exuberantly celebrated in Goa, Mumbai, Kolkata and Kerala.

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