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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 Bombay, the car Festival of Puri, snake-boat races in Kerala, Republic Day in Delhi... every region, every religion has something to celebrate. Below is a selection of the major ones, but there are countless others; enquire at local Government of India Tourist Offices for details.
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Fairs and Festivals in Rajasthan |
Baneshwar Fair
Desert Kite Festival Jodhpur
Elephant Festival Jaipur
Holi Festival in Rajasthan
Mewar Festival Udaipur
Nagaur Festival
Shilpgram Crafts Mela Udaipur
Teej Jaipur |
Camel Festival Bikaner
Desert Festival Jaisalmer
Gangaur Festival Jaipur
Marwar Festival Jodhpur
Naag Panchami Jodhpur
Pushkar Fair
Summer Festival Mt.Abu
Urs in Ajmer |
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Fairs and Festivals in Kerala |
Aaranmula Boat Race
Aattachamayam
Annual Festival at Anantheswara Temple
Easter
Jagannatha Festival
Kumbala Sree Gopalakrishna Temple
Madiyan Kooloom Temple at Madiyan
Malik Dinar Mosque Uroos
Mallikarjuna Temple Kasargod
Oachirakkali |
Aarattu
Adoor Mahalingeswara Temple Festival
Cochin Carnival
Guruvayur Festival
Kizhur Sri Sastha Temple,Chandragiri
Anantheswara Vinayaka Temple Festival
Malabar Mahotsavam
Mallam Durga Parameswari Temple Festival
Mannanpurathkavu Nileshwar
Onam Festival |
Note: Besides the above festivals there are hundreds of festivals and fairs, which are of regional significance, celebrated with equal pomp and colour.
(1) The Temple Festival in South India, a list of which if often available at Govt. of India Tourist Offices,
(2) The many festivals at Ladakh in Jammu & Kashmir.
(3) The many other many festivals celebrated in Rajasthan . | 
