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India is a land of Fairs and Festivals. It is said that every third day is India is celebrated colourfully for one reason or the other. Every year millions of travellers throng heavily in India coinciding their India tour with the date of some Indian Festival. Whether it is Holi, Gangaur and Pushkar Fair of Rajasthan; Elephant Festival, Onam or Boat Carnival of Kerala, The great Goan Carnival; Taj Mahotsav of Agra or Tansen Festival of Gwalior; you percieve a distinct hue at every festival dominated by the culture, customs and traditions particular to that region.
We can organize the best of tours for the fairs of India including Ambubasi Mela, Chandrabhaga Fair,
Kumbha Mela, Nauchandi Mela, Pushkar Fair, Sonepur Cattle Fair and Surajkund Mela.
Amongst the popular festivals of India are Ambaji Bhadra Purnima, Baisakhi, Buddha Purnima, Chhath Puja, Desert Festival, Diwali, Durga Puja, Dussehra, Elephant Festival, Easter, Festa Dos Reis, Ganesh Chaturthi, Gangaur Festival, Holi, International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad, International Kite Festival in Jodhpur, Janmashtami, Konark Dance Festival, Lohri, Mahavir Jayanti, Maha Shivratri, Nag Panchami, Navratri, Onam, Phoolwalon ki Sair, Pongal, Rakshabandhan, Rath Yatra, Rongali Bihu, Saraswati Puja and Teej.
The fair and festival calendar of India featuring the most important of fairs and festivals is:
Fair & Festival
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2003 |
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2009 |
2010 |
| Camel Festival | Bikaner | Paush-Shukla | - | 17-18 Jan | 06-07 Jan | 24-25 Jan | 13-14 Jan | 02-03 Jan | 21-22 Jan | 10-11 Jan | 31 Dec |
| Alwar Festival | Alwar | - | - | 07-09 Feb | 13-15 Feb | 11-13 Feb | 10-12 Feb | 09-11 Feb | 08-10 Feb | 13-15 Feb | 12-14 Feb |
Nagaur Fair&
Ramdeoji Cattle Fair | Nagaur | Magh-S (7-10) | - | 08-11 Feb | 28-31 Jan | 15-18 Feb | 04-07 Feb | 25-28 Feb | 13-16 Feb | 02-05 Feb | 22-25 Jan |
| Desert Festival | Jaisalmer | Magh-S (13-15) | - | 14-16 Feb | 04-06 Feb | 21-23 Feb | 10-12 Feb | 31 Jan-02 Feb | 19-21 Feb | 07-09 Feb | 28-30 Jan |
| Baneshwar Fair | Baneshwar (Dungarpur) | Magh-S(11-15) | - | 12-16 Feb | 01-05 Feb | 19-23 Feb | 108-12 Feb | 29 Jan-02 Feb | 17-21 Feb | 05-09 Feb | 26-30 Jan |
| Elephant Festival | Jaipur | Phalgun-S-15 | - | 17-Mar | 06-Mar | 25-Mar | 14-Mar | 03-Mar | 21-Mar | 10-Mar | 28-Feb |
| Brij Festival | Bharatpur | Phalg.-S(11-13) | 25-27 Mar | 14-16 Mar | 02-04 Mar | 21-23 Mar | 10-12 Mar | 27-Feb | 17-19 Mar | 07-09 Mar | 25-27 Mar |
| Shitala Ashtami | Chaksu (Jaipur) | Chaitra-K-8 | 04-Apr | 24-Mar | 13-Mar | 01-Apr | 23-Mar | 12-Mar | 28-Mar 01-Mar | 19-Mar | 08-Mar |
| Gangaur Festival | Jaipur | Chaitra-S (3-4) | 15-16 Apr | 04-05 Apr | 23-24 Mar | 11-12 Apr | 01-02 Apr | 21-22 Mar | 08-09 Apr | 29-30 Mar | 18-19 Mar |
| Mewar Festival | Udaipur | Chaitra -S (3-4) | 15-16 Apr | 04-05 Apr | 23-24 Mar | 11-12 Apr | 01-02 Apr | 21-22 Mar | 08-09 Apr | 29-30 Mar | 18-19 Mar |
| Keladevi Fair | Karauli (S. Madhopur) | Chaitra-K(12) | 09-Apr | 29-Mar | 18-Mar | 06-Apr | 26-Mar | 16-Mar | 03-Apr | 23-Mar | 12-Mar |
| Mahaveerji Fair | Mahaveer ji | Chaitra-S(9-15) | 21-27 Apr | 10-16 Apr | 30 Mar-05 Apr | 18-24 Apr | 07-13 Apr | 27 Mar-02 Apr | 14-20 Apr | 03-09 Apr | 24-30 Apr |
| Summer Festival | Mt. Abu | Fixed Dates | 24-26 May | 14-16 May | 01-03 June | 21-23 May | 11-13 May | 30 Apr-02 May | 18-20 May | 07-09 May | 26-28 May |
| Teej Festival | Jaipur | Shravan-S(3-4) | 11-12 Aug | 01-02 Aug | 19-20 Aug | 08-09 Aug | 128-29 Jul | 15-16 Aug | 04-05 Aug | 24-25 July | 12-13 Aug |
| Kajli Teej | Bundi | Bhadra-K(2-3) | 25-26 Aug | 14-15 Aug | 31 Aug-01 Sep | 20-21 Aug | 11-12 Aug | 30-31 Aug | 18-19 Aug | 08-09 Aug | 26-27 Aug |
| Ramdeora Fair | Pokaran (Jaisalmer) | Bhadra-S(9-10) | 15-16 Sep | 04-05 Sep | 22-23 Sep | 12-13 Sep | 02-03 Sep | 21-22 Sep | 09-10 Sep | 29-30 Aug | 17-18 Sep |
| Marwar Festival | Jodhpur | Ashwin-S(14-15) | 19-20 Oct | 08-09 Oct | 26-27 Oct | 16-17 Oct | 06-07 Oct | 25-26 Oct | 13-14 Oct | 03-04 Oct | 21-22 Oct |
| Dussehra Festival | Kota | Ashwin-S(8-10) | 13-15 Oct | 03-05 Oct | 20-22 Oct | 10-12 Oct | 30 Sep-02 Oct | 19-21 Oct | 07-09 Oct | 26-28 Sep | 15-17 Oct |
| Pushkar Fair | Pushkar (Ajmer) | Kartik-S(7-15) | 11-20 Nov | 31 Oct-08 Nov | 18-26 Nov | 08-15 Nov | 29 Oct-05 Nov | 17-24 Nov | 05-13 Nov | 25 Oct-02 Nov | 13-21 Nov |
| Chandrabhaga Fair | Jhalawar | Kartik-S-14 Magh-K-1 | 18-20 Nov | 07-09 Nov | 25-27 Nov | 14-16 Nov | 04-06 Nov | 23-25 Nov | 21-22 | 01-03 Nov | 20-22 Nov |
| Kolayat Fair | Kolayat (Bikaner) | Kartik-S-11 Magh-K-5 | 15-24 Nov | 04-13 Nov | 22 Nov-01 Dec | 12-21 Nov | 1-19 Nov | 20-29 Nov | 9-18 Nov | 29 Oct-07 Nov | 17-26 Nov |
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