Jammu and Kashmir

● Eid-ul-Fitr

● Eid-ul-Azha

● Bahu Mela

● Chhari (Pilgrimage to Amarnath cave)

● Urs

● Jhiri Mela

● Tulip Festival

● Shikara Festival

● Gurez Festival

Ladakh

Naropa Festival

Hemis Festival

Himachal Pradesh

● Gochi Festival

● Mahashivaratri

Rakhadumni

Uttarakhand

Bhitauli & Harela Festival

Kumbh Mela- This mela is a 3-month long

festival and takes place once in every four years

rotating between Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain,

and Nasik, i.e., only once in 12 years in any one

place.

Kale Kauva or Ghughutia

Phool Dei

Ganga Dussehra

Kandali

Kanwar yatra

Bissu Mela

Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra

Bagwal Fair

Harela Festival

Punjab

Lohri - It is dedicated to the Sun god.

Baisakhi

Bandi Chhor Divas

Haryana

Gugga Naumi - Snake-worship

Surajkund Mela

Baishakhi

Gujarat

Janmashtami - Birth anniversary of Lord

Krishna

Navaratra

Kutch Rann Utsav

Rajasthan

Gangaur Festival Goddess Parvati

Teej

Pushkar Fair

Urs at Ajmer.

Uttar Pradesh

Navaratri

Ram Navmi

Brahmostav

Kans ka Mela

Sravana festival

Ram Leela

Ganga Mahotsav

Bihar

Chhath Puja- Also called Dala Puja devoted to

worshiping the sun

Jharkhand

Karam Festival

Chhattisgarh

Bastar Dussehra

Maghi Purnima- the birth anniversary of Guru

Ghasidas.

West Bengal

Durga Puja

Madhya Pradesh

Lokrang festival

Khajuraho Dance Festival

Odisha

Rath Yatra (Dola Yatra)

Raja Parba

Akshaya Tritiya

Konark Festival

Nuakhai Festival

Andhra Pradesh

Brahmotsavam- celebrated at Sri Venkateswara

Temple in Tirupati (September – October).

Bhishma Ekadasi

Deccan Festival

Pitr, Sankranthi

Tyagaraja Festival

Telangana

Bonalu

Bathukamma Floral Festival – goddess Gauri

Maharashtra

Ganesh Chaturthi.

Nag Panchami

Navratri

Gudi Padva

Goa

Shigmo Mela- festival of colors Holi

Sunburn Festival

Kerala

Onam - King Mahabali

Vishu

Pooram

Karnataka

Ugadi

Mahamastakabhisheka

Mysore Dasara

Makar Sankramana.

Tamil Nadu

Pongal

Thyagaraja Aradhana

Jallikattu

Panguni Uthiram,

Puthandu (Tamil New Year)

Sikkim

Losar

Saga Dawa

Assam

Bihu

Magh

Dwijing Festival

Parag Festival

Ambubachi Mela

Arunachal Pradesh

Losar Festival- Tibetan New year

Chalo Loku

Pongtu

Manipur

Yaoshang.

Sangai Festival

Mizoram

ChapcharKut Festival

Meghalaya

Nongkrem Dance Festival- Goddess Ka Blei

Synshar

Cherry Blossoms Festival

Behdinkhelam Festival

Khasis - Dance festival

Nagaland

Hornbill Festival

Sekrenyi

Tripura

Kharchi Puja

Tripureshwari Temple Festival.

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