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 Important Indian Festivals and Fairs

★ Ladakh

- Hemis Festival Dedicated to Lord Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche)

★ Punjab 

- Hola Mohalla

- Gurupurab (Guru Nanak’s Prakash Utsav)

- Baisakhi (Sikh New Year)

- Lohri 

★ Tamil Nadu

- Pongal (Last Day of Tamil Year)

- Jallikattu (Indian Bullfighting)

- Thaipusam

- Natyanjali Festival (Dance festival Devoted to Lord Shiva)

★ Himachal Pradesh 

- Phulaich 

- Losar (Tibetan New Year)

- Nalwari Fair (Cattle Fair)

★ Jammu & Kashmir

- Tulip Festival

- Shikara Festival (A boat racing Event on Dal Lake)

- Bahu Mela 

★ Chhattisgarh 

- Bastar Dussehra (Longest Celebrated Dusshera, 75 Days from Aug to Oct)

- Gaura Gauri Puja

- Madai Festival

- Maghi Purnima

★ Uttrakhand

- Harela

- Nanda Devi Fair

- Ganga Dusshera

★ Uttar Pradesh 

- Makar Sankranti (Kicheri)

- Lath Mar Holi

- Milad-un-nabi Festival (Birth Anniversary of Prophet Muhammad)

- Kajari Mahotsav (Organised by Uttar Pradesh tourism in Mirzapura)

- Ganga Mahotsav (Organised by Uttar Pradesh tourism in Varanasi)

★ West Bengal 

- Durga Pooja

- Ganga Sagar Mela (Second biggest fair of India after Kumbha)

★ Andhra Pradesh 

- Brahmotsavam (Nine Day festival celebrated at Venkateshwara Temple)

- Ugadi (Telugu New Year)

- Dasara

★ Kerala 

- Onam (Harvest Festival celebrated in September)

- Alpashi Utsavam

★ Manipur 

- Sangai Utsav

- Yaoshang 

★ Mizoram 

- Chapchar Kut

★ Odisha 

- Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra (Dasavatar or Navadina Yatra) 

- Nuakhai Festival 

- Raja Praba (Basi Raja)

- Bali Trutiya

★ Telangana 

- Bonalu (Festival Dedicated to Mahakali)

- Batukamma

★ Gujarat 

- Uttarayan (International Kite Festival)

- Vautha Mela (Animal Trading Festival)

¬- Modhera Dance Festival

- Madhavpur Mela

★ Maharashtra 

- Gudi Padwa (Maharastra Hindus New Year)

- Marabats and Badgya

- Pola Festival (Celebrate by the farmers by the worship of the bull)

★ Goa 

- Shigmo (A spring festival of Goa)

- Sao Joao Festival (Goans present fruits to each other)

- St. Francis Xavier Festival (Lord of Goa)

★ Rajasthan 

- Gangaur (Celebrated by Females, Dedicated to Lord Shiv and Parvati)

- Summer Festival

- Camel Festival

- Matsya Festival

★ Bihar 

- Bihula (Prominent in Bhagalpur District)

- Chhath Pooja

- Rajgir Mahotsav (Festival of Dance and Music)

★ Madhya Pradesh 

- Bhagoria Festival

- Malwa Utsav (Celebrated in December)

- Khajuraho Dance Festival (Started in 1976)

★ Assam 

- Majuli Festival

- Bihu

- Ambubachi Mela (Hindu Festival, A fair is held at Kamakhya Temple)

- Dehing Patkai Festival 

★ Meghalaya

- Nongkrem Dance Festival

- Wangala Festival (Harvest Festival)

- Ranikor Festival 

★ Jharkhand 

- Bhagat Parab 

- Karam Utsav (Harvest Festival)

- Sarhul (Festival of Flowers)

★ Sikkim 

- Saga Dawa

- Losoong 

- Pang Lhabsol

- Sakewa (Religious festival celebrated by Kirat Khambu Rai Community of Sikkim)

★ Arunachal Pradesh 

- Siang River Festival

- Dree

- Reh

- Solung (Agriculture Festival celebrated by the Adi Tribe)

- Mopin (Agriculture Festival celebrated by the Galo Tribe)

- Boori Boot

- Monpa (New Year of Monpa Tribe)

★ Nagaland

- Hornbill Destival

- Moatsu Festival (Harvest Festival of Ao Tribe)

★ Prayagraj, Nashik, Ujjain and Haridwar 

- Kumbha Mela

★ Tripura 

- Garia Puja

- Kharchi Puja

- Ker Puja

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