The
colorful mosaic of Indian Festivals and fairs-as diverse as the
land, is an expression of the spirit of celebration, that is an
essential part of the country. observed with enthusiam and gaiety,
feativals are like gems,ornamenting the crown of Indian culture.
They are round-the-year vibrant interludes in the mundane routine
of life. Every season brings along new festivals, each a true celebration
of the bounties of nature.And that's not all! The birthdays of gods
and goddesses,saints and prophets, great historical happening and
the advent of the New Year, all find expression in colorful estivities.
|
Month |
fairs
& Festivals |
Date |
Place |
| January |
2nd. National Winter Games |
4-8 Jan. |
Shimla |
|
Winter
Carnival |
11-16
Jan. |
Manali |
|
Lohri |
13
Jan. |
Paragpur (Dist. Kangra) |
| February |
2nd.National
Winter Games |
4-10
Feb. |
Manali |
|
Kayaking
and Canoening |
16-17
Feb. |
Maharana Pratap |
|
Competition. |
|
Sagar, Dist. Kangra |
|
Losar
(Tibetan New Year) |
Feb/Mar |
McLeodganj |
| March
|
Shivratri Fair |
4-10
Mar. |
Mandi |
|
Holi |
20
Mar. |
Sujanpur |
|
Nalwari Fair |
20-23
Mar. |
Bilaspur |
| April
|
Navratras Fair |
4-12
April |
Naini Devi, Chamunda |
|
|
|
Jwalaji,
Brajeshwari |
|
|
|
Chintapurni, Trilokpur |
| May
|
Dhungri Mela
|
14
May. |
Manali |
|
Summer
Festival |
27-31
May. |
Shimla |
|
150
Years of Hindustan Tibet Road
|
21
May-4 June |
Shimla to Kinnaur(Millennium Celebrations) |
| June
|
Summer
Festival |
1st.
week |
Dharamshala |
|
Summer Festival |
1st. week |
Dalhousie |
| July
|
Minjar
Fair |
23 July. |
Chamba |
| August
|
Kalchakra Celebrations |
1-15
Aug. |
Ki Monastery, Spiti |
|
Naina
Devi Fair |
7 Aug. |
Naina
Devi, Bilaspur |
|
Chintapurni Fare |
7
Aug. |
Chintapurni |
|
Water
Sports |
15
Sep. to 31 Oct.
|
Gobind Sagar, Pandoh Chamera
(At Maharana Pratap Sagar) |
|
Mani-Mahesh Yatra
|
24
Aug. |
Chamba |
|
Ladarcha Utsav
|
August
|
Spiti |
|
Kaza Fair |
August
|
Kaza |
| September
|
Navratra's Fai Durga & Durg
in past Chamunda, Chintapurni 2000
years. |
28
Sep. to 6 Oct.
|
Naina Devi, Brajeshwari, Jwalaji,
Trilokpur. |
|
| October
|
Dussehra Festival |
8-14
Oct. |
Kullu |
|
Paragliding Festival |
October |
Bir-Billing,
(Dist.Kangra) |
| November |
Bodh Festival |
Oct./Nov.
|
McLeodganj |
|
Renuka Fair |
7
Nov. |
Renuka |
|
Lavi
Fair |
11-14 Nov. |
Rampur |
| December |
Himalayan
Int'l Festival |
10-12
Dec. |
McLeodganj |
|
Ice-Skating
carnival |
25
Dec. |
Shimla |
|
|
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