Special Local Festivals
Bihar:
Sonepur near Patna is the venue for the largest elephant and cattle fair in the world November).
Goa:
The carnival of Goa lats a week and is full of music,dance and gaiety (February – March).
Gujarat:
The Tarnetar fair is a 3-day temple festival and fair,involving folk dances,music and dance dramas (August – September).
Himachal Pradesh:
The week long Dusshera festival at Kullu (September – October).
Kerala:
The Trichur Pooram festival where splendidly decorated elephants take part in the temple festivals amidst music and fire works.(April – May) Onam,Snake Boat race at Cochin,
Alleppey,Aranmula and Payipad (August – September).
Rajasthan:
Pushkar Mela – Pushkar.A huge fair where cattle and camel are traded (November).
The Desert festival (January – February) at Jaisalmer.
The Brij/Spring festival (February – March) at Bharatpur.
The Elephant festival (March) at Jaipur.
The Gangaur festival (March – April) at Jaipur.
The Mewar festival (June) at Mt.Abu.
The Summer festival (October) at Jodhpur.
The Bikaner festival (November) at Bikaner and Koloyat.
Tamil Nadu:
Temple festival – Madurai,the wedding of Goddess Minakshi (April – May) is celebrated for 10 days.
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