Regional Festival festivals
Onam
Kerala's major harvest and cultural festival, marked by pookalam flower designs, sadya feasts, boat races, Pulikali, and family celebrations.
- When
- August/September
- Where
- Kerala
- Days
- 10 days
Pushkar Camel Fair
Rajasthan's famous livestock fair and pilgrimage mela at Pushkar, where thousands of camels gather beside the sacred lake and pilgrims bathe on Kartik Purnima.
- When
- November
- Where
- Pushkar, Ajmer district, Rajasthan
- Days
- 8 days
Durga Puja in Kolkata
Kolkata's UNESCO-listed public festival of goddess Durga, known for pandals, art installations, drumming, food, and city-wide night crowds.
- When
- September/October
- Where
- Kolkata
- Days
- 5 days
Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai
Mumbai's most energetic public festival celebrating Lord Ganesha, marked by large clay idols, public pavilions (pandals), and massive immersion processions.
- When
- August/September
- Where
- Mumbai
- Days
- 10 days
Hornbill Festival
Nagaland's ten-day cultural festival at Kisama Heritage Village near Kohima, bringing the Naga tribes together each 1–10 December for dance, crafts, food, sports and music.
- When
- December
- Where
- Kisama Naga Heritage Village, near Kohima, Nagaland
- Days
- 10 days
Lohri
The Punjabi winter harvest festival, celebrated with bonfires, traditional songs, dance, and seasonal sweets.
- When
- January
- Where
- Punjab and North India
- Days
- 1 day
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