SALIENT COMPILATIONS

Fairs and Festivals celebrated during Winter (October-March)

S.No State Name of Festival
1 Arunachal Pradesh 1. Siang Festival
2. Si-Donyi
3.Sarok
4.Torgya
5. Khan/Chindung
6. Reh
7. Donngin &Ali-Aye Ligang
8. Boori-Boot-Yullo
9. Lossar
10. Shapwang Yaung-Manawpoi
11. Tam Ladu
12.Oriah
13. Nyokum
14. Unnying Aaran
15. Janglam-Pumklan
16. Tawang Festival
17. Pangsan Festival
18. Chingdang
19. Lhabaab Duichen
20. Nyetshhidow/Sasak
21. Chalo-Loku
22. Podi-Barbi
23. Lengri Nilki
24. Gyabden Nyamchoe
2 Assam 1.Mega Festival of Tani Origin of North East
India
2.Dimoria Ethnic Festival
3. Suwary Festival
4. Buddhist Festival
5. Jonbeel Mela
6. Barak Valley Festival
7. Chand-dubi Festival
8. Urus Festival
9. Doul Utsav
10. Manikut Utsav & Bhogali Mela
11. Ali-Ai-Lrigang
12. Sivaratri Festival
13. Baikhu
14. tea Tourism Festival
15. Bodo National Festival
16. Raas Festival, Majuli, Howli & Barpeta
17. Dehing Patka Festival
18. Royal Kathina
19. Death Anniversary of Guru Tag Bahadur

20. Koyakujia Festival

3 Bihar 1.Bodh Mahotsav, Bodggaya
S.No3 Bihar
State Name of Festival
2. Mandar Mahotsav
3. Surya Festival Deo
4. Matrand Festival
5. BabaKoteswar Mahadiv Festival,Bela
6. Singheshvar Mahotsav
7. Koshi Festival
8.Vanabar,Festival
9. Ahilya Gautam Festival
10. Mithila Festival
11. Munger Festival
12. Rajgir Festival
13. Mithila Festival
4 Chandigarh 1.Chandigarh Street Art and Street
FoodFestival
2. Chandigarh National Crafts Mela
3. Chandigarh Carnival
4. New year Eve Extravaganza
5. Chandigarh Basant Utsav
6. Rose Festival
7. Chandigarh Marathon
5 Chhattisgarh 1. Sirpur, National Music & Dance Festival
2. Mainpat Carnival
3. Barsur Mahotsav
4. Ramaram Mela, Sukma
5. Sirpur Festival
6. Bilasa Festival
7. Seorinarayan, Mahoutsav
8. Jajalya Dev Mahoutsav
9. Kabir Panthi Mela
10. Rajim Kumbh Mela
11. Malhar Mahoutsav
12. Mavali fair
13. Chitrakote Mahoutsav
14. Lok-Prasang,Muktangan
15. Madakudweep Mela
16. Fagun Mandai-Mela
17. Bastar Dushhara Mahoutsav
18. Bastar Mahoutsav
6 Delhi 1. Basant Ustav
2.Garden Tourism Festival
3. Itra Festival
4. Adventure Festival
5. Kite Festival
6. Dilli Ka Pakwan
7 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 1. Tarpa Festival
8 Gujarat 1. International Kite Festival
2. Uttaradh The Modhera Dance Festival
3. Bhavnath Fair(Shivratri)
4. Dans Darbar(Holi)
 8 Gujarat

S.No State Name of Festival

5.Kavant Fair
6. Vardayini Palli
7. Shamlaji Fair
8. Somnath Fair
9. Vautha Fair
10. Champaner Festival
11. Rann Ustav
12.Navratri Festival
13. Saputara Paragliding Festival
9 Goa 1. Grape Escapade (Wine Festival)
2. Carnival Festival
3. Shigmo Festival
4. Feast of Francis Xavier
5. Chritsmas Day
10 Haryana 1. Surajkund International Crafts Mela
2. Pinjore Heritage Festival
3. Gita Jayanti Utsav
4. Annual Kapal Mochan Fair
11 Jammu & Kashmir 1. Shiv Khori Festival
2. Rafting Championship Chenab
3. Navratra Festival
4. Jhiri Mela
5. Border Tourism Festival
6. Winter Carnival
7. Bahu Festival
8. Snow Festival
9. Leh & Likir Dosmochey
10. Yargon Tungshak
11. Stok Guru Tsechu
12. Matho Nagrang
13.Deskit Guster (Nubra)
14. Thiksay Gustor
15. Charuday (Wangchok/Padum
16. Galdan Namchot
17. Ladakhi Losar
12 Jharkhand 1.Tusu Parab
2.Lawalong Mela
3.Kunda Mela
4.Sarhul or Kartik Bakhra
5.Karam
6.Jawa Festival
7.Bandana
8.Lugu Buru Ghanta Badi Parab
9.Diwali
10.Ramnavami
11.Dussehra
12.Basant Panchami
13.Chhath Puja
14.Christmas
S.No State Name of Festival
13 Karnataka 1. Mysore Dasara
2. Hampi Utsava
3. Kadamba Utsava
4. Karavali Utsava
5. Kittur Utsava
6. Chalukya Utsava
7. Nandi Utsava
8. Hoysala Utsava
9. Chamarajanagar Utsava
10. Sahyadri Utsava
11. Durgotsava
12. Navarasapura Utsav
14 Kerala 1. Adoor Gajamela - Adoor
2. Pariyanampetta Pooram Kattakulam -
Palakkad Dist
3. Guruvayoor Aanaottam Guruvayoor -
Thrissur Dist
4. Chinakkathoor Pooram Palappuram -
Palakkad Dist
5. Uthralikavu Pooram Wadakkancherry -
Thrissur
6. Parippally Gajamela, Parippally - Kollam
Dist, Peruvanam - Thrissur Dist
7. Peruvanam Pooram, Thrissur Dist
8. Arattupuzha Pooram, Thrissur Dist
9. Indira Gandhi Boat Race, Kochi -
Ernakulam Dist
10. Neroth Peratoor Sri Bhagavathy
Kshethram Utsavam
11. Avoor Utsavam, Kollam Dist
12. Thaipooya Mahotsavam, Koorkancherry -
Thrissur Dist
13 Thaipooya Mahotsavam, Harippad -
Alappuzha

14. Chettikulangara Bharani, Alappuzha Dist

15.Kidangoor Balasubramaniya Swami

Temple, Kottayam Dist
16. Machattu Mamangam, Wadakkancherry -
Thrissur Dist
17. Chottanikara, Chottanikara - Ernakulam
Dist
18. Ettumanur Utsavam, Kottayam Dist
19. Jaganadha Temple, Thalassery - Kannur
Dist
20. Guruvayoor Utsavam, Thrissur Dist
21. Attukal Pongala, Thiruvananthapuram
Dist
22. Ananthapuram Lake Temple, Kasaragod
Dist
23. Puthoor Festival, Palakkad
24. Aluva Sivarathri, Ernakulam Dist
S.No State Name of Festival
25. Thirunakkara Arattu, Kottayam Dist
26. Valliyoor Kavu, Wayanad Dist
27. Konganpada, Chittoor - Palakkad Dist

28.Loganarkavau, Vadakara - Kozhikode Dist

29. Thirumandhamkunnu Pooram,

Angadipuram - Malappuram Dist
30. Cherthala Karthiyayani Temple, Alappuzha
Dist
31. Malanada Kettukazhcha, Poruvazhi -
Kollam Dist
32. Chamayavilakku, Kottankulangara -
Kollam Dist
33. Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple
Painkuni Utsavam, East Fort -
Thiruvananthapuram Dist
34. Panachikadu Festival, Kottayam Dist
35. Navarathri Festival, East Fort -
Thiruvananthapuram Dist
36. Mullackal Utsavam, Mullackal - Alappuzha
Dist
37. Urakam, Kottayam District
38. Thiruvullakavu, Cherpu - Thrissur Dist
39. Thripoonithura Poornathrayesha Temple,
Ernakulam Dist
40. Mannarasala Ayilyam, Alappuzha Dist
41. Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple
Alpashy Utsavam, East Fort -
Thiruvananthapuram Dist
42. Kalpathi Ratholsavam, Palakkkad Dist
43. Payyannoor Subramaniya Swami Temple,
Kannur Dist
44. Kadampuzha Devi Temple, Malappuram
Dist
45. Parassinikadavu , Kannur,
46. Vaikathashtami Festival, Vaikom -
Kottayam Dist
47. Guruvayoor Ekadasi, Thrissur Dist
48. Mullackal Cherappu, Alappuzha Dist
49. Kuttikkol Thampuratty Theyyam,
Kasaragod Dist
50. Muchilottu Kavu Theyyam, Kannur Dist
51. Perumthitta Tharavad Kottamkuzhy,
Kottamkuzhy - Kasaragod Dist
52. Kanathoor Nalvar Bhoothasthanam,
Kasaragod Dist
53. Othara Patayani, Pathanamthitta Dist
54. Attangyeru at Thirumandhamkunnu,
Angadippuram Malappuram Dist

55. Feast of St. Sebastian, St. Mary’s Forane

Church, Athirampuzha - Kottayam Dist
S.No State Name of Festival
56. Arthungal Perunnal, Alappuzha Dist

57. Palm Sunday, Celebrated all over Kerala

58. Easter, Celebrated all over Kerala

59. Aduppootty St. George Orthodox Church

Perunal, Kunnakulam - Thrissur Dist

60. Parumala Perunnal, Pathanamthitta Dist

61. Vettukadu Perunnal, (Feast of Christ the

King), Thiruvananthapuram Dist
62. St Mary’s Church Parel
63. Changanassery - Kottayam Dist
64. Christmas
65. Celebrated all over Kerala
66. Kanjiramattom Nercha, Kanjiramattom -
Ernakulam Dist
67. Pattambi Nercha, Pattambi - Palakkad
Dist
68. Pattambi Nercha, Pattambi - Palakkad
Dist
69. Swathi Sangitholsavam, East Fort -
Thiruvananthapuram Dist
70. Navarathri Sangitholsavam, East Fort -
Thiruvananthapuram Dist
71. Vallathol Jayanthi Varshikam,
Kalamandalam, Kerala Kalamandalam -
Thrissur Dist
72. Chembai Sangitholsavam, Guruvayur -
Thrissur Dist
15 Lakshadweep 1. National Minister Fest
16 Madhya Pradesh 1. Samrat Vikrmaditya Mahanatya
2.. Bainju Babra Sangeet Samaroha
3.. Narmada Mahotsav
4..Shardotsav
5..Mandu Utsav
6..Ramayan Mahotsav
7. Nimad Utsav
8.Mahabodhi Utsav
9.Tansen Sangeet Samaroh
10.Panchmarhi Utsav
11.Bhuana Utsav
12.Lokrang
13.Rastriya Shilp Mela avm Pradarshni
14.Khajuraho Dance Festival
15.Deepotsav Gwarighat
16.Maharaja Bhoj Mahotsav
17.Ban Bhatt Sangeet Samaroha
18.Bhojpur Utsav
19.Bhagoriya Utsav
17 Maharashtra 1.Amrut Mohatsav (Wine Festival)
 17 Maharashtra
S.No State Name of Festival
2.Beach Festival
3.Bird Festival
4.Chikoo Festival
5.Elephanta Festival
6.Ellora Festival
7.Kala Ghoda Art Festival
8.Kalidas Festival
9.Sahayadri Festival
10.Sawai Gandharva
11.Shimgotsav Festival
12.Wagh Festival
18 Manipur 1.Lemon Festival
2.Gan-Nagi
3.Lui-Ngai-Ni
4.Yaosang
5.Kut
6.Ningol Chakkouba
7.Manipur Sangai Festival
8.Orange Festival
19 Meghalya 1. Autumn Festival
2. Nongkrem Dance Festival
3. Seng Kut Snem
4. Wangala Dance Festival
5. Tysim Festival,Baghmara
6. Pinjera Festival William nagar
7. Tura Winter Festival,Tura
8. Discover Jaintia Festivals
9. Lasubon Kite Flying Festival
10. Kiew Lum Sohpet Bneng Pilgrimage
20 Himachal Pradesh 1. Lavi Mela Rampur
2. Kullu Dussehra
3. Shiv ratri Fair
4. Lohari Festival
5. Renuka Ji Fair
6. Nalwari Fair
21 Odisha 1.Gotipua Dance Festival
2.Konark Festival
3.International Sand Art Festival
4.Dhauli Kalinga Mahotsav
5.Toshali National Crafts Mela
6.International Odissi Dance Festival
7.Odissi Music Festival
8.Mukteswar Dance Festival
9.Rajarani Music Festival
10.Bali Yatra
11.Dhanu Yatra
12.Chhau Festival
13.Kalahandi Mahotsav
14.Dhenkanal Mahotsav
S.No State Name of Festival
15.Chaiti Mahotsav
22 Punjab 1.Lohri
2. Maghi Mela/ Muktsar Fair
3. Kila Raipur Rural Sports Festival
4. Patiala Heritage Festival
5. Punjab Heritage Vintage and Classic Car
Drive
6. Hola Mohalla
7. Ropar Heritage Fetival
8.Diwali
9.Amritsar Sufi Festival
10.Kapurthala Heritage Festival
11. Bhangra Festival
12. Amritsar Heritage Festival
13.Bhatinda Virasat Mela
14.Harvallabh Sangeet Festival
15.Jor Mela
23 Puducherry 1.International Yoga Festival
2.Yanam People's Cultural Festival
3. Pongal Festival
4.Karaikal Carnival
5. Freedom Jams Pondy Music Festival
6. Heritage Car Rally
7.Masimaham Festival
8.Saint Therasa Festival
9.Petanque Tournament
24 Sikkim 1.Maghey Sankrati Mela
2.Cherry & Tea Tourism Festival
3.Ethnic Tourist Festival
4.Namchi Mahotsav
5.Teyongsi Sirijunga
6.Pelling Winter Festival
7.Gangtok Winter Festival
25 Tamil Nadu 1.Pongal Festival
2.Traditional Dance Festival,Thanjavur
3.Traditional Dance Festival,Thiruvannamalai

4.Madhuri Vizha
5.Tranquebar Festival
6.Sathaya Vizha
7.Karthigai Deepam Festival
8.Indian Dance Festival
9.Indian Tourism & Industrial Fair at Island
Ground
10.Vaikunda Ekathasi Festival
11.Tea and Tourism Festival
26 Tripura 1.Ashokasatami Mela
2.Dewali Festival
27 Uttar Pradesh 1. Ganga Water really
2. Taj Festival
 27 Uttar Pradesh
S.No State Name of Festival
3. Buddha Festival
4. Auyarveda Jhansi Festival
5. Shopping Festival
6. Ganga Festival
7. Lucknow Festival
8. Cattle Fair Bateshwar
9. LathmarHoli
10. NauchandiMela
11.CrichanMela Begum SamuriBalista Church

12. Garh Ganga Mela

13. Deshra-Ramdal
14. RamayanMela
15. DrupaMela
16. Netkayya Chetganj
17. KartikPurnimaDevdeepavali
18. NavratriMela Vindyachal
19. GovindSahaibMela
20.Kichocha Sharif
21. Deva Mela
22. MakersakrantiKichriMela,Gorakhnath
23. DadriMela
28 West Bengal 1.Birthday of Swami Vevekananda

2.Birthday of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

3.Shree Panchami/ Saraswati Puja
4.Dol Jatra/Basanta Utsav
5.Mahalaya
6.Durga Puja
7.Laksmi Puja
8.Kali Puja
9.Bhatridiitiya