Do you know about the major festivals and fair of India, if not, then read this post carefully, in which we have provided complete information about all religious fairs and festival, which will also work in all the upcoming examinations because this is an important topic from where to ask questions, so read such notes for great preparation sitting at home
We have uploaded notes about the fair and festival according to the state below, in which you are easily that which festival and fair is famous in which state.
State-wise famous fairs in India
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| State | Major festivals and fairs |
| Andhra Pradesh | PongalUgadiVinayak ChaturthiLumbini FestivalVishakha UtsavDeccan FestivalRayalaseema Food and Dance FestivalflamingoYellamma JataraDurgamma Mahotsav – four day festivalKotappakonda Temple Fair – Held on the eve of Mahashivaratri |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Losar – A festival celebrated by the Monpa tribe during the Tibetan New Year.Solung Mahotsav- Popular agriculture based festival of Adi tribe.Dree Festival – Harvest FestivalChalo-Loku FestivalMopin Festival – Major festival of Galo tribe of Arunachal Pradesh which is celebrated every year in April.Murung FestivalSangken Festival – Festival related to Buddhism |
| Assam | Bihu –a) Bohag Bihu – at the time of crop sowingb) Kati Bihu – while harvesting grains.c) Magh Bihu – symbol of harvest seasonAmbubachi Fair – Celebrated every year in Kamakhya Temple.mee-dum-mee-feeZombie FairBaishagu festivalDehing Patkai FestivalBaikhau FestivalRangker Festival |
| Bihar | Chhath PujaSonpur Animal FairRajgir FestivalBihula |
| Chattisgarh | HareliBhojaliKorabaHalashashtipolaChher-ChheraRatauna |
| Goa | Bonderam FestivalGoa CarnivalSt. Francis Xavier ParvGrape FestivalShigmo FestivalSao Joao Festival |
| Gujarat | NavratriRan UtsavKite FestivalMadhavpur FairModhera festivalShyamalaji festival |
| Haryana | Surajkud Crafts FairShitala Mata FairGoga Navami Fair |
| Himachal Pradesh | Markandeya FairNalwadi fairChamba Minjar FairKullu Dussehra Festival |
| Jharkhand | SarhulFaguatusuMunda fairDhanbaniJeetiya |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Tulip FestivalShikara FestivalBhagwa FestivalBaisakhiGurez FestivalSpituk guster zanskSindhu Darshan FestivalGaldan Namchot |
| Karnataka | UgadiHampi Mahotsav (Vijay Utsav)Gauri MahotsavPattadakal Dance FestivalMahamastakabhishek (Shravanbelgola)Kambala FestivalMysore DussehraVairamudi Festival |
| Kerala | OnamVishuThrissurpuram FestivalTheyyam FestivalKerala Boat FestivalAttukal Pongal FestivalMakaravilakku FestivalThiruvathira |
| Ladakh | HermesLoserMatho NagarangSpituk Gaster |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhagoria Haat Festival Kumbh MelaMalwa UtsavTansen Music FestivalSanja and MamuliyaNeerjaGhadalyaKaksar |
| Maharashtra | Kala Ghoda FestivalGanesh ChaturthiTilak FestivalvithobaNarali PurnimaGudi PadwaElephanta Festival |
| Manipur | SanagiGanga NagaiLouis Ngai NiYaosangkongChiraoba (Manipuri New Year)) |
| Meghalaya | WangalaNocrackBehdinakhlamStrawberry Festival |
| Mizoram | Chapchar KootTah Kootmeme KootThal Fawang KootPawal Koot |
| Nagaland | Hornbill FestivalAoleng FestivalSekreni FestivalBushu Dima |
| Odisha | Kalinga FestivalDhanujatra festivalRaj festivalNuakhai festivalPuri Rath YatraKonark Dance FestivalMakar Mela |
| Punjab | Lohri (harvest festival)Chapar MelaHola MohallaBaisakhiBaba Sodal FairGur ParvaJor Mela |
| Rajasthan | Pushkar FairChandrabhaga FairGangorParbatsar FairMaru MahotsavKolayat FestivalRamdevji fairBach BarasGoganavamiTeejKota Dussehra |
| Sikkim | Losang FestivalChaite DashenDrukpa TsechiSaga DawaBumchu |
| Tamil Nadu | PongalJallikattuthaipusamThiruvaiyaruMahamahm |
| Telangana | Numaish FestivalSadar MahotsavMedaram Jatra FestivalBonalu festivalBathukamma (flower festival) |
| Tripura | GariaDurga PujaBuddha PurnimaTeerthmukh FairBijuOva Christmas |
| Uttar Pradesh | Kumbh Festival (Prayagraj)Kalinjar FestivalBateshwar Dhai GhatShakambari Devi UtsavGanga SaptamiVat Savitri Festival/Puja |
| Uttarakhand | Harela FestivalGanga DussehraPurnagiri FairNanda Devi FestivalKumbh Mela (Haridwar)Thal MahotsavPhool Dei Mahotsav |
| West Bengal | Charak PujaPaush SankrantiPoila BaisakhTeesta Tea and Tourism Festival |
| Andaman and Nicobar | MariammanMonsoon FestivalBeach Festival |
| Chandigarh | Rose CelebrationCactus FestivalGuldaudi Festival |
| Dadar Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu | DivasolTarpa Festival |
| Delhi | Happiness FestivalSpring FestivalDrone Festival |
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