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28.597032 77.195863 | 1 The Travel and Tourism Fair at Delhi's Ashok Hotel is India's leading travel event. Representatives from around the world supply visitors with all the information they need about thousands of… | |
18.927496 72.832342 | 2 The K Dubash Marg area of Mumbai comes alive during the annual Kala Ghoda Arts Festival. Every year, since 1999 the event has transformed this unique and attractive area into a hive of arts… | |
11.396992 79.691433 | 3 The Natyanjali Festival is a celebration of dance dedicated to the Hindu cosmic dancer Lord Nataraja (Shiva). The event takes place each year at the holy temple town of Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu. | |
18.961168 72.93188 | 4 The annual Elephanta Festival of Indian classical dance is held at the Elephanta caves near Mumbai. Visitors can admire the grandeur of the caves' sculptures before enjoying an evening of… |  |
15.480151 73.943481 | 5 Goa Carnival is the most famous festival in the state and has been celebrated since the 18th century. Huge colourful parades take over the state's cities with bands, floats and dances, while… | |
19.058548 72.854719 | 6 Mumbai International Boat Show The Mumbai International Boat Show attracts leisure boating fans to the Bandra Kurla Complex every year. Approximately 150 exhibitors display the latest small and medium-sized boats… | |
28.5204 77.202858 | 7 The annual Garden Festival, held at Delhi's Said-ul-Ajaib or Garden of the Five Senses, presents floral displays, themed gardens, horticultural demonstrations and activities. The garden itself… |  |
20.75 73.683333 | 8 Originally revolving around tax payment, the Dangs Darbar in Ahwa dates back to the age of the Raj. The festival features three days of lively celebration by local Dangi tribes people, with… | |
27.177719 78.0093 | 9 Held next to Agra's Taj Mahal, the Taj Mahotsav is a cultural mosaic bringing together the cream of Indian arts and culture. Around 400 artisans offer their wares, there is folk and classical… |  |
26.930487 75.821757 | 10 Held each year in Jaipur, the Elephant Festival is a celebration of these large mammals. Royal mounts from time immemorial and a symbol of strength and wealth, the flawlessly groomed beasts… |  |
18.983936 72.8197 | 11 Gool S Poonawalla Million Race A highlight of Mumbai's racing season, the Gool S Poonawalla Million Race is run at the Mahalakshmi Racecourse. Dress up and mix with the Indian elite as you watch thoroughbred horses from… | |
12 During Holi, Holika Dahan, or the festival of colour, Hindus celebrate good harvests and the Earth's fertility by taking to the streets and smearing everyone with coloured powders and water.… |  | |
31.236286 76.496791 | 13 The ancient Sikh festival of Holla Mohalla is celebrated in the month of Phalguna, the day after Holi, and is especially vibrant in Anandpur Sahib. It is a time for Sikhs to reaffirm their… |  |
24.852523 79.921374 | 14 The annual Khajuraho Dance Festival fills the amazing temples of Khajuraho with India's finest classical dancers. Styles of dance presented include Kathak, Bharat Natyam, Odissi, Kuchipudi and… | |
8.811923 76.759285 | 15 The town of Paripally is famous for one main reason - its elephant pageant. Every year around 50 of the large grey beasts take part in a ground-shaking ritual procession. Kodimoottil… | |
30.071039 78.258186 | 16 Get your asanas sorted during Rishikesh's International Yoga Festival at the Parmath Niketan Ashram. The "yoga capital of the world" is an appropriate setting for a whirlwind tour of the major… | |
28.573291 77.20715 | 17 The Hindu festival of colour, Holi, is celebrated in Delhi's Dilli Haat with the obligatory throwing of coloured powder and water. The festival also features traditional Holi food and drinks. | |
27.0858 80.314 | 18 The Procession of All Saints starts out at the Church of St Andrew in Old Goa. Thirty-one life-size statues are borne on the shoulders of local devotees and taken in a solemn procession around… | |
19.8833 76.7833 | 19 Gangaur is one of the most important festivals in Rajasthan, held each spring in honour of Gauri, the goddess of purity and patron of unmarried girls. Jaipur's celebrations include colourful… | |
20 Rama Navami, birthday of the most cherished Hindu hero-god, is celebrated throughout India on the ninth day (navami means nine) of the lunar month, Chatri. As Swami Vivekananda said, "wherever… | ||
21 The Ram Navami Festival honours the birthday of Lord Rama and is celebrated in great style throughout Mumbai. Loud processions march through the streets and the Jhavoba Ram Mandir Temple comes… | ||
18.9666 72.833298 | 22 Throughout March, stalls pop up all over Mumbai selling piles of fresh mangos of every variety. The Mango Festival aims to help mango farmers from the Konkan region, who can sell without the… | |
27.0858 80.314 | 23 Kerala's backwaters were once the state's trade highways, now they are the most popular tourist attraction in the region. Alleppey (or Alappuzha) is one of the major centres for backwater boat… |  |
27.72176 75.469101 | 24 The Mewar Spring Festival coincides with the Gangaur festival and is celebrated all over Rajasthan. In Udaipur, the women dress in their finest clothes and process to Gangaur Ghat at Lake… |  |
10.600703 76.617443 | 25 Nenmara Vallangi Vela is the annual festival at Nellikulangara Bhagavathy Temple in Palakkad. The celebrations open with the traditional Kodiyettam (flag hoisting) and conclude with Vela… |  |
28.590098 77.193717 | 26 The Bhakti Festival presents devotional and sufi music with evening performances at Delhi's pleasant Nehru Park. The festival's cultural programme features musicians from around India playing… | |
25.28549 83.000346 | 27 The Sankat Mochan Music Festival is celebrated to mark the birth of the monkey God Hanuman. Festivities are held at the Sankat Mochan temple in Varanasi, one of India's most ancient temples… |  |
28 The Mahavir Jayanti Festival marks the birthday of Mahavira, founder of the modern Jain religion and the last in the galaxy of 24 Teerthankaras (Jain Prophets). | ||
29 Baisakhi (or Vaisakhi) is a major Sikh festival that is celebrated throughout India, especially in the Punjab. Sikhs visit the gurdwara (temple), thank god for the harvest and take part in… |  | |
10.660607 78.83789 | 30 The Tamil calendar is based on the 60-year solar cycle. Tamil New Year in Tamil Nadu follows the vernal equinox in mid-April and is also the day when Lord Brahma (the creator of the world… | |
12.1 75.199997 | 31 The Theyyam Festival of Payyannur celebrates the colourful ritual dance of Kerala, one of the oldest art forms in India. Incorporating dance, mime and music, Theyyam has its roots in ancient… | |
27.0858 80.314 | 32 A pooram is defined as "a meeting point of all the arts", and this one in the town of Thrissur is considered to be the mother of all poorams. A wonderfully diverse festival, it is one of… |  |
33 The world's most exciting cricketers compete in the boundary-rich Twenty20 format across ten cities during the 2010 Indian Premier League. The competition returns to India having taken place… |  | |
34 Buddha Jayanti is a triple festival celebrating the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha. Buddhist sites in Delhi, most notably the Buddha Jayanti Park, celebrate with prayer meetings… |  | |
35 Celebrating the full-moon day (purnima) of Vaishakh season, the annual Banganga Fair near Jaipur's historic town of Bairath attracts thousands of worshippers to its Radha-Krishnaji Temple.… | ||
9.366851 76.475272 | 36 Every year, the Edathua Church on the banks of the River Pamaba near Alleppey in South Kerala celebrates its patron saint, St George. A feast of gluttonous proportions is accompanied by an… | |
37 The Buddha Purnima festival is a triple-pronged celebration in honour of the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death all in one. Buddhist sacred sites and temples all over India are inundated… | ||
18.9666 72.833298 | 38 Ask any Mumbaiker what he is most looking forward to about summertime and invariably the answer is Alphonso mangos! By March, mouths are already watering and the market is abuzz with… | |
39 Hemis Gompa, one of the most famous Buddhist temples in Ladakh (Leh), bursts into colourful life on Guru Padmasambhava's birthday. |  | |
27.0858 80.314 | 40 Kerala's winding stretches of backwater are famous for their native boat races, held during harvest. The centuries-old Champakulam boat race is the first of the season and marks the beginning… |  |
41 Birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama The birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama is celebrated in fine style in Dharamsala on the 6 July. The site of the Tibetan government in exile stages special temple services, musical performances… |  | |
42 Once a year, the ancient Lamayaru Monastery (known locally as Yuru Gonpa) in Ladakh hosts a two-day festival of celebration and devotion - Yuru Kabgyat. It's a chance to see a wonderful and… | ||
28.573291 77.20715 | 43 Mangoes grow almost everywhere in India and around 500 varieties exist. This annual Mango Festival takes place at Delhi's Dilli Haat. Visitors can sample all manner of sweet and delicous fruit… | |
19.804662 85.818157 | 44 The temple town of Puri on the Bay of Bengal transforms during one of India's most impressive annual festivals, Rath Yatra. Hundreds of thousands of ecstatic devotees from all over India… |  |
11.9333 79.883301 | 45 Francophile town Pondicherry (on India's south-eastern coast) celebrates Bastille Day with plenty of French pomp and pageantry. A parade hits the streets with retired soldiers in war finery… |  |
18.9666 72.833298 | 46 What better place to attend a film festival than the city where Bollywood was born? Mumbai's Enoma Film Festival screens feature films over 30 minutes long, with prizes awarded in countless… | |
47 The Gustor Festival at the Karsha Monastery in Zanskar sees good triumph over evil. The celebration ends with the dismemberment and dispersal of the storma (sacrificial cake) by the leader of… | ||
48 The main attraction of the Phyang Tsedup festival at the Phyang Monastery in Ladakh is the pilgrimage to the huge Thangka (painting) of Skyabje Jigten Gombo, founder of the Dringungpa monastic… | ||
19.8833 76.7833 | 49 The Teej Festival is celebrated in Jaipur with great pomp and show during the month of Shavran. Dedicated to Goddess Parvati, it marks the day when she was united with Lord Shiva after a… |  |
18.9666 72.833298 | 50 India celebrates Nag Panchami (Snake Day) in a number of ways. In Mumbai, cobras are venerated and fed sweetened milk. Tourists can hope to see more snake-charmers than usual on the streets… |
