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JANUARY
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Feast of the three kings -January 6th, Goa. |
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International Film Festival -Delhi on Odd years; some other major city on even years. |
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Tygaraya music festival - Thiruvaiyaru near Tanjore in Tamilnadu. |
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Elephant march - Thrissur to Trivandrum. |
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Delhi Rose Show - Safdar Jang's Tomb, Delhi. |
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Kite Festival- January 14th - North India especially Gujarat and Rajasthan. |
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Lori- Mid- January celebrated in Punjab. |
JANUARY- FEBRUARY
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Tepam: Floating Festival in Madurai in Tamilnadu. |
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Desert Festival: Jaisalmer. |
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Temple Car Festival: Srirangapatnam near Mysore. |
FEBRUARY
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Lucknow arts festival: Lucknow. |
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Delhi Flower Show: Purana Qila, Delhi |
FEBRUARY- MARCH
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Natiyanjali Festival: Chidambaram. |
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Mahashivaratri Festival: Car Procession at Rameswaram. |
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Chariot Festival: Kanchipuram. |
MARCH
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Khajuraho Dance Festival: Khajuraho in early March. |
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Jamshed Navroz: New Year's Day for the Parsees. |
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Float festival: At Tiruchi Tepakulam. |
MARCH- APRIL
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Asokhastami: 4 day Shiva festival at Bhubaneshwar. |
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Elephant Festival: Jaipur. |
APRIL-MAY
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Pooram: Thrissur. |
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Ooty Flower Show: Ootacamud in the Nilgiri hills of Tamilnadu. |
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Spring Festival: Srinagar in Kashmir. |
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Baisakhi: In North India and Tamilnadu, celebrating the Hindu Solar New Year. |
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In Punjab, the Sikhs celebrate the formation of the Khalsh. |
JUNE-JULY
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Car Festival: Serempore. |
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Hemis Festival: Leh. |
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER
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Avani Moolam: Meenakshi Temple, Madurai. |
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Festival of our Lady of Health, Velankanni, near Tanjore. |
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Kailash Fair: Kailash near Agra. |
NOVEMBER
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Sonepur Fair: The largest cattle fair in the world, held at Sonepur in Bihar , on the banks of the Ganges |
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Shiva festival: Tiruvannamalai. Children's day: On November 14th, in memory of Nehru's birthday |
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER
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Puskhar cattle fair: In Puskhar. |
DECEMBER- JANUARY
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Vaikunta Ekadasi: Srirangam temple near Tiruchi. |
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Margazhi Festival: Srivilliputur near Madurai. |
