Ambubachi Mela |
Annual |
Kamakhya Temple, Assam |
Assamese month ‘Ahaar’ |
Baneshwar Fair |
Annual |
Dungarpur Mahadev Temple, Rajasthan |
February |
Chandrabahaga Fair |
Annual |
Jhalarapatan, Jhalawar, Rajasthan |
Kartik month (October-November) |
Gangasagar Fair |
Annual |
Gangasagar Island, West Bengal |
January – February |
Kumbh Mela |
Twelve years |
Nasik, Ujjain, Allahabad, Haridwar |
Varies according to star position |
Pushkar Fair |
Annual |
Pushkar, Rajasthan |
Kartik (Oct – Nov) |
Sonepur Cattle Fair |
Annual |
Sonepur at the confluence of Ganga and Gandak, Bihar |
Kartik month (Oct – Nov) |
Nauchandi Fair |
Annual |
Meerut, U.P. |
For 1 month, starting second day after Holi |
Surajkund Handicrafts Mela |
Annual |
Surajkund in Faridabad, Haryana |
1 to 15 February |
Thrissur Pooram |
Annual |
Vadakkunnathan Temple in Thrissur, Kerala |
Malayalam month ‘Medam’ |
Medaram Jatara or Sammakka Saralamma Jatara |
Annual |
Medaram in Warangal, Telangana |
January – February |
Madhavpur Mela |
Annual |
Madhavpur Ghed in Porbander (Guj) |
March-April (for 5 days from Ramnavami) |