Fairs and Melas of India
From BharatWiki
State | |||||
| Assam | Raasmela | Bilasipara | Dhubri | Nov | 30 |
| Netaji Mela | Karimganj | Karimganj | Jan | 15 | |
| Rashmahotsav | Harimandir | Nalbari | Nov | 11 | |
| Andhra Pradesh | Brahamotsavam | Tirupati | Chitoor | Sep/Oct | 10 |
| Netaji Mela | Karimganj | Karimganj | Jan | 15 | |
| Pyditthallamma Utsavam | Vijayanagram | Vijayanagram | April/May | NA | |
| Bihar | Sonepur Mela | Sonepur | Patna | Nov | 30 |
| Sorath Mela | Sorath | Madhubani | June | 15 | |
| Vaisakh Purnima | Bodh Gaya | Gaya | April/May | 15 | |
| Shivratri Mela | Sayal | Hazaribagh | Feb | 15 | |
| Gujarat | Vautha Fair | Vautha | Ahmedabad | Nov | 6 |
| Somnath Fair | Patan | Junagarh | Nov | 6 | |
| Rajim Mela | Rajim | Raipur | Feb | 30 | |
| Dassera Mela | Jagdalpur | Bastar | Oct | 7 | |
| Narsinghji Fair | Gomitpur | Ahmedabad | Nov | 1 | |
| Bhavnath Fair | Junagarh | Junagarh | Feb | 1 | |
| Navratri Fair | Ambaji | Bansakantha | Sep | 10 | |
| Lilipari Krama Fair | Junagarh | Junagarh | Nov | 5 | |
| Manekthari Poonam Fair | Dakor | Kheda | Sep | 1 | |
| Gadadhar Fair | Shyamlaji | Sabarkantha | Nov | 7 | |
| Gokulasthami Fair | Surat | Surat | Aug | 7 | |
| Haryana | Pihowa Mela | Pihowa | Kurukshetra | Mar | 30 |
| Pathri Mata Ka Mela | Pathri | Panipat | Mar/July | 30 | |
| Gangor Mela | Sirsa | Sirsa | April | 3 | |
| Kapalmochan Mela | Bilaspur | Yamunanagar | Nov | 5 | |
| Surajkund Mela | Surajkund | Faridabad | Feb | NA | |
| Kisan Mela | Karnal | Karnal | Sep | 9 | |
| Dehati Mela | Ladana | Kaithal | Oct | 7 | |
| Himachal Pradesh | Minjar Fair | Chamba | Chamba | July | 9 |
| Dussherra | Kullu | Kullu | Oct | 10 | |
| Karnataka | Dassara | Mysore | Mysore | Oct | 10 |
| Sangameswara Jatra | Harihar | Chitradurga | Mar | 7 | |
| Mahadeshwara Mela | Kollegal | Mysore | Nov | 5 | |
| Havanoor Mela | Havanoor | Dharwad | Jan | 3 | |
| Kerala | Pooram Festival | Trichur | Trichur | April | 21 |
| Onam | Trivandrum | Trivandrum | Aug | 10 | |
| Makara Vilakku | Malappuram | Malappuram | Mar | NA | |
| Chirappu | Kottayyam | Kottayyam | Nov/Dec | NA | |
| Feast Of St Sebastain | Chertala | Ernakulam | Jan | NA | |
| Shivratri Vilakku | Aluva | Ernakulam | Feb/Mar | NA | |
| Omallor Fair | Omallor | Ernakulam | Mar | NA | |
| Magara Jyoti | Sabarimala | Idukki | Jan | 10 | |
| Sri Sundareswar | Kannur | Kannur | April | NA | |
| Utsavam | Vadakkekara | Malappuram | Mar | NA | |
| Madhya Pradesh | Kartik Mela | Ujjain | Ujjain | Nov | 30 |
| Kadam Mela | Kharagpur | Tikamgarh | Nov | 15 | |
| Gwalior Trade Fair | Gwalior | Gwalior | Jan | 30 | |
| Maker Sankranti | Barman | Ujjain | Jan | NA | |
| Maharashtra | Kumbh Mela | Nashik | Nashik | Once In 12 Yrs | NA |
| Sharda Utsav | Nagpur | Nagpur | Oct/Nov | 10 | |
| Ganesh Festival | Sangli | Sangli | Aug/Sep | NA | |
| Orissa | Rath Yatra | Puri | Puri | July | 10 |
| Joranda Mela | Joranda | Dhenkanal | Feb | 7 | |
| Dhanu Jatra | Bargarh | Bargarh | Jan | 11 | |
| Bali Yatra | Cuttack | Cuttack | Oct | 5 | |
| Chatar Yatra | Kalahandi | Kalahandi | Oct | 2 | |
| Punjab | Rural Olympics | Quila Raipur | Ludhiana | Jan/Feb | 7 |
| Hollah Mohllah | Anand Pur Sahib | Ropar | Mar | 5 | |
| Baisakhi | Talvandi Sahib | Bhatinda | April | 5 | |
| Sodal Mela | Jalandhar | Jalandhar | Sep | 2 | |
| Mag Mela | Muktsar | Faridkot | Jan | 3 | |
| Ramteerth Mela | Kaler Purnima | Amritsar | Nov | 5 | |
| Sahidi Jod Mela | Fatehgarh Sahib | Patiala | Jan/Feb | 4 | |
| Chappar Mela | Chappar | Ludhiana | Sep | - | |
| Rajasthan | Khatu Shyam Ji | Sikar | Sikar | Jan | 5 |
| Urs | Ajmer | Ajmer | Oct | 10 | |
| Pushkar Fair | Pushkar | Ajmer | Nov | 10 | |
| Ramdevra | Ramdeora | Jaisalmar | Oct | 10 | |
| Dussherra Mela | Kota | Kota | Oct | 10 | |
| Beneshwar Fair | Dungerpur | Dungerpur | Feb | 5 | |
| Chanderbaga Fair | Jhalawar | Jhalawar | Nov | 5 | |
| Khetlaji Fair | Bundi | Bundi | Aug | 3 | |
| Mahavir Mela | Sawai Madhopur | Sawai Madhopur | Nov | 7 | |
| Gopinathjika Gara Mela | Gopinathjika | Banswara | Sep | 1 | |
| Kaila Devi | Kaila | Sawai Madhopur | Mar | 15 | |
| Kaila Devi Fair | Karauli | Sawai Madhopur | Mar | 3 | |
| Tamil Nadu | Peria Kirthigal | Trupparankundram | Trupparankundram | Oct/Nov | NA |
| Panimaya Matha Festival | Tuticorin | Tuticorin | Aug | 10 | |
| Eallazhagar | Bannaral | Bannaral | April/May | NA | |
| Kundam | Chikkaram- sampalayam | Chikkaram- sampalayam | Mar/April | NA | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Bemoli Katra Mela | Bemoli Katra | Agra | Aug | 1 |
| Kailash Mela | Kailash | Agra | Aug | 30 | |
| Makar Sankranti | Allahabad | Allahabad | Jan/Feb | 7 | |
| Kumbh Mela | Allahabad | Allahabad | Jan/Feb | 7 | |
| Barabanki Mela | Barabanki | Barabanki | Feb/Aug | 4 | |
| Ayodhya Mela | Ayodhya | Faizabad | Nov | 4 | |
| Ramnavami Mela | Ayodhya | Faizabad | April | 4 | |
| Sharvan Jhoola | Ayodhya | Faizabad | July/Aug | 7 | |
| Nauchandi Mela | Meerut | Meerut | Mar/April | 30 | |
| Ramlila Mela | Varanasi | Varanasi | Oct/Nov | 10 | |
| Chitrakoot Ramlila | Chitrakoot | Chitrakoot | March | 7 | |
| Ramlila | Ramnagar | Sep | 15 | ||
| Shivaratri Mela | Kalahasti | Kalahasti | Feb | 4 | |
| Mahautsav | Lucknow | Lucknow | Nov | 10 | |
| Nauchandi Mela | Muzaffarnagar | Muzaffarnagar | April | 30 | |
| Nauchandi Mela | Aligarh | Aligarh | Jan | 30 | |
| West Bengal | Gokulanand Mela | Gokulpur | Medinipur | Dec/Jan | 5 |
| Sankranti Mela | Ganganagar | North 24 Parganas | Jan | NA | |
| Gokulanand Mela | Gokulpur | Medinipur | Jan/Feb | 5 |
