India celebrates many festivals and fairs, every day of year is a festival celebrated in some part of the country, and is celebrated by varied cultures, religious and through their special rituals adds to the color of Indian heritage. The festivals form a wondrous and joyful ambience, and some of them celebrate religious occasions, the birthdays of divine beings, saints, and gurus (revered teachers).

Some Indian Festivals welcome the season of the year, such as the harvest, the rains, or the full moon, which are characterized by color, gaiety, enthusiasm, prayers and rituals. Below are listed the festivals in India and some of them are described in a link.

January	February	March
Gregorian New Year Id-ul-Zuha (Bakr-Id) Bikaner Camel Festival Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Lohri Makara Sankranti Pongal International Kite Festival Kerala Village Fair Kolkata Festival Pattadakkal Dance Festival Modhera Dance Festival Thai Poosam Vasant Panchami Mamallapuram Festival Republic Day Baneshwar Fair Muharram Desert Festival Bhogali Bihu	Island Tourism Festival Desert Festival Surajkund Crafts Mela Garden Festival Float Festival Brij Festival Goa Carnival Valentines Day Mahashivratri Natyanjali Festival Taj Mahotsav Konark Festival Elephanta Festival Deccan Festival Rose Festival Nagaur Fair Guruvayur Festival	Khajuraho Dance Festival Chapchar Kut Dangs Darbar Elephant Festival Holla Mohalla Holi Jhansi Festival Hoysala Mahotsava International Yoga Week Mewar Festival Gudi Padva Gangaur Festival Chaitra Navratri Ramnavami Mahaveerji Fair Mahavir Jayanti Shigmotsav Cheti Chand
April	May	June
Id-e-Milad Hanuman Jayanti Good Friday Easter Keladevi Fair Baisakhi Ugadi Tamil New Year Vishu Ambedkar Jayanti Summer Festival	May Day Buddha Purnima Mother's Day International Flower Festival	Ganga Dussehra Hemis Festival Sindhu Darshan Festival Champakulam Boat Race
July	August	September
Mango Festival Amarnath Yatra Rath Yatra Guru Purnima Chaliho	Nehru Trophy Boat Race Independence Day Teej Festival Nag Panchami Tarnetar Mela Onam Raksha Bandhan Urs Coconut Day Festival	Janmashtami Paryushan Parva Ganesh Chaturthi Ganesh Festival Anant Chaturthi Pitr Paksha Brahmotsavam
October	November	December
Gandhi Jayanti Navratri Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan) Durga Puja Dussehra Mela Thimithi Festival Dussehra Marwar Festival Karva Chauth Rajgir Dance Festival Jwalamukhi Temple Fair	Sonepur Mela Christian Fair Dhanteras Laxmi Puja Diwali Goverdhan Puja Bhai Dhuj Ganga Mahotsava Pushkar Fair Kolayat Fair Chandrabhaga Fair Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti Lucknow Festival Ka Pomblang Nongkrem Ellora Festival Hampi Festival Bandi Festival	Hornbill Festival Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsava (Pune) Chennai Dance Festival Bakr-Id Christmas Cochin Carniva Mamallapuram Festival Vishnupur Festival Kurukshetra Festival Island Tourism Festival

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