The celebrations of Holi in Shankar Marg, Delhi 2008
All other festivals will be overshadowed this month by the celebration of Holi. As a tourist traveling through India at this time, be forewarned locals take this festival very seriously. If you’re not interested in noise, fireworks and the chance of getting dirty, do your best to avoid any open spaces outside of your hotel. Known as the festival of colors, Holi has Indians dancing in the streets while covering each other in brightly colored powders.
January 14-April 28
Haridwar, Uttarakhand
2. Holi
February 28-March 1 (Sun-Mon)
All India
March 1 (Mon)
4. Navchandi Fair
March
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
March 2 (Tues)
Vadakkancherry, Kerala
6. Rashtriya Suraksha Divas
March 3 (Wed)
March 3 (Wed)
Scattered areas of India
March 7 (Sun)
March 8 (Mon)
10. Kaila devi Fair
March 12 (Fri)
11. Chapchar Kut
March 12 (Fri)
March 15-24 (Mon-Wed)
13. Chaitra Navratri
March 16-24 (Tues-Wed)
All India
14. Karni Mata Mela
March 16-25 (Tues-Thurs)
Deshnok, Rajasthan
15. Hindu New Year
March 16 (Tues)
North India
16. Gudi Padwa/Ugadi
March 16 (Tues)
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and parts of Karnataka
17. Jhullelal Jayanti/Cheti Chand
March 17 (Wed)
All India
18. Mewar Festival
March 18-20 (Thurs- Sat)
Udaipur, Rajasthan
19. Gangaur Festival
March 18 (Thurs)
March 19 (Fri)
March 21 (Sun)
All India
22. RamNavmi
March 24 (Wed)
All India
23. Mahavir Jayanti
March 28 (Sun)
March 28 (Sun)
25. Hanuman Jayanti
March 30 (Tues)
All India
