Nehru clothing on display at Museum and Library in New Delhi, India

Many major festivals celebrated throughout India occur in May yet smaller regional celebrations exist but are not noted. Nehru’s death is among the most revered for All India, being one of the founding fathers of the “new” India in the late 1940′s.

1. Moatsu Festival

May 1 – 3 (Sat – Mon)

Nagaland

2. Summer Festival

May 7 – 9 (Fri – Sun)

Mount Abu, Rajasthan

3. Ravindra nath Tagore Jayanti

May 9 (Sun)

West Bengal, Kolkata

4. Akshay Tritiya

May 15 (Sat)

All India

5. Parshu ram Jayanti

May 16 (Sun)

All India

6. Guru Sankaracharya Jayanti

May 18 (Tues)

All India

7. Surdas Jayanti

May 18 (Tues)

All India

8. Narsingh Chaturdashi

May 21 (Fri)

All India

9. Buddha Purnima

May 26 – 28 (Wed-Fri)

All India

10. Jawahar Lal Nehru Death Anniversary

May 27 (Thurs)

All India

11. Narad Jayanti

May 28 (Fri)

All India