The festivals of November, 2010, are filled with so much cheer throughout India. The harvest is completed, the monsoon has past and tourists are arriving en mass. This is one of the best months to visit the country.
Occurring in November this calendar year, Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, continues with great fanfare for several days. Separate celebrations mark the consecutive holiday that Indians look forward to all year. Food and sweets play a pivotal role in many of the various festivals but one more than Diwali. Visitors to the dusty sand choked desert town of Pushkar hopefully planned far in advance as open hotel rooms are few and far between.
November 1 (Mon)
Celebrated: Karnataka
2. Dhanteras
November 3 (Wed)
Celebrated: All India
3. Diwali
November 5 (Fri)
Celebrated: All India
4. Laxmi Puja
November 5 (Fri)
Celebrated: All India
5. Kali Puja
November 5 (Fri)
Celebrated: All India
November 6 (Sat)
Celebrated: North India
November 6 (Sat)
Celebrated: Gujarat
8. Bhai Dooj
November 7 (Sun)
Celebrated: All India
9. Tokhu Emong
November 7 – 15 (Sun – Mon)
Celebrated: Nagaland
November 8 – 16 (Mon – Tues)
Celebrated: Kerala
11. Lavi Fair
November 11 -14 (Thurs – Sun)
Celebrated: Himachal Pradesh
12. Dala Chhath
November 12 – 13 (Fri – Sat)
Celebrated: North / East India
13. Bateshwar Fair
November 12 – 26 (Fri- Fri)
Celebrated: Bateshwar, Uttar Pradesh
14. Pushkar Fair
November 13 – 21 (Sat – Sun)
Celebrated: Pushkar, Rajasthan
15. Shamlaji Fair
November 13 – 21 (Sat – Sun)
Celebrated: Gujarat / Rajasthan
16. Nehru Jayanti
November 14 (Sun)
Celebrated: All India
17. Aanvla Navami
November 15 (Mon)
Celebrated: All India
18. Renuka Fair
November 16 (Tues)
Celebrated: Himachal Pradesh
19. Tulsi Vivah
November 17 (Wed)
Celebrated: All India
November 17 (Wed)
Celebrated: All India
21. Id ul Zuha
November 17 (Wed)
Celebrated: All India
November 17 – 21 (Wed – Sun)
Celebrated: Gujarat
23. Bada Osha
November 20 (Sat)
Celebrated: Orissa
November 20 -22 (Sat – Mon)
Celebrated: Rajasthan
November 21 (Sun)
Celebrated: Punjab / All India
26. Dev Deepavali
November 21 (Sun)
Celebrated: Varanasi
27. Ganga Mahotsav
November 21 (Sun)
Celebrated: Varanasi
28. Bali Yatra
November 21 (Sun)
Celebrated: Orissa
November 21 (Nov)
Celebrated: Uttar Pradesh
30. Kolayat Fair
November 21 (Nov)
Celebrated: Rajasthan
31. Kundri Mela
November 21 (Sun)
Celebrated: Jharkhand
32. Majuli Festival
November 21 – 24 (Sun – Wed)
Celebrated: Assam
33. Sonepur Mela
November 21 – December 5 (Sun – Sun)
Celebrated: Bihar
34. Vautha Fair
November 21 – 25 (Sun – Thurs)
Celebrated: Gujarat
35. Nimar Utsav
November 21 – 23 (Sun – Tues)
Celebrated: Madhya Pradesh
36. Bundi Utsav
November 24 – 26 (Wed- Fri)
Celebrated: Rajasthan
37. Lucknow Festival
November 25 – December 5 (Thurs – Sun)
Celebrated: Lucknow
38. Hamir Utsav
1st Week of November
Celebrated: Himachal Pradesh
39. Hampi Festival
1st Week of November
Celebrated: Karnataka
2nd Week of November
Celebrated: Chandigarh
41. Ellora Festival
November
Celebrated: Maharashtra
42. Kalidas Festival
November
Celebrated: Maharashtra
November
Celebrated: Meghalaya
November
Celebrated: Haryana
45. Mati Puja
November
Celebrated: Chhattisgarh
November
Celebrated: Meghalaya
November
Celebrated: Kerala
November
Celebrated: Orissa
49. Ningol Chakouba
November
Celebrated: Manipur
50. Seng Kut Snem
November
Celebrated: Meghalaya
November
Celebrated: Kerala
52. Ngada Festival
November
Celebrated: Nagaland
53. Thalfavang Kut
November
Celebrated: Mizoram
54. Godachi Fair
November
Celebrated: Karnataka
55. Jhiri Mela
November
Celebrated: Jammu
