12 Festivals in India You Won't Want To Miss

The Hornbill Festival

When: Hornbill Festival is usually held every year from December 1-10.Where: At Naga Heritage Village, Kisama about 12 km from Kohima.Events start at 9 a.m. everyday.

Kila Raipur Rural Olympics

When: Usually 3 days in February.Dates for 2015: 29 Jan 2015 to 1 Feb 2015Where: Kila Raipur (15 KMs from Ludhiana), Punjab.

Alleppy Snake Boat Race

When: Second Saturday of August every year.Dates for 2015: 8 Aug 2015Where: Punnamda Lake, Alleppey, Kerala

Sunburn Festival in Goa

When: Three days in last week of Deecmber. Dates for 2015: 27-29th December 2014Where: Vagator,Goa

Hemis Festival

When: 10th day of the Tibetan lunar month. Usually 2 days in June or July.Dates for 2015: June 26-27Where: Hemis Monastery, 45 kilometers from Leh

The Pushkar Camel Fair

When: Late October to early December.Dates for 2015: 18th November 25th NovemberWhere: Pushkar near Ajmer, Rajasthan

Also Read: Pushkar Camel Fair: All you need to know about Pushkar Mela

Holi in Vrindavan

When: One of the Full Moon days in March, sometimes in February.Dates for 2015: Friday, March 6Where: Vrindavan near Mathura, Uttar Pradesh

Also Read: Braj ki Holi - Vrindavan & Mathura

Dussera Festival Mysore

When: September or October based on Hindu Calendar.Dates for 2015: 22nd October 2015Where: Mysore, Karnataka

Krishna Janmashthami Mumbai

When: August or September.Dates for 2015: 5th September 2015Where: Streets of Mumbai

Jagannath Rath Yatra

When: June or July.Dates for 2015: 18th July 2015Where: Puri, Odisha

Kumbh Mela

When: Varies every time.Dates for 2015: 29 Aug – 18 SepWhere: Every third year at one of the four places: Haridwar,Allahabad, Nasik and Ujjain

Durga Puja

When: 5 days in September or October.Dates for 2015: October 18-23Where: Kolkata, West Bengal

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• Kila Raipur Rural Olympics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/toreajade/380641883

• Alleppy Snake Boat Race: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ezee123/162659388

• The Pushkar Camel Fair: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dobs/

• Dussera Festival Mysore: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ashwinkumar/8113480008

• Krishna Janmashthami Mumbai: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sandeepachetan/14969428661

• Jagannath Rath Yatra: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kquester/5897518711

• Kumbh Mela: https://www.flickr.com/photos/algrache/14193105834

• Durga Puja: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rosenkranz/3052214847