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Fairs & Festivals in India
Pushkar Festival
Excitement, gaiety and a keen sense of competition fill the air as the long
journey to Pushkar begins. The only temple dedicated to Lord Brahma (the
creator) is located at Pushkar. The Pushkar lake is surrounded by 52 flights
of steps called ghats.
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Desert Festival
The Desert Festival is a three days long extravaganza of colour, music and
festivity, held at the golden city of Jaisalmer. Gair and fire dancers swaying
to traditional tunes, a turban-tying competition and a Mr. Desert contest
are part of the fun and frolic.
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Boat Race
This festival is held across the Mumbai harbour, on the Elephant Island,
near the world renowned Elephanta Caves. This feast of music and dance,
celebrated under the stars, transforms the entire island into a large auditorium.
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Elephant Festival
The Elephant Festival is an inimitable event held annually in Jaipur. Groomed
flawlessly, rows of elephants do a catwalk before an enthralled audience
liked best fashion models to make this festival an amazing one. The elephants
move with poise in pageant, run races, play the regal game of polo, and
finally participate in the spring festival of Holi. It is festival time
with elephants typically celebrated one day before the Holi, Indian festival
of colours.
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Goa Carnival
Among the various colourful feasts and festivals feasts and festivals that
Goa celebrates -with great eclat, Carnaval and Shigmo are the most rumbustious,
awaited by the population with intense enthusiasm. Unlike 'Shigmo' which
is also celebrated in some oilier parts of India, although under different
appellations, 'Carnaval Goa's own, unique, and the Union Territorys contribution
to India's other expressions at untrammelled revelry.
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Holi
Is the most boisterous of all Hindu festivals, observed all over the North.
It heralds the end of winter and the beginning of the Spring. The night
before the full moon, crowds of people gather together and light huge bonfires
to burn the residual dried leaves and twigs of the winter.
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Onam
Onam is Kerala's most popular festival, celebrated with great enthusiasm.
It is primarily a harvest festival celebrated to welcome the spirit of the
pious King Mahabali from eternal exile and to assure him that his people
are happy and wish him well.
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Pongal
In the South Sankranti becomes Pongal. It is a celebration of the harvest
which is observed for three days in Tamil Nadu as well as in Andhra Pradesh.
The first day is the Bhogi Pongal which is celebrated as a family festival.
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Durga Puja
Is performed during the nine days of Navratri. Community pujas in Bengal
are organised in every locality. Families visit each other to share feasts.
On Bijoya day, the idols are taken in elaborate processions for immersion
in the river on the sea.
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Deepawali
The festival of lights is one of the most beautiful of Indian festivals.
It comes 21 days after Dussehra and celebrates the return of Lord Rama to
Ayodhya after his 14 year exile. Homes are decorted, sweets are distributed
by everyone and thousands of lamps lit in houses all over the country making
it a night of enchantment.
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