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Top 100 Melas of India

State Wise List
State
Fairs / Melas
Location
District
Month
Duration (days)
Assam Raasmela Bilasipara Dhubri Nov 30
  Netaji Mela Karimganj Karimganj Jan 15
  Rashmahotsav Harimandir Nalbari Nov 11
Andhra Pradesh Brahamotsavam Tirupati Chitoor Sep/Oct 10
  Netaji Mela Karimganj Karimganj Jan 15
  Pyditthallamma Utsavam Vijayanagram Vijayanagram April/May NA
Bihar Sonepur Mela Sonepur Patna Nov 30
  Sorath Mela Sorath Madhubani June 15
  Vaisakh Purnima Bodh Gaya Gaya April/May 15
  Shivratri Mela Sayal Hazaribagh Feb 15
Gujarat Vautha Fair Vautha Ahmedabad Nov 2 days
  Somnath Fair Patan Junagarh Nov 6
  Rajim Mela Rajim Raipur Feb 30
  Dassera Mela Jagdalpur Bastar Oct 7
  Narsinghji Fair Gomitpur Ahmedabad Nov 1
  Bhavnath Fair Junagarh Junagarh Feb 1
  Navratri Fair Ambaji Bansakantha Sep 10
  Lilipari Krama Fair Junagarh Junagarh Nov 5
  Manekthari Poonam
Fair		 Dakor Kheda Sep 1
  Gokulasthami Fair Surat Surat Aug 7
  Bhadrapada ambaji mela Ambaji Village NA Sep 1
  Manektari Punam Fair Dakor Kheda Sep 1
  Shamlaji Fair Shamlaji Sabarkantha Nov 5 days
Haryana Pihowa Mela Pihowa Kurukshetra Mar 30
  Pathri Mata Ka Mela Pathri Panipat Mar/July 30
  Gangor Mela Sirsa Sirsa April 3
  Kapalmochan Mela Bilaspur Yamunanagar Nov 5
  Surajkund Mela Surajkund Faridabad Feb 15
  Kisan Mela Karnal Karnal Sep 9
  Dehati Mela Ladana Kaithal Oct 7
Himachal Pradesh Minjar Fair Chamba Chamba July 9
  Dussherra Kullu Kullu Oct 10
  Phulaich fair Kinnaur Valley Kinnaur Sep 1
  Sair Fair Shimla NA Sep 1
  Hamir Utsav   Hamirpur Nov  
  Lavi Fair Rampur   Nov 4 days
  Renuka_fair   Sirmur Nov 3 days
J&K Jhiri Mela Jhiri   Nov  
Jharkhand Kolhaiya Mela     Nov  
  Kundri Mela     Nov  
  Kunda Fair Pratappur chatra Feb 1
Karnataka Dassara Mysore Mysore Oct 10
  Sangameswara Jatra Harihar Chitradurga Mar 7
  Mahadeshwara Mela Kollegal Mysore Nov 5
  Havanoor Mela Havanoor Dharwad Jan 3
  Dasara Fair Mysore Mysore Sep 28
  Yellamma Devi Fair Saundatti Belgaum Oct 1
  Godachi Fair Godachi Belgaum Nov  
  Hampi Festival Hampi   Nov 3 days
Kerala Pooram Festival Trichur Trichur April 21
  Onam Trivandrum Trivandrum Aug 10
  Koratty Muthy Koratty Village Koratty Oct NA
  Makara Vilakku Malappuram Malappuram Mar NA
  Chirappu Kottayyam Kottayyam Nov/Dec NA
  Feast Of St Sebastain Chertala Ernakulam Jan NA
  Shivratri Vilakku Aluva Ernakulam Feb/Mar NA
  Omallor Fair Omallor Ernakulam Mar NA
  Magara Jyoti Sabarimala Idukki Jan 10
  Sri Sundareswar Kannur Kannur April NA
  Utsavam Vadakkekara Malappuram Mar NA
  Aranmula Vallamkali NA Aranmula Sep 1-2
  Kerala Village Fair NA Kovalam & Ernaculam Jan 10 days
Madhya Pradesh Kartik Mela Ujjain Ujjain Nov 30
  Kadam Mela Kharagpur Tikamgarh Nov 15
  Gwalior Trade Fair Gwalior Gwalior Jan 30
  Maker Sankranti Barman Ujjain Jan NA
  Nimar Utsav   Maheshwar Nov 3 days

Ujjain Kumbh Mela
Ujjain
Ujjain
Once In 12 YrsNA
Maharashtra Nashik Kumbh Mela Nashik Nashik Once In 12 Yrs NA
  Sharda Utsav Nagpur Nagpur Oct/Nov 10
  Ganesh Festival Sangli Sangli Aug/Sep NA
Orissa Rath Yatra Puri Puri July 10
  Joranda Mela Joranda Dhenkanal Feb 7
  Dhanu Jatra Bargarh Bargarh Jan 11
  Bali Yatra Cuttack Cuttack Oct 5
  Chatar Yatra Kalahandi Kalahandi Oct 2
Punjab Rural Olympics Quila Raipur Ludhiana Jan/Feb 7
  Hollah Mohllah Anand Pur Sahib Ropar Mar 5
  Baisakhi Talvandi Sahib Bhatinda April 5
  Mag Mela Muktsar Faridkot Jan 3
  Ramteerth Mela Kaler Purnima Amritsar Nov 5
  Sahidi Jod Mela Fatehgarh Sahib Patiala Jan/Feb 4
  Sodal Mela Jalandhar Jalandhar Sep 2
  Chappar Mela Chappar Ludhiana Sep -
Rajasthan Khatu Shyam ji Sikar Sikar Feb 3
  Urs Ajmer Ajmer Oct 10
  Pushkar Fair Pushkar Ajmer Nov 10
  Ramdevra Ramdeora Jaisalmar Oct 10
  Dussherra Mela Kota Kota Oct 10
  Beneshwar Fair Beneshwar Dungerpur Jan 5
  Chanderbhaga Fair Jhalawar Jhalawar Nov 5
  Khetlaji Fair Bundi Bundi Aug 3
  Ranisati Mela Jhunjhunu Jhunjhunu Aug 20
  Mahavir Mela Sawai Madhopur Sawai Madhopur Nov 7
  Gopinathjika Gara Mela Gopinathjika Banswara Sep 1
  Kaila Devi Kaila Sawai Madhopur Mar 15
  Kaila Devi Fair Karauli Sawai Madhopur Mar 3
  Kallaji Ka Mela - Banswara Sep 1
  Karni Mata Mela Deshnok - Sep 1
  Kota dussera - Kota Sep 1
  Sitabari fair Sitabari - Sep 1
  Marwar Festival Jodhpur Jodhpur Oct 2
  Nagaur Fair(Ramdeoji Cattle Fair ) Nagaur Nagaur Jan 8
Tamil Nadu Peria Kirthigal Trupparankundram Trupparankundram Oct/Nov NA
  Panimaya Matha Festival Tuticorin Tuticorin Aug 10
  Eallazhagar Bannaral Bannaral April/May NA
  Kundam Chikkaram- sampalayam Chikkaram- sampalayam Mar/April NA
Uttar Pradesh Bemoli Katra Mela Bemoli Katra Agra Aug 1
  Kailash Mela Kailash Agra Aug 30
  Makar Sankranti Allahabad Allahabad Jan/Feb 7

Allahabad Kumbh Mela
Allahabad
Allahabad
Jan/March
2 Month
  Haridwar Kumbh Mela Haridwar
 Haridwar Jan/April 3 Month 14 days
  Barabanki Mela Deva Barabanki Feb/OCT 10 days
  Bateshwar Fair Bateshwar Agra OCT 3 weeks
  Ramnavami Mela Ayodhya Faizabad April 4
  Sharvan Jhoola Ayodhya Faizabad July/Aug 7
  Nauchandi Mela Meerut Meerut Mar/April 30
  Ramlila Mela Varanasi Varanasi Oct/Nov 10
  Chitrakoot Ramlila Chitrakoot Chitrakoot March 7
  Shivaratri Mela Kalahasti Kalahasti Feb 4
  Mahautsav Lucknow Lucknow Nov 10
  Nauchandi Mela Muzaffarnagar Muzaffarnagar April 30
  Nauchandi Mela Aligarh Aligarh Jan 30
  Ramlila Ramnagar   Sep 7, 14, 31
  Rambarat Agra Agra Ocp 1
  Cattle Fair Dadri Balia Nov 2 weeks
West Bengal Gokulanand Mela Gokulpur Medinipur Dec/Jan 5
  Sankranti Mela Ganganagar North 24 Parganas Jan NA
  Gokulanand Mela Gokulpur Medinipur Jan/Feb 5


you have nort mentioned one of the world renowned mela celebrated in th emonth of january in western odisha that is Dhanuyatra a mela on kansa vadh by lord krishna. anumber of occasions celebrated like formation of mathura nagari and gokul, akur aggman , kalia dahan, roaming of kansa on his elephant in the street of mathura (district Bargarh whre the mela held every year). Comment  #1
by khusbu agrawal on Aug 13, 2012 2:59 PM IST Report Abuse
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