Festivals of India 2019

January (Paush / Magh):

India is a spectacular land of festivities where every festival is celebrated with unmatched enthusiasm, plethora of carnivals and hundreds of legendary traditions. Beginning with the first month of the Gregorian calendar, January gives a great start to worldwide celebrations in every nook and corner of the earth.

People from all round the globe get together in their native countries to celebrate the New Year's Day with carnivals & theme parties on the 1st of January. Soon after, the much awaited harvest festivals of various states and regions are celebrated with great fervour and delight in the country. Festivities like Lohri in Punjab, Delhi and Haryana, Ganga Sagar Snan in West Bengal, Makar Sankranti in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and Pongal in Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu, are considered highly auspicious for the crops and the farmers of the whole country.

January is a proud host to many significant national days as well. Some of them are Indian Army Day, National Youth Day, Desh Prem Diwas but the most important of all is the Republic Day. The parades and the patriotic celebrations last for a span of three days and commemorates with trumpets and drums of the Beating Retreat.

Many popular literary and dance festivals also fall in the month of January. This includes International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad, Jaipur Literature Festival, Modhera Dance Festival, Mumbai Kabir Festival, Kenduli Mela, Bikaner Camel Fair in Rajasthan and Island Tourism Festival in Port Blair. People from North Goa will be all set to commemorate their annual Three King’s Feast which will last for 10 long days of music dance and partying.

Significant Hindu Vrats like Paush Kabir Ekadashi, Paush Purnima, Sakat Chauth will witness huge crowd near the Ghats of Prayag and Varanasi. For Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti will be a great time to visit the prominent Gurudwaras of the country and offer prayers and indulge in charity.

Explore and enjoy the panorama of Festivals / Fairs / Melas celebrated in India. 

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