| 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/Dec | 30 | |
| Sorath Mela | Sorath | Madhubani | May/ June | 15 | ||
| Vaisakh Purnima | Bodh Gaya | Gaya | May | 15 | ||
| Shivratri Mela | Sayal | Hazaribagh | Feb | 15 | ||
| Gujarat | Vautha Fair | Vautha | Ahmedabad | Nov | 2 days | |
| Somnath Fair | Patan | Junagarh | Nov/ Dec | 6 | ||
| Rajim Mela | Rajim | Raipur | Feb/ Mar | 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 | ||
| 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 | oct/Nov | 5 days | ||
| Haryana | Pihowa Mela | Pihowa | Kurukshetra | Feb/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/Oct | 9 | ||
| Dehati Mela | Ladana | Kaithal | Oct | 7 | ||
| Himachal Pradesh | Minjar Fair | Chamba | Chamba | July/August | 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 | |||
| Jammu and Kashmir | Jhiri Mela | Jhiri | Nov | |||
| Jharkhand | Kolhaiya Mela | Oct/Nov | ||||
| Kundri Mela | Oct/Nov | |||||
| Kunda Fair | Pratappur | chatra | Feb | 1 | ||
| Karnataka | Dassara | Mysore | Mysore | Oct | 10 | |
| Sangameswara Jatra | Harihar | Chitradurga | Mar/Apr | 7 | ||
| Mahadeshwara Mela | Kollegal | Mysore | Oct/Nov | 5 | ||
| Havanoor Mela | Havanoor | Dharwad | Jan | 3 | ||
| Dasara Fair | Mysore | Mysore | Oct | 28 | ||
| Yellamma Devi Fair | Saundatti | Belgaum | Oct- February | |||
| Godachi Fair | Godachi | Belgaum | Oct/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 | Jan | NA | ||
| Chirappu | Kottayyam | Kottayyam | 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 | Mar/April | NA | ||
| Utsavam | Vadakkekara | Malappuram | Feb/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 Yrs | NA | ||
| 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 | June/uly | 10 | |
| Joranda Mela | Joranda | Dhenkanal | Jan/Feb | 7 | ||
| Dhanu Jatra | Bargarh | Bargarh | Dec/Jan | 11 | ||
| Bali Yatra | Cuttack | Cuttack | Oct/Nov | 5 | ||
| Chatar Yatra | Kalahandi | Kalahandi | Oct | 2 | ||
| Punjab | Rural Olympics | Quila Raipur | Ludhiana | Jan/Feb | 7 | |
| Hollah Mohllah | Anand Pur Sahib | Ropar | Feb/Mar | 5 | ||
| Baisakhi | Talvandi Sahib | Bhatinda | April | 5 | ||
| Mag Mela | Muktsar | Faridkot | Jan/Feb | 3 | ||
| Ramteerth Mela | Kaler Purnima | Amritsar | Nov | 5 | ||
| Sahidi Jod Mela | Fatehgarh Sahib | Patiala | Dec/Jan | 4 | ||
| Sodal Mela | Jalandhar | Jalandhar | Sep | 2 | ||
| Chappar Mela | Chappar | Ludhiana | Aug/Sep | - | ||
| Rajasthan | Khatu Shyam ji | Sikar | Sikar | Nov | 3 | |
| Urs | Ajmer | Ajmer | Mar | 10 | ||
| Pushkar Fair | Pushkar | Ajmer | Nov | 10 | ||
| Ramdevra | Ramdeora | Jaisalmar | Aug/Sep | 10 | ||
| Dussherra Mela | Kota | Kota | Oct | 10 | ||
| Beneshwar Fair | Beneshwar | Dungerpur | Sep/Oct | 5 | ||
| Chanderbhaga Fair | Jhalawar | Jhalawar | Nov | 5 | ||
| Khetlaji Fair | Bundi | Bundi | Mar/Aug | 3 | ||
| Ranisati Mela | Jhunjhunu | Jhunjhunu | Aug | 20 | ||
| Mahavir Mela | Sawai Madhopur | Sawai Madhopur | Apr | 7 | ||
| Gopinathjika Gara Mela | Gopinathjika | Banswara | Sep | 1 | ||
| Kaila Devi | Kaila | Sawai Madhopur | Apr/May | 15 | ||
| Kaila Devi Fair | Karauli | Sawai Madhopur |
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| Kallaji Ka Mela | - | Banswara | Sep/Oct | 1 | ||
| Karni Mata Mela | Deshnok | - | Sep | 1 | ||
| Kota dussera | - | Kota | Sep/Oct | 1 | ||
| Sitabari fair | Sitabari | - | May | 1 | ||
| Marwar Festival | Jodhpur | Jodhpur | Sep/Oct | 2 | ||
| Nagaur Fair(Ramdeoji Cattle Fair ) | Nagaur | Nagaur | Jan | 8 | ||
| Tamil Nadu | Peria Kirthigal | Trupparankundram | Trupparankundram | Dec | NA | |
| Panimaya Matha Festival | Tuticorin | Tuticorin | July/Aug | 10 | ||
| Kundam | Chikkaram- sampalayam | Chikkaram- sampalayam | Mar/April | NA | ||
| Uttar Pradesh | Bemoli Katra Mela | Bemoli Katra | Agra | N/A | 1 | |
| Kailash Mela | Kailash | Agra | Aug/Sep | 30 | ||
| Makar Sankranti | Allahabad | Allahabad | Jan | 7 | ||
| Allahabad Kumbh Mela | Allahabad | Allahabad | Jan/March | 2 Month | ||
| Haridwar Kumbh Mela | Haridwar | Haridwar | April/May | 3 Month 14 days | ||
| Barabanki Mela | Deva | Barabanki | Nov/Oct | 10 days | ||
| Bateshwar Fair | Bateshwar | Agra | OCT | 3 weeks | ||
| Ramnavami Mela | Ayodhya | Faizabad | Mar | 4 | ||
| Sharvan Jhoola | Ayodhya | Faizabad | July/Aug | 7 | ||
| Nauchandi Mela | Meerut | Meerut | Mar/April | 30 | ||
| Ramlila Mela | Varanasi | Varanasi | Sep/Oct | 10 | ||
| Chitrakoot Ramlila | Chitrakoot | Chitrakoot | Oct | 7 | ||
| Shivaratri Mela | Kalahasti | Kalahasti | Feb | 4 | ||
| Lucknow Mahotsav | Lucknow | Lucknow | Nov | 10 | ||
| Nauchandi Mela | Muzaffarnagar | Muzaffarnagar | April | 30 | ||
| Ramlila | Ramnagar | Nov | 7, 14, 31 | |||
| Rambarat | Agra | Agra | Oct/Sep | 1 | ||
| Cattle Fair | Dadri | Balia | Nov/Dec | 2 weeks | ||
| West Bengal | Gokulanand Mela | Gokulpur | Medinipur | Nov/Dec | 5 | |
| Sankranti Mela | Ganganagar | North 24 Parganas | Jan | NA |
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