Fairs & Festivals of India 2012

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January 2012

01 - New Year Day
06 - Feast of three kings, Goa (Jan 6 every year)
07 - Suchindram Car festival (near Nagarkovil) comes in the Tamil month of Margazhi (Dec/Jan).
08 & 09 - Bikaner Camel fair
12 - Erumeli chandanakudam festival (Kottayam)
13 - Erumeli Petta thulllal, Tiruabharana khosha yatra begins from Pandalam temple, Kottayam flower show (up to 16th)



14 - Kanjiramattom Urs (13th & 14th Jan every year), Gujarat kite festival at Ahmedabad (14th Jan every year), Jaipur kite festival.



15 - Makaravilakku, Thypongal (Bull fight/Jellikettu at Madurai, Tiruchirapalli and Tanjore)
16 - Mattupongal
20 - Arthunkal feast (Alappuzha) Video, St Sebastian's feast at Kanjoor (Angamaly, Ernakulam)
24 - Athirampuzha St Sebastian's festival (Kotttayam), Anayadi temple Aarat (Kollam)
26 - Republic Day Parade at New Delhi and other state capitals.
30 - Sreerangapatnam chariot festival, Nagaur fair (2nd Feb)

Bangalore (Karnataka) flower show

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February

01 - Khajuraho dance festival (upto 7th)
02 - Adoor Parthasarathy temple Gajamela
04 - Chariot festival at Madurai and Kancheepuram, Chunakkara Kettukazhcha (near Charummudu, Kayamkulam)
05 - Pattambi Nercha (Palakkad)
06 - Palani Chariot festival
07 - Thypooyam : Harippad Sree Subramanya Swami temple ('Kavadi'), Sree Maheswara temple at Koorkanchery (Thrissur), Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Palani.



08 - Cherai Pooram
14 - Aryankav pooram (Shornur, Palakkad)
18 - Thiruvillamala Ekadasi (Palakkad), Goa Carnival (up to 21st, Panaji),
20 - Shivaratri (Aluva), Thripunithura Aarat, Padanilam Kettukazcha (near Charummudu, Kayamkulam, Shivaratri), Kanichukulangara temple fireworks (Alappuzha, Shivaratri) : Video, Pariyanam Patta pooram (15 km from Ottapalam on the Mannarkad road in Palakkad Dt), Natyanjali festival at Chidambaram (TN, 5 days from Shivratri day).



21 - Machattu Thiruvanikkavu Mamankam (Kuthiravela, Vadakkancherry, Thrissur)
24 - Kuttikkol Thampuratty Theyyam (upto 27th, Kasaragod)
28 - Uthralikavu Pooram (Thrissur), Chettikulangara kumbha bharani : Kettukazcha & Kuthiyottam (Alappuzha) Video

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March

01 - Ezharaponnana Darshan at Ettumanoor Mahadevar temple (Seven and half elephants - one small - made of 13 kg gold donated by Maharaja of Travancore will be displayed, 11 km from Kottayam), Manapullikavu vela (Palakkad).



03 - Ettumanoor Aarat, Losar (Tibetan New Year, Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh)
05 - Guruvayur Elephant race (Festival begins with 'Anayottam') at 2.30 pm. In 2009, 34 elephants participated in this race.
07 - Attukal Pongala, Chottanikkara makam, Chinakkathoor Pooram (Palakkad), Mannarkad pooram (Palakkad).
08 - Chettikulangara ethirelpu ulsavam (upto 20th, Alappuzha)
09 - Puthiyakavu Pongala (Kollam), Holi, Elephant festival at Jaipur.
11 - Parippally Gajamela (Kollam)
14 - Guruvayur Aarat
15 - Kollur Mookambika temple Chariot festival (135 km north of Mangalore, Karnataka)
18 - Ambalapuzha Aarat, Ambalapuzha Natakashala Sadya on 17th at 12.30 h (Alappuzha)
19 - Kannamali church St Joseph's festival (Kochi, 19th March)
24 - Elankavu Attuvela (2 days, Vadayar near Vaikom)
25 - Kodungallur Kavutheendal (next day is Bharani festival), Malanada Kettukazhcha (30 km from Chengannur, Kaala vela, chariot. Toddy is the main offering and temple is dedicated to Duryodhana, Aswathy day in the month of Meenam.), Mewar festival at Udaipur (up to 27th), Gangaur festival (Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer and Nathdwara : upto 26th)



26 - Kollengod thookkam at Vattavila Bhadrakali temple (Palakkad), Pandalam kettukazcha (Meena-Bharani)
29 - Thirumandhamkunnu pooram purappadu (Angadippuram, Malappuram)
30 - Othara Padayani (Near Chengannur)
31 - Karunagappally Jaloltsavam (Kollam), Sreerangam Garudaseva (Trichy)

Palluruthy Sree Bhavanishwara temple Aarat of 15 elephants (Ernakulam)

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April

01 - Peruvanum pooram (Thrissur)
02- Nenmara Vallangi Vela (Palakkad)



05 - Sabarimala Aarat, Mahavir Jayanthi, Panguni Uthiram (Palani, Mylapore, Madurai, Srirangam)
06 - Good Friday, Vagamon malakayattom, Thankey church.
08 - Easter
13 - Car festival at Tiruvadamarudur (near Kumbakonam, Varsha Pirappu)
14 - Vishu : Guruvayur, Sabarimala (Open for 10 days), Thirunelli, Chidambaram temple, Arattupuzha Pooram (71 gaily caparisoned elephants with Panchavadyam at Thrissur), Kadammanitta Devi Temple (Pathanamthitta - Spectacular padayani performance, first day of the month of Medam), Chamakkavu Kettukazhcha (Mavelikara).



15 - Kollam Pooram, Malayattoor church festival (Ernakulam).

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May

1 - Thrissur Pooram, Kerala's biggest temple festival with processions of caparisoned elephants at Vadakkunnatha temple.
3 - Edappally St George Church Festival (5 pm, Ernakulam), Madurai Sri Meenachi marriage festival.
4 - Abu Summer festival (upto 6th, Rajasthan)
5 - Buddha Purnima (Himachal Pradesh)



6 - Mangala devi jungle temple festival (Thekkady/Idukki)
7 - Edathua church festival (procession at 4 pm - near Ambalapuzha, Alappuzha)



13 - Irijalakuda Koodalmanikyam temple Aarat (Thrissur)
18 - Ooty flower show at Botanical Gardens (up to 20th)
28 - Ajmir Urs fair (Rajasthan)

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June

3 - Srirangapatanam Chariot festival (Mysore)
Early June - Shimla Summer Festival (Himachal Pradesh)
15 - Ochira kali (Near Kayamkulam in Kollam Dt.)
21 - Puri Rath Yatra (Orissa)
24 - Sao Joao Boat festival at Siolim, Goa (24th June)
25 - Amarnath Yatra, Jammu Kashmir (up to 13 Aug), Chidambaram Chariot festival (Uthiram of Aani)



28 - Kottiyur Kalasattam. It is 2 hour by bus from Thalassery in Kannur.
29 & 30 - Hemis Festival (Ladakh)



The Pandharpur Palki yatra from Dehu near Pune ends on the previous day of Ashadhi Ekadasi at Pandharpur Vithoba Temple in Maharashtra (21 days)

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The Malappuram Mahotsavam 2012 (Malappuram Mega Fair 2012) organised by District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC), Malappuram will be held from 7th to 22nd January - 2012 at Kottakkunnu Maidan, Malappuraram, Kerala (India).

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We cordially invite you to participate in Malappuram Mahotsavam 2012 as Exhibitor/Sponsor.

Please visit:Malappuram Mahotsavam, Kerala, India for more details.