November

02 - Parumala perunnal (Pathanamthitta, located near Mannar/Chengannur)
07 - Mannarasala ayilyam (Snake temple in Alappuzha)



13 - Diwali (Deepawali - festival of light and joy)
13, 14,15 - Kalpathy Ratholsavam (Palakkad)
16 - Mandalakalam begins. Sabarimala is 95 km (3.5 hour) from Chengannur railhead.
19 - Chhath Puja (Nahai Khai, Bihar & UP)
20 to 28 -The Pushkar Fair or Pushkar mela commences on Prabodhini Ekadashi and continues till Kartik Poornima.
21 - Mamburam Makham nercha (Near Kottackal, Malappuram)
24 - Muharram : mourns the martyrdom of the revered Hazrat Imam Hussain, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammad (Fire walk at Hospet near Hampi in Karnataka, Pune and Hyderabad by Shias), Guruvayur Ekadasi, Thiruvillamala punarjani cave 'noolalal' (Palakkad), Vaikunta Ekadesi at Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy temple (chariot festival, 21 days, Trichy).
27 - Karthigai Deepam (Tamil festival of lights at Thiruvannamalai Arunachaleswarar's temple, 72 m high gopuram with 11 storeys). Mahadeepam is lit on the top of the hill at around 6 pm.



28 - Chakkulathukavu ponkala (near Ambalapuzha, Alappuzha), Shamlaji fair (122 km from Ahmedabad, Kartik Purnima), Sonepur Mela (25 km from Patna, Kartik Purnima)