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Travel Agent for India- Fairs and Festivals Tours

One of the best ways to get to the heart of the spirit and culture of a people is to be part of their fairs and festivals. India with its myriad of religions and ethnicities provides an extravagant bonanza of scintillating fairs, fetes and festival that thrill tourists from all over the world throughout the year. We are one of the leading travel agent and tour operator concern for India who can help you get a closer glimpse at the colorful festivals of this wonderfully vibrant land.

If you are someone who breaks out into a celebration at the mere mention of an occasion, a fairs and festivals tour of India is just the thing for you. For in India the number of fairs and festivals exceeds the number of days in the year! There are four annual national holidays when the entire sovereign state of India unitedly celebrates. The Republic Day is celebrated on the 26th of January and the Independence Day on the 15th of August with great enthusiasm and glory every year. Spectacular and colorful parades are held at the India Gate Memorial in Delhi and are attended by thousands of people. The 2nd of October is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti and marks the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. The 14th of November is celebrated as Children's Day and is the birth Anniversary of the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.

But besides these major national holidays, there are numerous other major and minor festivals and fairs that are held in India throughout the year. Christmas, Diwali, Eid-ul-Fitr, Buddha Jayanti, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Easter, Holi, Awal Muharram, etc. are some of the most important festivals of India.

One of the religious Hindu fairs is the Kumbh Mela, which is held once in every three years either on the banks of river Godavari in Nasik, Ganges in Haridwar, Shipra in Ujjain, or at the confluence of the three sacred rivers namely, Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati in Allahabad. The Purna or Maha Kumbh is celebrated once in every twelve years at Allahabad and is a spectacle not to be missed.

The Surajkund Crafts Fair is another big annual event where artists, craftsmen, painters, weavers and sculptors from all over India gather and put their wares and handicraft items on display. Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan hosts the annual religious and cattle fair when parades, races and various competitions are held for camels, horses and cows. The biggest cattle fair of Asia, on the other hand, is held in Sonepur in Bihar annually.

The famous Dance Festivals of Konark in Orissa and the Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are events of extraordinary beauty, for the dance programs are held with the beautiful temples as a backdrop. Dancers from various parts of India participate in these festivals and perform various classical dances.

There are also several seasonal fairs and festivals in India. For instance, the festival of Teej celebrates the onset of monsoon, and Pongal and Baisakhi celebrate the harvest season, to name just a few.

We are travel agents and tour operators for India who offer novel India Fairs and Festival packages that will give you an insight into the religious and lively spirit of the people of India. We also provide complete travel and tour services, including hotel bookings, transport facilities, car hire and cab hire services, for a complete fairs and festivals tour of India, at the click of your mouse!