Tourism module – 3 Cultural Attractions of India

Cultural Attractions of India
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Cultural and Heritage
Aspects of Tourism
in India
Notes
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Hoysala Mahotsava, Belur-Halebid, Karnataka, International Flower Festival,
Sikkim
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Mewar Festival, Udaipur Rajasthan, Natyanjali Festival, Chidambaram,
Tamil Nadu, Ellora Festival Maharashtra
April
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Baisakhi, Punjab, Bihu, Assam
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Good Friday, Easter, Mahavir Jayanthi, Ramnavami
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Vishu, Kerala, Budh Purnima
May
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Ganga Dussehra, North India
June
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Hemis Festival, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, Rath Yatra, Orissa
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Sindhu Darshan Festival, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, Urs, Ajmer,
Rajasthan
July
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Ashadi Ekadashi, Pandharpur International Mango Festival, Delhi,
Champakkufam Boat Race, Kerala, Guru Purnima
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Nag Panchami, West Bengal, Maharashtra and South India
August
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Id-ul-Fittr, Independence Day, Janmashtami
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Nehru Trophy Boat Race, Kerala, Onam, Kerala
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Raksha Bandhan, North India, Teej, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
September
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Ganesh Chaturthi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala,
Tarnetar Mela, Saurasthra, Gujarat
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Pune Festival, Maharashtra
October
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Durga Puja, West Bengal Dussehra, Diwali
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Id-ul-Zuha (Bakr-Id)
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Marwar Festival, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, birthday of Mahatma Gandhi

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MODULE – 3
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Cultural Attractions of India
TOURISM
Cultural and Heritage
Aspects of Tourism
in India
Notes
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Navaratri
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Rajgir Dance Festival, Bihar
November
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Hampi Festival Karnataka
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Ka Pomblang Nongkrem, Shillong, Meghalaya
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Lucknow Festival, Uttar Pradesh, Muharram, Pushkar Fair, Rajasthan
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Sonepur Mela, Bihar, Guru Purab, Punjab
December
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Kartik Ekadashi
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Konark Dance Festival, Odisha
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Chennai Dance & Music Festival, Tamil Nadu, Christmas
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Kurushetra Festival, Haryana
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Island Tourism Festival - Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Poush
Mela in Shantiniketan, Bengal
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Gangasagar Mela, Bengalsagar Mela, Bengal Vishnupur Mela