Fair Festivals March India

There are different festivals in India that are celebrated in each month of the year. March invites one of the most colorful festivals. The following festivals are the events that are scheduled for the month of March.

1) Gudi Padwa
Gudi Padwa or Gudhi Padwa is the first festival of Hindus according to the Hindu lunar calendar. This is the beginning of the Hindu New Year and is also known as Chaitra Shukla Pratipada. This festival is celebrated all over India but mainly in Maharashtra, India. The word “Gudhi Padwa” is mainly used by Marathi-speaking people. It is considered as a major Marathi festival.

2) Gangaur Festival
Gangaur is an extremely important festival of Rajasthan. It commences on the day following Holi and continues for 18 days. The festival is celebrated by womenfolk with great enthusiasm and devotion for Gauri, the consort of Lord Shiva. While married women worship Gauri, the embodiment of perfection and conjugal love for the success of their married life, unmarried women worship the Goddess for being blessed with good husband. Gangaur Festival also celebrates monsoon, harvest and marital fidelity.

3) Mewar Festival Udaipur
Mewar festival is observed to welcome the arrival of spring season with all zest and dedication in Udaipur, Rajasthan. The spirit of the festival can be seen throughout the state of Rajasthan, since Udaipur has been always the governing place of the Mewar rulers, you will find its exact flavor in the city of Udaipur. Mewar Festival of Udaipur is a major festival of Rajasthan and is famous all over India for its liveliness. During the days of festival, the whole city of Udaipur gets drenched in colors of festivity. Local markets and shops beautify their frontage with bright lights and decorations. Coinciding with the Gangaur festival, Mewar festival is equally significant for the womenfolk of Rajasthan. The festival is especially meant for women and offers the best time when they dress in their finest clothes and join the celebrations of the fest. To conduct the ceremony, women assemble to dress the images of Isar (Lord Shiva) and Gangaur (Goddess Parvati). After dressing the idols, they carry them in a traditional procession passing through different parts of the city. In the last, the procession makes its move towards the Gangaur Ghat at Pichola Lake. At this point, the images are transported into special boats and immersed in the deep waters of the lake.

4) Hoysala Mahotsava
Hoysala Mahotsava is a traditional festival of dance and music that is held in the magnificent setting of the Hoysala temples of Belur and Halebid in Karnataka. These temples have a glorious past as they were erected to honor the military victory of Hoysala King in the year AD 1117. These temples are beautifully carved and have incredible stone carvings and sculptures illustrating gods and scenes in the battle field. This festival is indeed a magnificent event that showcases grand Hoysala temples amidst their architectural extravaganza. This festival also exhibits warm human faith along with blissful exuberance. Hoysala festival is held in the month of March or in early April. This is the time for the people to celebrate and venerate in joyful activities comprising of dances, music and other fine arts. The images at Belur and Halebid temples are so marvelously and gracefully sculpted that onlookers feel as if the idols are going to speak at any moment of time. People from countrywide come to Karnataka at this time of year to watch the dancers perform elegantly to the cadence of music. The splendid Hoysala temples with their sculptural extravaganza make the perfect venue for this cultural feast. Performing artistes from classical streams from across India participate in this one-day event. The hamlets of Belur and Halebid come alive with the reverberation of melody, jingle of the dancer’s moves and glitter of lamps in the months of March and April.

5) Holi Festival
The Holi festival commemorates the victory of good over evil, particularly the burning and destruction of a demoness named Holika. This was made possible with the help of Hindu god of preservation, Lord Vishnu. Holi got its name as the "Festival of Colors" from the childhood antics of Lord Krishna, a reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, who liked to play pranks on the village girls by drenching them in water and colors. Holi festival may be celebrated with various names and people of different states might be following different traditions. But, what makes Holi so unique and special is the spirit of it which remains the same throughout the country and even across the globe, wherever it is celebrated.