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Fairs & Festivals
in Uttar Pradesh
February- International
Yoga Week:
A week long
event to promote yoga is held in Rishikesh, a picturesque town in
the foothills of
the Himalayas. Detailed lectures and demonstration of various 'Asanas'
by prominent exponents of yoga are the major highlights of the Yoga
Week.
March- Jhansi Festival :
This week-long annual event is a display of the arts, crafts and
culture of the splendid city Jhansi. The cultural programmes include
folk songs, dances and mushairas.
Holi :
 During
spring, the festival of colours is celebrated all over India. Holi
is a time to make merry. People smear each other with coloured
powdered. Singing and dancing add to the gaiety of the occasion. The
holi celebrations in Mathura - the land of Sri Krishna are
spectacular. The Rang Gulal Festival is celebrated for a week with
exuberant processions, songs and music. Especially famous is the 'Lathmar
Holi' of Barsana and Nandgaon.
August- Janmashtami :
The birth of
Lord Krishna is celebrated with great fervour all over the country.
In Mathura and Vrindavan - where Lord Krishna spent his childhood
and youth, the Janmashtami celebrations are quite elaborate. The
Krishna Leela stories of his eventful youth are enacted. In
Maharashtra, earthen pots of curd and butter are hung up over the
streets. Young men enacting an episode from Krishna's childhood form
human pyramids by climbing on each other's shoulders and try to
break these up.
November - Lucknow
Festival :
This festival celebrates Lucknow's living culture. Capital alight
during this ten day long event. Colorful processions, traditional
dramas Kathak dances in the style of the famous Lucknow gharana,
sarangi and sitar recitals along with ghazals, qawalis and thumri
create a festive atmosphere. Exciting events like ekka races, kite
flying, cock fighting and other traditional village games recreate
an atmosphere of Avadh's nawabi days.
Kumbh Mela
:
The biggest
congregation, perhaps of the entire world, Kumbh Mela is held at
Allahabad every twelfth year. Ardh Kumbha Mela is also held at these
places every sixth years.
Magh Mela :
This Mela is
celebrated every winter in January. People come and settle there for
a month to have a dip in the holy Sangam every morning.
Jhoola Fair :
The
fortnight long Jhoola fair of Mathura and Vrindavan and Ayodhya,
when dolls are placed in the gold or silver jhoolas or cradles is
worth witnessing.
Bateshwar Cattle Fair :
A famous
cattle fair is held at Bateshwar in Agra district.
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