List of Traditional Indian Fair | Mela List in India
Mela is a traditional Indian fair organized at different places in India. Some fair is big and some are small. Not only in India but in other parts of the world also organize fairs in different forms.
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Indian Mela List |
Most of the shopkeepers come to the fair from the local area. Mela supports local and traditional businesses. You can easily see the traditional and cultural dress, food, and daily use it’s in the fairs.
Kumbh Mela
Some fairs are at the small level and some are big. Kumbh Mela is the biggest fair in the world which more than 10 million people visit into. The fair not only bring business but also give us an opportunity to know our cultural belief and traditions. You can find the Mela List in India.
Importance of Co-Curricular Activities In Our Life –
Festivals are the best occasion to enhance your skills and show your talent to get recognized. It’s an opportunity for students to participate in co-curricular activities
Traditional Fair (Mela) in Assam
State |
Fairs / Mela |
Location |
District |
Month |
Duration |
Assam |
Raasmela |
Bilasipara |
Dhubri |
 Nov |
30 Days |
 |
Netaji Mela |
Karimganj |
Karimganj |
Jan |
15 Days |
 |
Rashmahotsav |
Harimandir |
Nalbari |
Nov |
11 Days |
 Traditional Fair (Mela) in Andhra Pradesh
State |
Fairs / Mela |
Location |
District |
Month |
Duration |
Andhra Pradesh |
Brahamotsavam |
Tirupati |
Chittoor |
Sep/Oct |
10 Days |
 |
Netaji Mela |
Karimganj |
Karimganj |
Jan |
15 Days |
 |
Pyditthallamma Utsavam |
Vijayanagaram |
Vijayanagaram |
NA |
 NA |
 Traditional Fair (Mela) in Bihar
State |
Fairs / Mela |
Location |
District |
Month |
Duration |
Bihar |
Sonepur Mela     |
Sonepur |
Patna |
Nov |
30 Days |
 |
Sorath Mela |
Sorath    |
Madhubani |
June |
15 Days |
 |
Vaisakh Purnima |
Bodh Gaya |
Gaya |
April/May |
15 Days |
 |
Shivratri Mela |
Sayal |
Hazaribagh |
Feb |
15 Days |
 Traditional Fair (Mela) in Gujarat
State |
Fairs / Mela |
Location |
District |
Month |
Duration |
Gujarat |
Vautha Fair |
Vautha |
Ahmedabad |
Nov |
2 Days |
 |
Somnath Fair |
Patan |
Junagarh |
Nov |
6 Days |
 |
Rajim Mela    |
Rajim |
Raipur |
Feb |
30 Days |
 |
Dussehra Mela   |
Jagdalpur |
Bastar |
Oct |
7 Days |
 |
Narsinghji Fair |
Gomitpur |
Ahmedabad |
Nov |
1 Day |
 |
Bhavnath Fair  |
Junagarh |
Junagarh |
Feb |
1 Day |
 |
Navratri Fair   |
Ambaji |
Bansakantha |
Sep |
10 Days |
 |
Lilipari Krama Fair |
Junagarh |
Junagarh |
Nov |
5 Days |
 |
Manekthari Poonam Fair |
Dakor |
Kheda |
Sep |
1 Day |
 |
Gokulasthami Fair |
Surat |
Surat |
Aug |
7 Days |
 |
Bhadrapada Ambaji Mela    |
Ambaji Village |
NA |
Sep |
1 Day |
 |
Manektari Punam Fair   |
Dakor |
Kheda |
Sep |
1 Day |
 |
Shamlaji Fair     |
Shamlaji |
Sabarkantha |
Nov |
5 Days |
 Traditional Fair (Mela) in Haryana
State |
Fairs / Mela |
Location |
District |
Month |
Duration |
Haryana |
Pihowa Mela |
Pihowa |
Kurukshetra |
Mar |
30 Days |
 |
Pathri Mata Ka Mela |
Pathri |
Panipat |
Mar/July |
30 Days |
 |
Gangor Mela |
Sirsa |
Sirsa |
April |
3 Days |
 |
Kapalmochan Mela |
Bilaspur |
Yamunanagar |
Nov |
5 Days |
 |
Surajkund Mela |
Surajkund |
Faridabad |
Feb |
15 Days |
 |
Kisan Mela |
Karnal |
Karnal |
Sep |
9 Days |
 |
Dehati Mela |
Ladana |
Kaithal |
Oct |
7 Days |
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Traditional Fair (Mela) in Himachal Pradesh
State |
Fairs / Mela |
Location |
District |
Month |
Duration |
Himachal Pradesh |
Minjar Fair |
Chamba |
Chamba |
July |
9 Days |
 |
Dussehra |
Kullu |
Kullu |
Oct |
10 Days |
 |
Phulaich fair Valley |
Kinnaur |
Kinnaur |
Sep |
1 Day |
 |
Sair Fair |
Shimla |
NA |
Sep |
1 Day |
 |
Hamir Utsav |
 |
Hamirpur |
Nov |
 |
 |
Lavi Fair |
 |
Rampur |
Nov |
4 Days |
 |
Renuka Fair |
 |
Sirmur |
Nov |
3 Days |
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Traditional Fair (Mela) in Jammu & Kashmir
State |
Fair / Mela |
Location |
District |
Month |
Duration |
J & K |
Jhiri Mela     |
 Jammu |
 Jhiri |
Nov |
 |
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Traditional Fair (Mela) in Jharkhand
State |
Fairs / Mela |
Location |
District |
Month |
Duration |
Jharkhand |
Kolhaiya Mela |
 |
 |
Nov |
 |
 |
Kundri Mela |
 |
 |
Nov |
 |
 |
Kunda Fair |
Pratappur |
Chatra |
Feb |
1 Day |
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Traditional Fair (Mela) in Karnataka
State |
Fairs / Melas |
Location |
District |
Month |
Duration |
Karnataka |
Dassehra |
Mysore |
Mysore |
Oct |
10 Days |
 |
Sangameswara Jatra |
Harihar |
Chitradurga |
Mar |
7 Days |
 |
Mahadeshwara Mela |
Kollegal |
Mysore  |
Nov |
5 Days |
 |
Havanoor Mela |
Havanoor |
Dharwad |
Jan |
3 Days |
 |
Dussehra Fair |
Mysore |
Mysore |
Sep |
28 Days |
 |
Yellamma Devi Fair |
Saundatti |
Belgaum |
Oct |
1 Day |
 |
Godachi Fair |
Godachi |
Belgaum |
Nov |
 |
 |
Hampi Festival |
 Hampi |
 |
Nov |
3 Days |
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Traditional Fair (Mela) in Kerala
State |
Fairs / Melas |
Location |
District |
Month |
Duration |
Kerala |
Pooram Festival     |
Trichur |
Trichur |
April |
21 Days |
 |
Onam                       |
Trivandrum |
Trivandrum |
Aug |
10 Days |
 |
Koratty Muthy |
Koratty Village |
Koratty |
Oct |
NA |
 |
Makara Vilakku |
Malappuram |
Malappuram |
Mar |
NA |
 |
Chirappu |
Kottayyam |
Kottayyam |
Nov/Dec |
NA |
 |
Feast of St Sebastain |
Chertala |
Ernakulam |
Jan |
NA |
 |
Shivratri |
Vilakku Aluva |
Ernakulam |
Feb/Mar |
NA |
 |
Omallor Fair |
Omallor |
Ernakulam |
Mar |
NA |
 |
Magara Jyoti |
Sabarimala |
Idukki |
Jan |
10 Days |
 |
Sri Sundareswar |
Kannur |
Kannur |
April |
NA |
 |
Utsavam |
Vadakkekara |
Malappuram |
Mar |
NA |
 |
Aranmula Vallamkali |
NA |
Aranmula |
Sep |
1-2 Days |
 |
Kerala Village Fair |
NA |
Kovalam & Ernakulam |
Jan |
10 days |
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Traditional Fair (Mela) in Madhya Pradesh
State |
Fairs / Melas |
Location |
District |
Month |
Duration |
Madhya Pradesh |
Kartik Mela |
Ujjain |
Ujjain |
Nov |
30 Days |
 |
Kadam Mela |
Kharagpur |
Tikamgarh |
Nov |
15 Days |
 |
Gwalior Trade Fair |
Gwalior |
Gwalior |
 Jan |
30 Days |
 |
Maker Sankranti |
Barman |
Ujjain |
 Jan |
NA |
 |
Nimar Utsav |
Maheshwar |
 |
 Nov |
3 Days |
 |
Ujjain Kumbh Mela       |
Ujjain |
Ujjain |
Once In 12 Yrs |
NA |
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Traditional Fair (Mela) in Maharashtra
State |
Fairs / Melas |
Location |
District |
Month |
Duration |
Maharashtra |
Nashik Kumbh Mela           |
Nashik |
Nashik  |
Once in 12 Yrs |
NA |
 |
Sharda Utsav |
Nagpur  |
Nagpur |
Oct/Nov |
10 Days |
 |
Ganesh Festival |
Sangli |
Sangli |
Aug/Sep |
NA |
Â
Traditional Fair (Mela) in Orissa
State |
Fairs / Melas |
Location |
District |
Month |
Duration |
Orissa |
Rath Yatra      |
Puri |
Puri |
July |
10 Days |
 |
Joranda Mela |
Joranda |
Dhenkanal |
Feb |
7 Days |
 |
Dhanu Jatra |
Bargarh |
Bargarh |
Jan |
11 Days |
 |
Bali Yatra |
Cuttack |
Cuttack               |
Oct |
5 Days |
 |
Chatar Yatra |
Kalahandi |
Kalahandi |
Oct |
2 Days |
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Traditional Fair (Mela) in Punjab
State |
Fairs / Melas |
Location |
District |
Month |
Duration |
Punjab |
Rural Olympics |
Quila Raipur |
Ludhiana |
Jan/Feb |
7 Days |
 |
Hollah Mohllah |
Anand Pur Sahib |
Ropar |
Mar |
5 Days |
 |
Baisakhi                 |
Talvandi Sahib |
Bhatinda |
April |
5 Days |
 |
Mag Mela |
Muktsar |
Faridkot |
Jan |
3 Days |
 |
Ramteerth Mela |
Kaler Purnima |
Amritsar |
Nov |
5 Days |
 |
Sahidi Jod Mela |
Fatehgarh Sahib |
Patiala |
Jan/Feb |
4 Days |
 |
Sodal Mela       |
Jalandhar |
Jalandhar |
Sep |
2 Days |
 |
Chappar Mela        |
Chappar |
Ludhiana |
Sep |
– |
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Traditional Fair (Mela) in Rajasthan
State |
Fairs / Melas |
Location |
District |
Month |
Duration |
Rajasthan |
Khatu Shyam Ji |
Sikar |
Sikar |
Feb |
3 Days |
 |
Urs |
Ajmer |
Ajmer |
Oct |
10 Days |
 |
Pushkar Fair |
Pushkar |
Ajmer |
Nov |
10 Days |
 |
Ramdevra |
 Ramdeora |
Jaisalmer |
Oct |
10 Days |
 |
Dussehra Mela |
Kota |
 Kota |
 Oct |
10 Days |
 |
Beneshwar Fair |
Beneshwar |
Dungarpur |
 Jan |
5 Days |
 |
Chanderbhaga Fair |
Jhalawar |
Jhalawar |
 Nov |
5 Days |
 |
Khetlaji Fair |
Bundi |
Bundi |
Aug |
3 Days |
 |
Ranisati Mela |
Jhunjhunu |
Jhunjhunu |
Aug |
20 Days |
 |
Mahavir Mela |
Sawai Madhopur |
Sawai Madhopur |
Nov |
7 Days |
 |
Gopinathjika Gara Mela |
Gopinathjika |
Banswara |
Sep |
1 Day |
 |
Kaila Devi |
Kaila |
Sawai Madhopur |
Mar |
15 Days |
 |
Kaila Devi Fair |
Karauli |
 Sawai Madhopur |
Mar |
3 Days |
 |
Kallaji Ka Mela |
 |
Banswara |
Sep |
1 Day |
 |
Karni Mata Mela |
– |
Deshnok |
Sep |
1 Day |
 |
Kota Dussehra |
Kota |
 |
Sep |
1 Day |
 |
Sitabari Fair |
– |
Sitabari |
Sep |
1 Day |
 |
Marwar Festival |
Jodhpur |
Jodhpur |
Oct |
2 Days |
 |
Nagaur Fair(Ramdeoji Cattle Fair )Â Â Â |
Nagaur |
Nagaur |
 Jan |
8 Days |
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Traditional Fair (Mela) in Tamil Nadu
State |
Fairs / Melas |
Location |
District |
Month |
Duration |
Tamil Nadu |
Peria Kirthigal |
Trupparankundram |
Trupparankundram |
Oct/Nov |
NA |
 |
Panimaya Matha |
Tuticorin |
Tuticorin |
Aug |
10 Days |
 |
Eallazhagar |
Bannaral |
Bannaral |
April/May |
NA |
 |
Kundam      |
Chikkaram- sampalayam |
Chikkaram- sampalayam |
Mar/April |
NA |
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Traditional Fair (Mela) in Uttar Pradesh
State |
Fairs / Melas |
Location |
District |
Month |
Duration |
Uttar Pradesh |
Bemoli Katra Mela |
Bemoli Katra |
Agra |
Aug |
1 Day |
 |
Kailash Mela |
Kailash |
Agra |
Aug |
30 Days |
 |
Makar Sankranti |
Allahabad |
Allahabad |
Jan/Feb |
7 Days |
 |
Allahabad Kumbh Mela    |
Allahabad |
Allahabad |
Jan/March |
2 Months |
 |
Haridwar Kumbh Mela     |
Haridwar |
Haridwar |
Jan/April |
3 Months 14 Days |
 |
Barabanki Mela |
Deva |
Barabanki |
Feb/Oct |
10 Days |
 |
Bateshwar Fair |
Bateshwar |
Agra |
Oct |
3 Weeks |
 |
Ramnavami Mela |
Ayodhya |
Faizabad |
April |
4 Days |
 |
Sharvan Jhoola |
Ayodhya |
Faizabad |
July/Aug |
7 Days |
 |
Nauchandi Mela |
Meerut |
Meerut |
Mar/April |
30 Days |
 |
Ramlila Mela |
Varanasi |
Varanasi |
Oct/Nov |
10 Days |
 |
Chitrakoot Ramlila |
Chitrakoot |
Chitrakoot |
March |
7 Days |
 |
Shivaratri Mela |
Kalahasti |
Kalahasti |
Feb |
4 Days |
 |
Mahotsav |
Lucknow |
Lucknow |
Nov |
10 Days |
 |
Nauchandi Mela |
Muzaffarnagar |
Muzaffarnagar |
April |
30 Days |
 |
Nauchandi Mela |
Aligarh |
Aligarh   |
Jan |
30 Days |
 |
Ramlila                       |
 Ramnagar |
 |
Sep |
7, 14, 31 Days |
 |
Rambarat                  |
Agra |
Agra |
Oct |
1 Day |
 |
Cattle Fair               |
Dadri |
Balia |
Nov |
2 Weeks |
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