Since India is a multi-religious, multi-cultural, multi-lingual, multi-faceted and multi-religions country, it is obvious that custom, traditions, rituals, practices differ from state to state, region to region and people to people. It is because of this multiplicity of Indian society aptly reflected through its numerous fairs and festivals rooted in the traditions, religious beliefs, myths and the seasons of the country. In this way, travelers have full options to make their fairs and festivals tours on their choice and the kind of interest they have. However, the major festivals based on the community wise are Hindu festivals of Maha Shiva Ratri, Holi, Dussehra, Rama Navami, Raksha Bandhana, Janmashtami, Navaratri, Diwali/ Lakshmi Puja etc.; Muslim festivals of Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Adha Muharram etc.; famous festivals of Christian are Christmas on 25th December, Circumcision on 1st January, Annunciation on 25th March; the famous festivals of Buddhist are Buddha Purnima, Hemis Gompa, Losar and Ullambana; the famous festivals of Jain are Mahavir Jayanti and Paryushan Parva; the famous festivals of Sikhism are Baisakhi, Gurupurab, Maghi and Lohri etc. Besides these, there are must visit regional festivals of India like Desert Festival and Elephant Festival, Pushkar in Rajasthan, Bogali Bihu in Assam, Rajrani of Orissa along with the numerous fairs held throughout India like Pushkar Fair, Nagaur Fair and Urs in Rajasthan; Sonepur Fair in Bihar, The Goa Carnival in Goa and Tarnetar Mela in Saurashtra


