India celebrates a number of Festivals and Events around November month. This slide is an attempt to showcase a taste of Incredible India with flavors from Gujarat, Bihar, Maharashtra, North India.

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2. Pushkar Camel Fair
This traditional Indian style festival sees an
astonishing 50,000 camels converge on the
tiny desert town of Pushkar. The camels are
dressed up, shaved, entered into beauty
contests, paraded, raced, and traded. An
entertaining sight indeed!
When: October 31-November 6, 2014.
Where: Pushkar, Rajasthan.
International Yoga and Music Festival
Organized by Nada Yoga School every year since 2008, the
International Yoga and Music Festival features 50 of the best
professional yoga teachers, Ayurveda doctors, nad yogis, yoga
lecturers, musicians, and philosophers from Rishikesh and
abroad. Free classes and lectures are held with topics including
yoga asanas, shatkarma, Ayurveda, philosophy, and Indian
classical music. There's an Indian classical music concert in the
evenings as well.
When: November 1-14, 2014. 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. daily.
Where: Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.

3. Ganga Mahotsav and Dev
Deepavali
Held along the banks of the holy Ganges River,
this festival features cultural programs of
classical music and dance. The highlight of the
festival is on the last day, when more than a
million clay lamps are floated down the river at
dusk amidst chanting of Vedic hymns as part of
Dev Deepavali.
When: November 3-6, 2014.
Where: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
Muharram Festival and Taziya Procession
The Muharram festival is a Muslim festival that commemorates the
martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, the grandson of the Holy
Prophet. It takes place during the first month of the Islamic calendar.
On the tenth and last day of the festival, known as Ashura, Sunni
Muslims take taziyas (coffins of the dead, and in this case replicas of
Imam Hussain’s shrine) out in procession during the evening.
When: Ashura, November 4, 2014.
Where: Udaipur, Rajasthan. The procession ends at Lake Pichola
(where the taziyas will be immersed) near the Mewar Haveli Hotel.
The hotel's rooftop restaurant offers a great view.

4. Kolayat Fair (Kapil Muni )
The largest fair of Bikaner district, in India's
desert state of Rajasthan, the Kolayat Fair
combines a huge cattle fair with a pilgrimage
to the town's holy lake. It's quite a spectacle as
buffaloes, camels, horses and cattle are traded,
and pilgrims bathe and float clay lanterns in
the lake.
When: November 4-6, 2014.
Where: Kolayat, near Bikaner, Rajasthan
Chandrabhaga Fair
Cattle market meets mass bathing ceremony.
The Chandrabhaga river is holy to Hindus and
it attracts many pilgrims who come to take a
bath on the occasion of Kartik Purnima. The
fair is also quite a big one, with buffaloes,
camels, cows, bullocks and horses on sale.
When: November 5-7, 2014.
Where: Jhalawar, Rajasthan.

5. Guru Nanak Jayanti
This event is a commemoration of Guru
Nanak's birthday (he was the founder of the
Sikh religion), and is widely celebrated
throughout Punjab but especially so at the
Golden Temple in Amritsar, the main shrine of
the Sikhs. The day of the festival sees the holy
book carried out of the temple in a huge
procession, accompanied by music and
drummers. The beautifully illuminated temple
is an incredible sight to behold at this time.
When: November 6, 2014.
Where: Amritsar, Punjab.
Bihar Sonepur Mela
it's the elephants that are the star attraction at the Sonepur
Fair. They're decorated and lined up on display in rows in an
area known as the Haathi Bazaar (Elephant Market), and
reportedly even raced. The special thing about it is that you
can go up to the elephants and touch them, and even feed
them.
When: For a fortnight, starting November 5, 2014. (Make sure
you arrive by November 5 so you can see the devotees bathing
in the river at sunrise on November 6, Kartik Purima).
Where: Sonepur, around 25 kilometers from Patna, Bihar.

6. Bundi Utsav
Bundi is a picturesque spot in the Hadoti region
in Rajasthan. The Bundi Utsav brings it alive
with the culture, folklore, traditions and craft of
the region. The festival commences with a
procession, and features an arts and crafts fair,
traditional rural sports, cultural exhibition, and
folk/classical music and dance program. There's
even a turban competition. Fireworks cap off
the festival.
When: November 9-11, 2014.
Where: Bundi, Rajasthan
Wangala Festival
Also know as the 100 Drum Wangala Festival,
this is the biggest harvest festival of
Meghalaya's Garo tribe in northeast India.
Held in honor of the Sun God of fertility, the
festival marks the end of the sowing season
and agricultural year. It's celebrated by the
beating of drums, blowing horns, and
traditional dancing.
When: November 7, 2014.
Where: Garo Hills, Meghalaya

7. Matsya Festival
The Matsya Festival showcases Rajasthani
culture and heritage at its best. Attractions
include exhibitions, competitions, sports, folk
music, songs and dances.
When: November 25-26, 2014.
Where: Alwar, Rajasthan.
India Art Festival
This modern and contemporary art fair aims
to provide a cultural bridge between Indian
artists, art galleries, art collectors and
connoisseurs. The artworks on display will
include paintings, sculptures, drawings,
installations, photographs, and video and
digital art by over 400 artists. Entry is free,
and various workshops will also be offered.
When: November 27-30, 2014.
Where: Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai.