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Festivals & Events in Agra


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Agra is a city in India that features events showcasing the region's arts, crafts, culture and cuisine. The varied festivals & events in Agra are well distributed throughout the year making the city ever so happening. Tourists simply go spellbound when they discover the way these festivals and fairs are carried out. It is fact that these events are something that westerners have hardly come across.

Religion plays a very vital part in a country like India, very apparent from the celebrations here. And, the city of Agra for that matter is no exception. Agra along with some of the other cities, hosts festivals and fairs that puts forward Indian culture on the forefront.

The major festivals & events in Agra are Taj Mahotsav, Agra, Bateshwar fair, Agra, Kailash Fair, Agra, Urs (Fatehpur Sikri), Agra and all that. Taj Mahotsav, Agra is a ten-day event that falls on the 18th February annually at Shilpgram. Find the best of Indian Crafts and cultural nuances in no other place than here. And not just that, folk music and classical dance performances are some of the other stunning foregrounds. The elephant and the camel rides are just great. The parade at the start of the event includes the decorated elephants and camels hand in hand with the drum beaters and the folk artists, which is quite a feast to the eyes.

Wood carvings from Saharanpur, earthenware of Khurja, metal ware from Moradabad and the all-time renowned chickan-work of Lucknow are some of the things that you can avail here.

The Kailash Fair, Agra is one of the most awaited fairs in Agra. It is celebrated in respect of Lord Shiva. It is believed that Lord Shiva emerged here by means of a stone lingam. It is a religious fair that is held in the month of February on the occasion of Shivratri. Festivals & events in Agra truly stages the true Indian colors.

Bateshwar Fair
Ram Barat
Taj Mahotsav
Kailash Fair
Sheetla Fair
Urs (Fatehpur Sikri)
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