CLIMATE SEASONS
Winter - November to MarchSummer - March to June
Rainy (Monsoon) - June to October
NATIONAL HOLIDAYS
Republic Day - January 26thIndependence Day - August 15th
Mohandas Gandhi's Birthday - October 2nd
Christmas - December 25th
EVENTS AND FESTIVALS
January/February*Basant Festival (Countrywide)
*Carnival (Goa)
*Desert Festival (Rajasthan)
*Muharram (Best in the city of Lucknow)
March
*Ellora Festival of Classical Dance and Music (Maharashtran interior)
*Holi (Northern India)
*International Yoga Festival (Rishikesh)
*Khajuraho Dance Festival(Madhya Pradesh)
June/July
*Rath Yatra (Puri)
*Hemis Tsechu (Ladakh)
August
*Nehru Cup Snake Boat Races (Alleppey)
*Independence Day (Countrywide; August 15th)
*Ganesh Chhaturthi (Countrywide)
*Kullu Dussehra (Kullu Valley in Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka)
October/November
*Diwali, Festival of Lights, or Deepavali (Countrywide)
*Pushkar Mela (Rajasthan)
December/January
*Christmas, New Year (Countrywide)
REGIONS
Himalayan North*Includes the states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, and Jammu and Kashmir
*Mountainous and beautiful with some of India's most visited religious places
*Cold and damp in winter from December to March
*Ideal conditions from September to late October
The Plains
*Includes the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh
*Includes the country's capital city of New Delhi
*Historical region
*Monsoons between June and September
*From November to March is best time to visit with cool but sunny weather
Western India
*Includes the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Goa
*Includes the city of Mumbai
*Wonderful beaches and pristine forests
*Indian film industry in Bombay called Bollywood
*Monsoons between mid-June and mid-September
*November to February is most comfortable, but with moderately cold nights
Southern India
*Includes the states of Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu
*Includes the city of Chennai
*Famous and historical temples, tropical forests, beaches, and cosmopolitan cities
*Monsoons in southwest between late April and July
*Monsoons in southeast between October and December
*Most pleasant weather from November to March
Eastern India
*Includes the states of West Bengal, Orissa, Sikkim, Chattisgarh, and Jharkhand
*Includes the city of Kolkata
*Mostly rural region with the temple cities of Puri and Bhubaneswar
*Monsoons between June and September
*Pleasant conditions between November and February
Northeastern India
*Includes the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and Meghalaya
*Known as the "Seven Sisters"
*Famous for Tea Gardens
*Beautiful landscapes
*Extremely heavy monsoon rainfall between June and September as well as between November and March
*Most pleasant periods from March to June and September to November
SOURCES
http://www.worldtravelguide.net/country/120/climate/Indian-Subcontinent/India.htmlhttp://wikitravel.org/en/India
http://www.india-weather-guide.com/east.html
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/india/when-to-go
http://www.frommers.com/destinations/india/3475028791.html
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