Fairs & Festival

Kharchi Puja
Both tribal and non-tribal communities celebrate the seven-day Kharchi Puja festival with great vigour. The fourteen goddesses are worshipped in July every year at a venue close to Agartala.

Garia Puja
The tribal people ofTripura celebrate Garia Puja on the seventh day of the month of Baisakh, which falls in the month of April. The puja ends with dancing and singing.

Diwali
Diwali is celebrated with great enthusiasm in Tripura. but its celebrations are most colourful at the Tripurasundari Temple near Udaipur. A big mela is held followed by a cultural programme during mid Kartik (October-November).

Pous Sankranti
The great Pous Sankranti Mela, held annually at Tirthamukh, attracts hosts of devotees from Tripura's neighbouring states as well. The Gomati River becomes the focal point of Uttarayan Sankranti on 14th January. Thousands of people from all tribal and non-tribal communities converge on Tirthamukh, the birthplace of the river, to take a holy dip.

Ashokastami Fair
Unakoti is the delightful venue of the annual Ashokastami Fair held in March / April.

Durga Puja
The Goddess Durga is worshipped in the state for 4 days during September/October with pomp and gaiety. Shopping sprees and fun mark the occasion. Large pandals, lavishly decorated are raised for the Durga Puja.

Orange & Tourism Festival
The orange harvest is the scene for the colourful Orange & Tourism Festival held every year on the Jampui Hills during the month of November. Jampui Hill is the only hill station in Tripura where the succulent fruit grow so bountifully.

Boat Race
The Rudrasagar Lake becomes a beehive of activity during the colourful Boat Race organised annually by the Information, Cultural Affairs & Tourism Oecartment.

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