February in India is a pleasant and cheerful month when people start coming out of their homes, after a cold winter spell. Another reason why the month brings cheer to everyone is because it starts a year-long chain of exciting festivals.The year 2016 brings India’s top three annual festivals with new and exciting events and festivals. Have a look at the three best annual events in India.
Surajkund International Crafts Mela (Delhi)
This year, Surajkund International Crafts Mela is going to celebrate its 29th anniversary. The fair is an international affair, where different states of India participate by bringing the best and finest of handicrafts, handlooms, accessories, furniture and metalwork.
More than 400 artists and artisans come together to demonstrate and display their art and skill from all over the country. The fair will commence on the 1st of February and will run till the 15th of February.
Goa Carnival (Goa)
The vibrant and famous Goa Carnival, which initially started as a local feast before Lent by the Portuguese settlers in the eighteenth century, has become one of the most famous events of the state, and perhaps the whole country.
Every year, revellers from far and wide join the festivities with floats, parades, music and dance. The carnival starts with the Food and Culture Festival in Panaji whereas the festivities end with a formal ball held in Panaji. This year the carnival will run from 6th to 9th February.
Sufi Sutra International Sufi Music Festival (Kolkata)
Celebrating the amazing spirit of Sufi music for the 6th year, Sufi Sutra International Sufi Music Festival is all set to play host to a number of international and local Sufi musicians from various places such as Turkey, Scotland, Portugal, Hungary, Burkina Faso and Brazil to name a few. Sufi is known and revered worldwide as the music of the soul and is often used as the instrument to transcend from the physical realm to the spiritual depths. Apart from the concerts in the evening, there will be various music workshops and an exhibition during the daytime. The Festival will be inaugurated on the 5th of February and will end on the 7th of February. To attend, one needs to book the tickets/passes.
