Top 100 name of Sanatan Dharma Famous Mela
Here is a list of 100 Famous Melas (Fairs) in Sanatan Dharma celebrated across India with great devotion and cultural significance.
🔱 1. The 4 Kumbh Melas (Largest Spiritual Gatherings)
- Haridwar Kumbh Mela (Uttarakhand) – Held on the banks of the Ganga
- Prayagraj Kumbh Mela (Uttar Pradesh) – Confluence of Ganga, Yamuna & Saraswati
- Ujjain Kumbh Mela (Madhya Pradesh) – Held on the banks of Shipra River
- Nashik Kumbh Mela (Maharashtra) – Held on the banks of Godavari
Courtesy: National Geographic India
🕉️ 2. Ardh Kumbh Mela (Held Every 6 Years)
- Haridwar Ardh Kumbh Mela
- Prayagraj Ardh Kumbh Mela
🌊 3. Magh Mela (Annual Mini Kumbh at Prayagraj)
- Magh Mela, Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) – January-February, on the Sangam banks
🙏 4. Major Shiva Mela
- Mahashivratri Mela, Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) – Mahakaleshwar Temple
- Maha Shivratri Mela, Somnath (Gujarat)
- Maha Shivratri Mela, Kashi Vishwanath (Varanasi, UP)
- Sundernath Mela, Bihar
- Panchkula Mela, Haryana
- Maha Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath (Junagadh, Gujarat)
🔥 5. Major Shakti Peetha Mela
- Vaishno Devi Mela (Jammu & Kashmir)
- Kamakhya Devi Mela (Assam)
- Jwalamukhi Mela (Himachal Pradesh)
- Naina Devi Mela (Himachal Pradesh)
- Chamunda Devi Mela (Himachal Pradesh)
- Chhinnamasta Devi Mela (Jharkhand)
- Tara Tarini Mela (Odisha)
- Mehandipur Balaji Mela (Rajasthan)
🦁 6. Durga Puja & Navratri Melas
- Durga Puja Mela, Kolkata (West Bengal)
- Navratri Mela, Gujarat (Garba & Dandiya Festival)
- Navratri Mela, Himachal Pradesh
- Chaitra Navratri Mela, Vaishno Devi
🎆 7. Deepavali & Govardhan Mela
- Deepavali Mela, Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh)
- Deepavali Mela, Jaipur (Rajasthan)
- Govardhan Puja Mela, Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
🐮 8. Krishna Janmashtami Melas
- Krishna Janmashtami Mela, Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
- Krishna Janmashtami Mela, Dwarka (Gujarat)
🌳 9. Holi Melas
- Lathmar Holi, Barsana (Uttar Pradesh)
- Holi Mela, Vrindavan (Uttar Pradesh)
- Shantiniketan Holi Mela (West Bengal)
🦢 10. Other Major River Melas
- Ganga Sagar Mela (West Bengal)
- Chhat Puja Mela (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand)
- Kartik Purnima Mela (Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh)
🏇 11. Famous Rural & Traditional Melas
- Pushkar Camel Fair (Rajasthan)
- Nagaur Cattle Fair (Rajasthan)
- Sonepur Cattle Fair (Bihar)
- Bateshwar Fair (Uttar Pradesh)
🎭 12. Famous Ramlila & Dussehra Melas
- Ramlila Mela, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
- Dussehra Mela, Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)
- Ramlila Mela, Delhi
- Ramlila Mela, Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh)
Courtesy: Daily Decoding
📿 13. Major Sikh & Guru Nanak Jayanti Melas
- Guru Nanak Jayanti Mela, Golden Temple (Punjab)
- Hola Mohalla Mela, Anandpur Sahib (Punjab)
🏹 14. Famous Tribal & Cultural Melas
- Hornbill Festival, Nagaland
- Bastar Dussehra, Chhattisgarh
- Bhavnath Mahadev Mela, Gujarat
📜 15. Other Religious & Pilgrimage Melas
- Gangotri Mela, Uttarakhand
- Yamunotri Mela, Uttarakhand
- Rameshwaram Mela, Tamil Nadu
- Tirupati Brahmotsavam (Andhra Pradesh)
- Puri Rath Yatra (Odisha)
- Jagannath Mela, Gujarat
- Jageshwar Mela, Uttarakhand
- Sapt Rishi Mela, Haridwar (Uttarakhand)
- Hemkund Sahib Mela, Uttarakhand
- Amarnath Yatra Mela (Jammu & Kashmir)
- Kedarnath Mela (Uttarakhand)
- Badrinath Mela (Uttarakhand)
🌊 16. Famous Bathing Festivals (Snan Mela)
- Somvati Amavasya Snan Mela, Haridwar
- Makar Sankranti Snan Mela, Prayagraj
- Sharad Purnima Snan Mela, Pushkar
🐘 17. Important Rath Yatra & Chariot Melas
- Rath Yatra, Puri (Odisha)
- Rath Yatra, Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
🎉 18. Major Fairs in South India
- Mysore Dasara (Karnataka)
- Pongal Mela (Tamil Nadu)
- Meenakshi Temple Mela (Tamil Nadu)
- Sabarimala Mela (Kerala)
- Karthigai Deepam Mela (Tamil Nadu)
🌙 19. Famous Sufi & Interfaith Melas
- Ajmer Sharif Urs Mela (Rajasthan)
- Nagaur Urs Mela (Rajasthan)
Courtesy: Hare Krishna Sanga
🌄 20. Miscellaneous Major Religious & Cultural Melas
- Makar Sankranti Mela, Triveni Sangam
- Chandraprabha Mela, Maharashtra
- Dev Deepawali, Varanasi
- Tungnath Mela, Uttarakhand
- Nag Panchami Mela, Maharashtra
- Mahakumbh of Kaal Bhairav, Ujjain
- Mahakali Mela, Gujarat
- Neelkanth Mahadev Mela, Rishikesh
- Chitrakoot Mela, Madhya Pradesh
- Mandhar Devi Mela, Maharashtra
- Parshuram Jayanti Mela, UP
- Kaleshwaram Mela, Telangana
- Adiyogi Mela, Tamil Nadu
- Bhadrachalam Mela, Telangana
- Venkateswara Swamy Mela, Andhra Pradesh
- Bhavani Amman Mela, Tamil Nadu
- Sun Temple Mela, Modhera (Gujarat)
- Khatu Shyam Mela, Rajasthan
- Datta Jayanti Mela, Karnataka
- Kartik Swami Mela, Uttarakhand
- Amarkantak Mela, Madhya Pradesh
- Bhima Shankar Mela, Maharashtra
- Kalighat Mela, Kolkata
- Varahi Devi Mela, Gujarat
- Mukteshwar Mela, Odisha
- Siddheshwar Mela, Maharashtra
- Gangapur Dattatreya Mela, Maharashtra
These melas are not just religious gatherings but also reflect India’s rich cultural heritage and spiritual legacy.
