Taj Mahotsav
Ten days of crafts, food, dance, music right next to the Taj. Elephants, camels, Rajasthani dancers, and the monument lit up behind the stage. Free entry, pure joy.
Fair & Festival celebrate in Agra
Ram Barat
Three day wedding procession of Lord Ram. Decorated chariots, fireworks, thousands dancing in the streets. Agra shuts down to party like it’s 1500s Treta Yug.
Kailash Fair
40 day mela at Kailash temple. Cattle trading, folk theatre, wrestling matches. Raw rural energy 20 minutes from the Taj.
Bateshwar Cattle Fair
200 temples, thousands of cows and camels on the Yamuna banks 70 km away. Sunrise aarti, dust, bells-feels like time travel.
Urs at Fatehpur Sikri
40 km away but Agra people go in busloads. Qawwali all night at Salim Chishti’s tomb, free food, pure Sufi vibe.
Taj Balloon Festival
Hot air balloons over the Taj at sunrise. Ride costs a bomb but watching from the ground is free and spectacular.