India festivals quiz: where do the festivals happen?
Read a clue about a festival, a fair or a pilgrimage and tap the place on the map of India that is famous for it. Each answer comes with a short note on the tradition.
You can play the festivals rounds on any day, from the subject list on the home page.
110+ map clues and 120+ quiz questions in this collection, covering 30 states and union territories.
What's covered
- Major festivals and the places famous for them
- Fairs, melas and harvest celebrations
- Pilgrimage towns and temple festivals
- Regional traditions from every part of India
Try three sample questions
1. Which Kerala festival is associated with King Mahabali?
- • Attukal Pongala
- • Onam
- • Thrissur Pooram
- • Vishu
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Onam. tradition links the festival with the annual return of the legendary King Mahabali.
2. Which harvest festival is widely celebrated in western Odisha?
- • Bali Jatra
- • Nuakhai
- • Raja Parba
- • Rath Yatra
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Nuakhai. families offer and eat the season's newly harvested rice.
3. Which Uttarakhand festival marks the monsoon and the symbolic sowing of seeds in small baskets?
- • Harela
- • Igas
- • Nanda Devi Raj Jat
- • Phool Dei
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Harela. families sow grains symbolically and celebrate greenery and the agricultural season.
How to score higher
- Many festivals belong strongly to one state. Think of the harvest festivals of the south or Durga Puja in the east.
- Pilgrimage festivals are held in fixed towns, so learn those towns.
- Read the season in the clue. It can point to a region.
How scoring works
Each map clue is worth up to 100 points. Tap within about 15 km of the right spot for full marks. The score falls steadily with distance and reaches zero at 1,000 km. Five clues make a round of up to 500 points. In the multiple-choice quiz, faster correct answers score more and streaks add a bonus, for a best score of 1,300.
Frequently asked questions
- Does it cover festivals from every region?
- Yes. The clues are spread across the country, from the Himalaya to the south.
- Is the festivals quiz free?
- Yes. There is no sign-up and no cost.