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Proposed 6 days Plan for Agra
1st day - Taj Mahal, Red Fort, Mehtab Bagh, Taj Nature Walk. Chini Ka Rauza.
   

 
2nd day - Dayal Bagh, Sikandra, Mariam's Tomb, Keetam Lake, Surkuti, Bear Rescue Centre.
   

 
3rd day - Fatehpur Sikri
   
4th day - Bah- Bateshwar, Chambal Safari.
   

5th day -

Firozabad- Patna Bird Sanctuary, Budia Ka Taal

   
6th day -

Night Market, Sadar, Company Garden.

   

 
Festivals -  
   

Taj Mahotsav
Much famous and beloved cultural festival of Agra, Taj Mahotsav is organized annually for ten days during February. Shilpgram (the Crafts Village), the chosen venue for this fair is close to Taj. Here, one can find extensive display of arts, crafts and culture of India along with classical dance and song performances. 'Mushairas' and 'Ghazal' programmes by the well-known Indian artists. Children love to ride on camels and elephants in the vene while one can taste traditional Indian delicacies at the luring stalls here. The colorful celebrations welcome the Spring with a fiesta of Indian cuisine, dance and music, cultural displays and exhibition of arts and crafts.

Kailash Fair
India celebrates all its fairs and festivals with a great deal of joyful enthusiasm. Organized at Kailash temple in Agra, (12 km from Agra) in the honor of Lord Shiva, Kailash fair is celebrated to memorialize the appearance of Lord Shiva in the form of a stone lingam here in the monsoon months of August and September. The foremost fair magnetizes devotees from all the nearby areas.

Your travel to Agra offers you the chance not only to visit one of the Seven Wonders of the World but also to be a part of the unreserved happiness of the fairs. Agra hosts some of the most renowned fairs of the country. The Kailash Fair is a vibrant celebration and you will certainly enjoy being a part of it. The Kailash Fair in Agra is celebrated in tribute of Lord Shiva. According to accepted anecdote, Lord Shiva himself appeared here in the form of a stone lingam in Kailash. The followers of this god of the Hindu pantheon memorize his visit, offer prayers to him and contribute in all the fun and amusement of the fair. The environment and surroundings are very cheerful. The happiness of the large crowd which gathers on the juncture of the fair is great. Many shops are set up and it is indeed a visual delight to see the colorful people in this state of great happiness.

Bateshwar Fair 
Bateshwar is just 70 km from Agra and is names so after the presiding deity of the region, Bateshwar Mahadeo. It is an important spiritual and cultural centre boasting of 108 temples of the various gods and goddesses of Hindus. Bateshwar Fair is organized here annually during the months of October or November in the honor of Lord Shiva for a month. Thousands of devotees visit the venue to take holy dips in River Yamuna and participate in the Livestock and Cattle Fair, which is famous in the nearby areas. 
 

Sheetla Fair

It is held near Delhi Gate in July/August month.

Ram Barat 
The special marriage procession of Sri Ram, held annually at Agra, is known as 'Rambarat' and precedes Dussehra. It is a part of 'Ramlila', the staging of life of Rama that ends with killing of Ravana, on the day of Dussehra. Its specialty lies in the beautiful 'jhankis' of the deities and the special set of the palace arranged at the chosen venue as 'Janakpuri', the palace of Raja Janak who was the father of Goddess Sita. A major fair is organized in the locality and thousands of people visit the venue to see the fair and attend the elaborate royal wedding of the divine deities. The procession starts from Lala Channomalji Ki Baradari for the Janakpuri venue and passes through different parts of the town. Special chariot covered with silver leaves is used as the mount of Ram while his brothers mount the elephants. The elaborate and heavy headgears look stunning. Teenaged boys play the female characters of the drama. 
 

 
Taj Mahotsav
 
 
 
 
 
Kailash Fair
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bateshwar Fair
Sheetla Fair
 
 
 
Ram Barat 
 
 
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