The names of the two islands are derived from the local language Malay. Andaman is believed to be derived from the Hanuman which in the local language signifies the Hindu God, Hanuman. Nicobar in Malay means ‘the land of the naked people’.
The Fairs and Festivals in Andaman and Nicobar Islands are very interesting and attract a number of tourists from all across the globe.
Fairs and Festivals in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Though the people of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have evolved a culture unique to them, their fairs and festivals are those that are celebrated in the mainland. True to the multi-cultural nature of India, the people of Andaman and Nicobar Islands or ‘mini India’ celebrate these fairs and festivals with great zeal.
While the people of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands welcome and worship the Goddess Durga in the Durga Puja, they usher in the festival of lights – Diwali – with equal cheer and dive into the play of colors on Holi with as much thrill. Among the other fairs and festivals of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are Onam, Pongal, Christmas and the Janmashtami Festival.
Besides these, the festival which attracts a lot of foreign interest is the fortnight-long Island Tourism Festival. This festival is a gateway to the heart of the culture of the Islands. This festival, which is held tentatively in the months of December and January, draws the Islands’ Govt. agencies and entrepreneurs. It is a gala event of cultural performances by artistes of local and international fame; various exhibitions like the Dog Show, Puppet Show, and the Baby Show; and other aquatic festivities like the Floating Restaurant, the Canoe Race and scuba diving.
Andaman and Nicobar Tour Packages
Cities of Andaman and Nicobar
List of Fair and Festivals in Andaman and Nicobar
- Andaman and Nicobar Tour Packages
- Andaman and Nicobar Tourism
- Best Time to Visit Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- How to Reach Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Cities in Andaman and Nicobar Island
- Getting Around in Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- History of Andaman Island
- Cinque Island Tourism
- Diglipur Tourism
- Havelock Island Tourism
- Little Andaman Tourism
- Long Island Tourism
- Mayabunder Tourism
- Neil Island Tourism
- Port Blair Tourism
- Ross Island Tourism
- Places to Visit in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Banana Boat Ride in Andaman Island
- Bird Watching in Andaman
- Glass Bottom Boating
- Jet Skiing in Andaman
- Scuba Diving in Andaman
- Sea Kart in Andaman
- Sea Walk in Andaman Island
- Trekking in Andaman
- Water Sports in Andaman
- Ayurveda Holistic Healing Center
- Aamkunj Beach, Rangat
- Chidiya Tapu Beach in Port Blair
- Corbyns Cove Beach
- Elephant Beach in Havelock Island
- Kalapathar Beach, Havelock Island
- Lalaji Bay Beach
- Radhanagar Beach
- Ross and Smith Island
- Sitapur Beach Neil Island
- Vijaynagar Beach, Havelock Island
- Wandoor Beach in Port Blair
- Jolly Buoy Island
- Neil Island
- North Bay Island
- Viper Island
- Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
- Mangrove Creek Safari in Andaman
- Bharatpur Beach Neil Islands
- Cellular Jail, Andaman Islands
- Chatham Saw Mill
- Laxmanpur Beach, Neil Island
- Viper Chain Gang Jail
- Anthropological Museum
- Fisheries Museum
- Forest Museum
- National Memorial Museum
- Samudrika Naval Marine Museum
- Zoological Survey Museum
- Parasailing in Andaman
- Tourist Attractions in Cinque Island
- Tourist Attractions in Diglipur
- Limestone Caves Diglipur
- Saddle Peak
- Tourist Attractions in Havelock
- Tourist Attractions in Little Andaman
- Tourist Attractions in Mayabunder
- Tourist Attractions in Neil Island
- Tourist Attractions in Port Blair
- Chidiya Tapu
- Mount Harriet National Park
- Tourist Attractions in Ross Island