OUR FESTIVALS

Republic Day

When India gained independence in 1947, it was free but not yet fully sovereign. That changed on 26th January 1950, when the Constitution of India...

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Maha Shivratri — February / March

Rooted in ancient Hindu mythology, Maha Shivratri, the Great Night of Shiva, falls on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight in the lunar month...

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Holi — March

One of Hinduism's oldest festivals, Holi traces its roots to ancient texts like the Puranas and has been celebrated across the Indian subcontinent...

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Buddha Purnima — May

Born a prince in Lumbini, Nepal, Siddhartha Gautama renounced his life of privilege in search of a deeper truth. After years of wandering and...

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Eid ul Fitr — Late February / March (date shifts annually)

Eid ul Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting from dawn to dusk, prayer, and reflection. The first Eid was celebrated in 624...

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Raksha Bandhan — August

Few festivals wear their meaning as plainly as Raksha Bandhan, the Sanskrit name for "bond of protection." Rooted in ancient Hindu texts and...

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Independence Day — 15th August

At the stroke of midnight on 15th August 1947, after nearly two centuries of British colonial rule, India stepped into freedom. Prime Minister...

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Ganesh Chaturthi — August / September

Born of clay and a mother's love, Ganesha came into being when Goddess Parvati sculpted him from sandalwood paste and breathed life into him. This...

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Dussehra — October

On the tenth day of the Hindu month of Ashvin, good wins. Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashami, marks the day Lord Rama defeated the ten-headed...

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Diwali — October / November

When Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after fourteen years of exile and the defeat of the demon king Ravana, the people of his kingdom lit rows of...

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Christmas — 25th December

Christianity arrived in India long before colonial rule. According to tradition, St. Thomas the Apostle landed on the Malabar Coast in 52 CE,...

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