OUR FESTIVALS

Kumbh Mela — Dates vary by city and cycle

Somewhere between myth and mathematics, the Kumbh Mela exists. It is the largest peaceful human gathering on earth, a congregation so vast that no...

Makar Sankranti — 14th January

Unlike most Hindu festivals that follow the lunar calendar, Makar Sankranti is fixed to the solar calendar, falling on the day the sun transitions...

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...

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...

Mahavir Jayanti — March / April

Born in 599 BCE in Vaishali, in present-day Bihar, Vardhamana Mahavir was a prince who renounced his royal life at the age of thirty in search of...

Baisakhi — 13/14th April

Few festivals carry as many threads at once as Baisakhi. On this single April day, Punjab celebrates the wheat harvest, welcomes the Sikh New Year,...

Easter — March / April

Easter Sunday marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after his crucifixion, and for Christians around the world, it is the most sacred...

Thrissur Pooram — April / May

The Thrissur Pooram was born in the late 18th century, when Sakthan Thampuran, the Maharaja of Cochin, invited the temples of the region to gather...

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...

Eid al-Adha — Late May / June (date shifts annually)

Of the two great Eids in Islam, Eid al-Adha carries the deeper solemnity. Known in India as Bakrid or Badi Eid, it falls on the tenth day of Dhu...

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