OUR FESTIVALS

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...

International Yoga Festival, Rishikesh — March

Rishikesh has been a place of yogic learning for centuries, drawing sages, seekers, and students to the banks of the Ganga at the foot of the...

Paro Tshechu — March / April

Of all the Tshechu festivals that mark Bhutan's sacred calendar, Paro Tshechu is widely regarded as the most anticipated. Held over five days at...

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...

Ura Yakchoe — April / May

Ura Valley in Bumthang is the oldest inhabited valley in Bhutan, and its annual Yakchoe festival is rooted in a story as simple and strange as the...

Apricot Blossom Festival, Ladakh — April

For a few weeks each spring, before the high passes open and the summer crowds arrive, Ladakh belongs entirely to the apricot tree. Pink and white...

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...

Haa Spring Festival — April

The Haa Valley in western Bhutan was only opened to tourists in the early 2000s, and it retains a quality of quiet that feels increasingly rare....

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