OUR FESTIVALS

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...

Rath Yatra, Puri — June / July

In the coastal town of Puri, Odisha, the mood begins to change days before anything moves. People gather slowly, conversations soften, and the...

Hemis Festival — June / July

Guru Padmasambhava, revered in Tibetan Buddhism for spreading the faith across the Himalayas, is the heart of everything that happens at Hemis....

Teej — July / September

Teej takes its name from a tiny red insect that emerges from the earth with the first rains of the monsoon, and there is something fitting about...

Janmashtami — August / September

Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, whose life and teachings have shaped Hindu philosophy for millennia....

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...

Nehru Trophy Boat Race — August / September

In 1952, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru visited Alappuzha in Kerala and witnessed something that stopped him in his tracks: dozens of oarsmen...

Aranmula Boat Race — August / September

Long before boat racing became a sport in Kerala, it was an act of devotion. The Aranmula Uthrittathi Vallamkali, held on the banks of the Pamba...

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