OUR FESTIVALS

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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Bhai Dooj / Bhai Tika — October / November

Two days after Diwali, when the lamps have dimmed, and the sweets are nearly gone, one more celebration quietly takes centre stage. Bhai Dooj,...

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Guru Nanak Jayanti — November

Born in 1469 in Nankana Sahib in present-day Pakistan, Guru Nanak Dev Ji spent his life questioning the divisions that separated people from each...

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Hornbill Festival — 1–10 December

Named after the hornbill, a bird so revered in Naga culture that its feathers adorn the headdresses of warriors and chiefs, the Hornbill Festival...

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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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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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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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