OUR FESTIVALS

Pulikali, Thrissur — August / September

Most harvest festivals are solemn affairs. Pulikali is not. On the fourth day of Onam each year, the streets of Thrissur in Kerala fill with...

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...

Wangdue Phodrang Tshechu — September / October

Wangdue Phodrang Tshechu is one of Bhutan's most beloved autumn festivals, drawing devotees and visitors to the district of Wangdue Phodrang every...

Onam — August / September

According to legend, Kerala once flourished under a king so just and beloved that no one went hungry and the land itself seemed to bloom in...

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...

Ziro Festival of Music — September

Tucked into the Ziro Valley in Arunachal Pradesh, at an altitude of roughly 1,500 metres, with rice fields stretching toward pine-covered hills and...

Thimphu Tshechu — September / October

Thimphu Tshechu is Bhutan's grandest and most widely attended festival, drawing thousands of people from across the country to the capital every...

Durga Puja — September / October

Rooted in ancient myth, Durga Puja commemorates the ten-armed Goddess Durga's victory over the buffalo demon Mahishasura, a story of feminine power...

Jambay Lhakhang Drup — October / November

Jambay Lhakhang is one of the oldest temples in Bhutan, founded in the 7th century by the Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo as part of a legendary effort...

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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