Festivals

Hampi Utsav is celebrated to remember the age of Vijayanagara Empire. It is organised every year by the Government of Karnataka. Hampi Utsav is one of the grand cultural festivals in Karnataka. This festival not only entertains but also gives a platform ...

The festival of Uttarayan (Makara Sankranti) is the time for the International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad. In 2016, International Kite Festival is happening on 10th and 11th of January, on the banks of Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad. Kite Festival is celebrated ...

The Hornbill Festival is called the 'Festival of Festivals' in Nagaland. It was started by the State Tourism and Art & Culture Departments of Nagaland in 2000. Festivals are celebrated with great passion by Naga people and it often revolves around ...

Onam is the most popular festival in Kerala. It is celebrated for 10 days in the Malayam month of Chingam. Beginning from the traditional Athachamayam to Thiruvonam, the festival goes on in a grand way. Pookalam ( a floral carpet)Photo ...

The exciting snake boat races ( Vallam Kali) of Kerala have a long history. They are 400 years old traditional water sports conducted during the season of Onam festival. It goes back to the kings of Alleppey ( Alappuzha) who used ...

Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious occasions for the Hindus and is celebrated in almost all parts of the country in myriad cultural forms, with great devotion, fervour and gaiety. It is a harvest festival and is perhaps the ...

Pongalo Pongal!Pongolo Pongal!Pongolo Pongal! The happy cries of Pongolo Pongal fills the air, as people wearing their new clothes and jewellery stand outside their freshly painted homes, decorated with flowers, kolams and sugarcane arrangements crooning together as the milk rice boils ...

The New Year heralds the beginning of many bright and beautiful festivals across the vast lands of India. The month of January sees the country wake up to many celebrations of harvest festivals such as Pongal, Lohri, Makar Sankranti, etc. In ...

Festivals in India are colourful, vibrant and absolutely entertaining. An exciting amalgamation of cultures, traditions and people from across the vast lands of India, together present some of the most vivid festivals the world has ever witnessed. In fact, festivals in ...

Diwali is one of the world's most beautiful festivals. It is celebrated to mark the victory of Lord Rama over the King Ravana. People light earthen lamps also called diyas which symbolises the victory of light over darkness or good over ...

Diwali, also known as Divali, is one of the world's most beautiful festivals. The Hindus celebrate Diwali to mark the story of Lord Rama over the Demon King Ravana. The people light diyas (earthen lamps), and thus symbolically celebrate the ...

It sure is a great time to be in India, between the months of August to December the country celebrates one major festival after another. Shops are buzzing with activity as people rush to buy new clothes, sweets and other items. ...