Festivals of India
Celebrate the spirit of India. A complete guide to Indian festivals, their origins, rituals, and the diverse cultural significance behind every celebration.
Goddess Kamakhya and Mythology Behind the Ambubachi Mela
There is no idol in the innermost sanctum of the Kamakhya temple. There is a cleft in the rock, draped...
Vishwakarma Puja and the Ancient Theology Behind Worship of Tools
On Vishwakarma Puja, the machines go quiet. Across factories, workshops, garages, printing presses, and construction sites from Bengal to Karnataka,...
Why the Sun God Surya Stands at the Heart of Chhath Puja
There is a moment in Chhath Puja that occurs twice, once at sunset and once at sunrise, when thousands of...
How the Sibling Bond of Yama and Yamuna Created Bhai Dooj
On the second day after Diwali, across the length and breadth of India and wherever Indian communities have carried their...
Hemis Festival: Sacred Cham Dances That Offer Liberation in Ladakh
High in the Indus valley of Ladakh, at an altitude where the air is thin and the sky is a...
How the Karaga Bearers Balance the Floral Pyramid in Karnataka
On one night every year in the heart of old Bengaluru, a man dressed as a woman walks barefoot through...
Poush Mela and the Baul Singers Who Keep Shantiniketan’s Soul Alive
Every December, in the red-soil village of Shantiniketan in West Bengal's Birbhum district, something happens that has been happening without...
Rann Utsav Under the Full Moon: Where the Salt Desert Comes Alive
There is a night in the Rann of Kutch that people who have seen it struggle to describe accurately. The...
Tarnetar Fair: The Umbrella Processions That Carry Gujarat’s Soul
In the village of Tarnetar in Gujarat's Saurashtra region, every monsoon brings one of the most visually extraordinary gatherings in...
Kharchi Puja: Where Fourteen Deities Cleanse the Soul of Tripura
Every year in the monsoon month of Ashar, the ancient city of Old Agartala holds its breath for seven days...
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