Pushkar Camel Fair PAGE MENU >> Information • Transport • Links • All articles The Pushkar Fair, also called the Pushkar Camel Fair or locally as Kartik Mela or Pushkar ka Mela is an annual multi-day livestock fair and cultural fête held in the town of Pushkar, *Rajasthan. It is celebr [.....]

Holi – festival of colours PAGE MENU >> Information • Transport • Links • All articles Holi is a popular ancient Indian festival, also known as the "Festival of Love", the "Festival of Colours" and the "Festival of Spring". The festival celebrates the eternal and divine love of *Radha [.....]

Thrissur Pooram - Elephant Festival PAGE MENU >> Information • Transport • Links • All articles The Thrissur Pooram is an annual temple festival (April–May) held in *Thrissur, *Kerala.  It is held at the Vadakkunnathan (Shiva) Temple (map). It is the largest and most famous of all poor [.....]

Rath Yatra (Chariot Festival) PAGE MENU >> Information • Transport • Links • All articles Ratha Yatra (Car Festival or Chariot Festival) is celebrated every year at *Puri, the temple town in *Odisha. Rath Yatra or Jatra is the celebration of the Lord Jagannath, who is believed to be th [.....]

Onam  (harvest festival) PAGE MENU >> Information • Transport • Links • All articles Onam is an annual Hindu harvest festival celebrated in the Indian state of *Kerala. A major annual event for Keralites, it is the official festival of the state and includes a spectrum of cultural even [.....]

Navaratri (Nine Nights) PAGE MENU >> Information • Transport • Links • All articles Navaratri is a Hindu festival that spans nine nights (and ten days) and is celebrated every year in the autumn. Theoretically, there are four seasonal Navaratri. However, in practice, it is the post-mon [.....]

Kumbh Mela PAGE MENU >> Information • Transport • Links • All articles Kumbh Mela or Kumbha Mela is a major pilgrimage and festival in Hinduism. It is celebrated in a cycle of approximately 12 years, to celebrate every revolution Brihaspati (Jupiter) completes, at four river-bank pilgr [.....]

Diwali — Festival of Lights PAGE MENU >> Information • Transport • Links • All articles Diwali or Deepavali, Divali - One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali symbolizes the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance". In the le [.....]