2024

INDEPENDENCE DAY

Official festival
India commemorates this date when Lord Mountbatten, the Viceroy of India, ... Read more
 Mumbai
2024

HOLI

Religious festival
The famous and very photogenic festival of colors, which marks the ... Read more
2024

REPUBLIC DAY

Official festival
The national holiday commemorates the creation of the Indian Republic and ... Read more
2024

GANESH CHATURTHI

Religious festival
One of the most important festivals in Mumbai is the one celebrating the ... Read more
 Mumbai
2024

DUSSEHRA

Religious festival
This festival in Mysore gives rise to an enchanting colorful parade, with ... Read more
 Mysore
2024

PONGAL

Traditional Festival Folklore and Fair
The rice harvest celebration is celebrated for four days in the south of ... Read more
2024

VISHU

Religious festival
Punctuated by firecracker explosions, this Hindu festival celebrates the ... Read more
2024

UTSAVAM

Traditional Festival Folklore and Fair
Elephant processions, music concerts, folk dances and artistic performances ... Read more
 Kochi
2024

RAMADAN

Religious festival
Ramadan, called Ramzan in India, is the holy month when Muslims fast and ... Read more
2024

DIWALI

Religious festival
The festival of lights, when candles are lit in front of every house to ... Read more
2024

RAM NAVAMI

Religious festival
The birthday of the Hindu god Râma, hero of the Râmâyana epic, is ... Read more
2024

MAKAR SANKRANTI

Religious festival
This Hindu festival honors the deity Surya (the sun) and takes place when ... Read more
 Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary