Ujjain Mahakaleshwar Shivaratri (Shiv Navratri)
Nine-day continuous royal bridegroom wedding decoration (Shiv Navratri) culminating in afternoon Sehra Bhasma Aarti.
Essays on Sanatana Dharma, astronomical science behind Hindu festivals, temple architecture, and practical Vedic philosophy.
Nine-day continuous royal bridegroom wedding decoration (Shiv Navratri) culminating in afternoon Sehra Bhasma Aarti.
Every Monday of Shravan, King of Ujjain Lord Mahakal rides in silver palanquin through historic streets.
Doors of the third-floor sanctum of Mahakal temple open for only 24 hours in the entire year on Nag Panchami.
Grand birthday celebrations along Narmada river banks offering kilometers of multicolored chunari to the holy river.
Over 3 million devotees carry Nishan flags walking from Ringas to temple of the Head-donor (Sheesh Ke Daani).
Bi-annual Navratri fair at famous shrine populated by 25,000 revered sacred black and white rats (Kabas).
Post-Janmashtami serpent protection festival venerating folk deity Gugga Pir with sweet vermicelli sevian.
Massive pilgrimage at ancient shrine of Guru Dronacharya wife Kripi seeking immunity from poxes and fevers.
Historic pilgrimage commemorating 40 liberated Sikh warriors who sacrificed their lives for Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
Iconic 18-day Rajasthani festival carrying colorful painted wooden idols of Gauri & Isar in Jaipur & Udaipur.
Royal procession of Goddess Teej through historic Tripolia Bazaar with elephants, folk dancers, and Ghewar sweet.
Worlds largest livestock fair around holy Pushkar Lake and only prominent ancient Jagatpita Brahma Temple.
Unique custom where no stove is lit; families offer and eat food cooked the previous evening (Basoda).
Month-long Kanwar pilgrimage carrying holy Ganga water 105km from Sultanganj to Baba Baidyanath Jyotirlinga.
World holiest ancestral pind daan pilgrimage at Lord Vishnupad footprint on the banks of holy Phalgu river.
Harvest celebration painting mud walls in exquisite GI-tagged Sohrai tribal art and thanking cattle.
Golden wheat harvest celebration and founding of Khalsa Panth by Guru Gobind Singh Ji in 1699 at Anandpur Sahib.
Three-day martial arts display with Nihang Sikhs showcasing tent pegging, swordplay, and Gatka right after Holi.