Baisakhi (Vaisakhi / Khalsa Sajna Divas)
Golden wheat harvest celebration and founding of Khalsa Panth by Guru Gobind Singh Ji in 1699 at Anandpur Sahib.
Essays on Sanatana Dharma, astronomical science behind Hindu festivals, temple architecture, and practical Vedic philosophy.
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.
Annual 45-day ascetic tent city of Kalpavasis taking dawn dips at confluence of Ganga, Yamuna, & Saraswati.
Rigorous 24-hour waterless fast observed by mothers for long life and safety of their sons and children.
Ten-day Manipuri Jagannath Rath Yatra with Jayadev Gita Govinda singing and massive bell ringing.
Holiest month commemorating Shakyamuni Buddha birth, enlightenment, and Parinirvana in Gangtok.
Historic fair where hill tribes exchange mountain produce with plains rice via ancient barter system.
Return journey of the three divine chariots from Gundicha temple back to the sanctum of Puri Jagannath temple.
Odia New Year offering chilled sweet summer drink Pana with earthen pot hung over holy Tulsi plant.
Commencing on Akshaya Tritiya, deities enjoy 42 days of water play smeared in sandalwood on Narendra tank.
Second largest pilgrimage on Makar Sankranti where Holy River Ganga meets the Bay of Bengal.
Grand bath of deities with 108 aromatic pots of water on Snana Bedi followed by Elephant attire (Gajanana Besha).
Festival of lights celebrated 15 days after Diwali on Karthika Purnima across temples and lakes.
Over 1 million Warkaris walk hundreds of miles singing Dnyaneshwar & Tukaram abhangas to Vitthal temple.
Concluding seasonal pilgrimage to Vitthal-Rukmini shrine marking the end of holy Chaturmasya.
Traditional ceremonial wedding of holy Tulsi plant with Shaligram stone marking Hindu wedding season.
Ten-day royal festival at Thiruvananthapuram where massive Pandava statues are installed outside shrine.
Culmination of Onam welcoming benevolent King Mahabali with flower carpets (Pookkalam) & Onasadya feast.