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0 February 18, 2016 Festivals

Experience a Riot of Color and Culture at Jaisalmer Desert Festival

The Jaisalmer Desert Festival is an annual event that is organized every year during the month of February in the golden desert city of Jaisalmer. This year (2016), the event is falling on the 20th of February, 3 days before the full moon rises in the Hindu month of Magh. The festival is organized by the Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation and is a riot of color and fun as you get three whole days of folk music, dancing, traditional competitions and other entertaining events happening ...

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0 October 16, 2015 Festivals

Experience the Magic of Dussehra Festivities in North India

Navaratri (or Dussehra) is a nine day festival celebrated with great fervor across India. In the southern states of the country, you’ll find special pujas, events, and processions held in various temples and cultural centers. In the north of India, the celebrations take a different approach with dancing being the showstopper. If you’re vising India during this time of the year (October/November), be sure to watch and participate in the color, fervor, and frenzy that is Dussehra. Dussehra ...

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0 October 11, 2015 Festivals

Celebrating Golu or Festival of Navaratri in South India

Navaratri or Navrathri is a festival that is celebrated across India for nine nights (nava meaning nine and ratri meaning nights) in honor of the female goddess Durga, who fought astride a lion and cut off the head of the demon Mahishasur who was torturing innocent people. Despite the fact that the festival is celebrated across the country, the cultural diversity of the country means that you’ll find that Navaratri festivities vary from state to state. In the southern states of Tamilnadu, ...

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