Losar is a Tibetan word literally meaning New Year. “Lo” means year and “Sar” means New. It is a fifteen day festival celebrated in Tibet. In the first day of the celebration Changkol, a sort of beverage is made. The festive occasion coincidentally falls nearly on the same day of the Chinese New Year. But [...]

Lohri is a harvest festival. It is very popular specially in the Northern parts of the country. Lohri is celebrated with friends and family and even a bonfire is lit in the evening. It is an Indian way equivalent to thanks giving ceremony. During this festival children go from door to door singing folk songs [...]

Khordad sal a festival exclusively of the parsi community who are the followers of the religion Zoroastrianism. It is a day to celebrate the birth anniversary of the founder of the religion, Zoroaster. The festival generally falls on the sixth of the Parsi month Farvardin, that is according to Gregorian Calender the festival falls on [...]

Karwa chauth is typically Hindu festival mainly for couples specially for married women. Married women known as Suhagans in India fast the whole day without foor or even water praying for the long life of their husbands. This festival reflects the dedication and the attachment of Indian women towards their husband who are willing to [...]

Janmastami, popularly known as Krishna Janmastami is celebrated as Lord Krishna’s Birthday ,believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu Himself. Janmashtami is celebrated on the eight day ,that is Astami of Krishna Paksha in the Bhaadra month of Hindu calendar .The festival celebration ismost popular in Mathura and vrindavan, where enactments of Ras Lila [...]

Jamshedi Navroz is a festival celebrated by the people of Zoroastrinism. The festival is also known as the festival of hope, life and color and is celebrated with great enthusiasm. In India the festival is celebrated as a historic event to commemorate the coronation of King Jamshed, the fourth peshdadian king on the throne of [...]

India celebrates its independence day on 15th august every year to commemorate of becoming a sovereign nation free from the British rule. It is a national holiday celebrated with great enthusiasm and patriotism in India. The prime minister hoists the national flag at the Red fort, New Delhi and the event is followed by the [...]

Holla Mohalla is a very important festival of the Sikh community which begins on the first day of lunar month Chet according to Nanakshahi Calendar. The festival mostly co- incides with the sikh new year falling on the month of march. It is a one week long festival celebration accompanied by fighting to prove bravery, [...]

Holi is also known as the festival of colours. It is a spring festival celebrated across everywhere in India and many nations abroad. It is also popularly known as Dolyatra or Vasantutsav. The most popular Holi celebrated in India is in Braj, the birthplace of Lord Krishna. This festival is celebrated by people by throwing [...]

The festival is celebrated by the people especially by the Buddhist community in India. The celebration of the festival involves the grand organization of the Hemis Fair to commemorate the birth of Guru Padmasambhava or Guru Rimpoche believed to be the incarnation of Lord Buddha. The festival of Hemis Gompa is celebrated for two days [...]