Tour: 8 days : DELHI – DHARAMSALA – MANALI – SHIMLA –DELHI
Intense and spectacular week long celebration of the defeat of the demon king Ravana , at KulluOne of the most important and colorful festivals celebrated at the 'Valley of Living Gods' - Kullu . Heavenly fresh mountain breeze plays with the tinkling of bangles, anklets and trinkets as village people perform folk dances.

When the Ram Lilas come to an end with the burning of effigies of Ravana, Meghantha and Kumbhkarna; in all the other parts of the country, the joyous celebrations at Kullu get kicked off devoid of this burning ritual.The festival presents an antique blend of faith and festivity.

The image of Lord Raghunathji is brought on a decorated massive chariot led by the King of Kullu from Sultanpur temple located in the palace of erstwhile Kullu king and is taken in a procession. Devotees pull the ropes of this decorated chariot as it is considered auspicious and is a harbinger of fortune and prosperity. Goddess Hadimba also holds a special significance in these celebrations as the celebrations can not be started without her arrival from Manali.
The chariot of Lord Raghunathji is taken near the banks of Beas on the last day of the festival. A huge pile of wood grass is set on fire there symbolizing the burning of Lanka. The sacrifice of five chosen animals follows. This procedure is termed "Lanka Dahan." Goddess Hadimba returns to her abode after `Lanka Dahan` and Lord Raghunathji also returns to His temple. The local deities also leave Dhalpur for their respective villages after this sacrifice.

Tour: 4days:Haridwara[ Rishikesh ] or Allahabad or Ujjain or Nashik
In Vedic culture, every river is personified as a deity and the water stream is interpreted as the material manifestation of that personality. Rivers are deified as mothers as they are a source for human existence. Millions of people travel across the globe to take a dip inthe Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati during the festival as it is believed by doing so one gets free from the baggage of sins committed in his lifetime and also attains salvation which is freedom from the cycle of birth and death. Kumbha Mela
The largest religious gathering on earth occurs four times every 12 years, when tens of millions of Hindu pilgrims come together to take a ceremonial dip in the sacred Ganges, Shipra or Godavari Rivers. Locations for the gathering hopscotch across the plains between Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik, cities where drops of the nectar of immortality were spilled from its kumbh (pitcher) during a battle between demi-gods and demons. An extraordinary religious convergence in a Spiritual quest by millions Kumbh Mela commemorates this victory for good in the battle for supremacy against evil. Each of the four cities hosts one mela (festival) during the 12-year cycle, with the largest, the Maha (Great) Kumbh Mela, taking place in Allahabad. This is where the holy rivers – the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati The story of Kumbh Mela is linked to a tale in the Vedic scriptures in which the demi-gods and the demons together churned the milk ocean to produce the nectar of immortality, agreeing to share the nectar equally. Concerned about what might happen if the demons did get hold of the nectar, the demigods seized the pot and fled with it. During the ensuing fight, the demigods hid the nectar in four places: Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik. At each spot a drop of nectar was spilled. During the Kumbh Mela, it's said that the waters at the four Location's turn into the nectar, cleansing the sins of your lifetime as well as those dating back 88 generations, giving you a fair leg-up on the samsara tree.

The Naga sadhus (naked sages) of the Himalayas, clad only in cow dung ashes, lead the procession into the holy waters. sadhus and their antics which offer the most alluring visual extravaganza. Tapasya (meditation) takes various forms- balancing on a single leg, keeping one's hand raised for years on end. Competing for attention are the Aghori sadhus who feast off human remains.

Tour: 14 days : DLEHI –MANDAWA – BIKANER –NAGAUR –JAISALMER –JODHPUR – UDAIPUR –JAIPUR – AGRA –DELHI
In the words of Omar Khayyam 'Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life'.
Hosted within the magical setting of the 12th century Ahhichatragarh Fort, painstakingly restored in recent years by the Maharaja of Jodhpur's Mehrangarh Museum Trust, musicians, dancers and poets from across India as well as North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia gather to celebrate their traditions beneath a full moon for India's annual Sufi festival in February. It is this Sufi mysticism that is brought to life by the most talented performers at Nagaur ; a small town with innumerable temples, and also the dargah (final resting place of Muslim saints) of the widely revered HaminuddinChishti which is about 700 years old.
The fort's palaces and courtyards act as stages and auditoriums for performances of Sufi devotional songs, mystical dances and ancient Indian musical styles including those of different Hindu communities from across the country, lit in the evening but thousands of flickering oil lamps. Dervishes whirl with outstretched arms to touch the stars, poets recite tales from journeys along the Silk Road, and devotional songs drift from the ramparts to the surrounding desert.
Visitors stay close to the action, either in Ranvas, the former apartments of the queens, or a tented camp reminiscent of an old royal hunting party set up for the occasion in the ancient ramparts of the fort. Three unforgettable evenings are filled with the magic of the Sufi festival while during the day the royal pavillions, gardens and palaces are yours to explore at leisure.

Tour: 8 days : KOLKATA – TARAPITH - KONARKA – PURI – KOLKATA
Nostalgia, memories, food , music , light , artist , decorated Puja Pandal and the energy of the festivities are inseparable. It is more than a religious festival. Goddess Kali or Durga symbolizes the power of the feminine in our society ; both destructive and nurturing. , It's a live exhibtion of rituals and tradition .The streets are over-flowing with men and women in new traditional dresses bought specially to welcome Godess
This ten-day festivity, beginning with Mahalaya (12 October) and ending with Bijoya Dashami (23 October), is meant to celebrate the victory of goddess Durga over the demon Mahisasura. However, puja in Kolkata is also the best showcase of the city's secular and cultural spirit. Every Calcuttan worth his salt will wax eloquent about the autumn sky and Puja-induced melancholia. They will tell you about socio-economical dynamics of the festival, the courting ritual at Maddox Square but they won't tell you the ways to avoid the mad puja traffic or the places to go for the best bhog (offerings to the deity).

Its celebrate across India. In North India its celebrate as auspicious Navrartra[ new nights and start of winter ] with live performance of Ramayana , in South Mysore Mahraja celebrate Dussehara procession and in neighborhood Nepal valley the cult of the goddess with the Buddhist way of life.

Tour: 7days :DELHI – AMRITSAR – TARAGARH - DHARMSALA - DELHI
Baisakhi is the lucky draw of festivals ,an intoxicating experience,act of good will and The Sound of Bhangra.The New Year part of the festival is celebrated across the country under different names from Vishu in the south to Rongali Bihu in Assam. What makes it special in the heart of Punjab is its overlap with the history of the Sikh religion.
For the large farming community of Punjab, Baisakhi Festival marks the time for harvest of rabi crops and they celebrate the day by performing joyful bhangra and gidda dance. For the Sikh community, Baisakhi Festival has tremendous religious significance as it was on a Baisakhi Day in 1699, that Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru laid the foundation of Panth Khalsa-the Order of the Pure Ones.
The festival calls for the celebration of life through singing, dancing, parades and wrestling matches, each resounding with the powerful force of life that resides within the Sikhs. To be a part of a Sikh festival is an. You're lifted out of this world on a cloud of sheer passion, but you're held aloft by a community that is in every way of the soil. Farmers and warriors, considered to be two sides of the same coin, the Khalsa community lives and breathes vitality. Their famous dance, the bhangra, is inspired by the movements of the agricultural process and their music resounds with the thumping beats of the dholak. Spreading out across the world, they've been pioneers in the fields of music and entertainment, but the magic is strongest on home ground.

Navsacha Ganpati or the fulfiller of wishes, the loving devotion and the chants ofGanpati Bappa Morya Listen to melodious and soul resounding bhajans of Shree Ganesha .An yatra to the Ashtravinayaka darshan .Learn about the age-old tradition of celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi, a beautiful festival of bringing the elephant headed Lord Ganesh's idol home by Marathi families. One of the most sacred Hindu festivals, it celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesh, the supreme God of wisdom and prosperity. Visit Mumbai's most famous Pandals (community tents which hold the gigantic Ganesh idols), be a part of a local family and understand the culture up close in the company of a friendly local guide. the festival has been publicly celebrated in Pune since the era of Shivaji(1630–1680, founder of the Maratha Empire )
Colours all around, beating of the drums and Ganpati chants, chaotic queues outside pandals and my favourite modak - these are just a few things ,Visit the Lord Ganesh Pandals (tents) and encounter the beauty and magnificence of these extraordinary Idols. During this 10-day festival, local families and social communities install idols of the deity in their homes and get together to erect Pandals (tents) in which huge statues of Lord Ganesh are kept and prayers are conducted.

09 Days: Bangalore – Mysore – Chikmangalur – Hospet – Badami - Bangalore
Mysuru is at its carnivalesque best during the 10-day Dussehra (locally spelt 'Dasara') festival held September or October. During this time the Mysore Palace is dramatically lit up every evening, while the town is transformed into a gigantic fairground, with concerts, dance performances, sporting demonstrations and cultural events running to packed houses.
Intricately woven with mythology local narratives reveal that this place was ruled by Mahishasura a buffalo-headed demon. The people were freed when Goddess Parvathi came to their rescue by taking the form of Chamundeshwari in a battle that lasted for nine days till he was subverted. Dasara a tradition started by the Vijayanagar kings in the 19th century, honours the Goddess Chamundeswari who killed the great demon Mahishasur.
On the last day the celebrations are capped off in grand style. A dazzling procession of richly costumed elephants, garlanded idols, liveried retainers and cavalry, marching through the streets to the rhythms of clanging brass bands.
Earthen experiences joins in the celebrations of the Dasara Festival and listen to the fascinating tale of defeat of a demon at the hands of a goddess.

08 Days: Kochi – Periyar – Kumarakom – Alleypey – Kovalam
There is a buzz in the air, and on the water. Around the palm-fringed Punnamada Lake in Alleppey, southern Kerala, dozens of houseboats are packed with spectators sitting on the roofs, trying to get the optimum view. A speedboat with an umpire banner fluttering from its bow whizzes past.
This is the start of the Nehru Trophy Boat Race.
Every year on the second Saturday of August, the lake becomes the scene of frantic, fiercely competitive paddle-boat races. The tradition started after a visit to the area in 1952 by Jawaharlal Nehru, India's then prime minister. Locals held an impromptu boat race in honor of his visit and he donated a silver trophy for the winners: Ever since, the competition has been known by his name. It attracts dozens of teams from across the states who train for months in advance along the network of backwaters that segment parts of South India's western coast. Winning the trophy brings prestige not just for the team but also for their village and district. The centerpiece event is the contest among the snake boats (locally known as Chundan Vallam, literally meaning "beaked boat."). Named for their long and narrow shape – they can be between 36 to 42 meters in length – snake boats are pulled through the water by one hundred oarsmen. Four key helmsmen steer the vessel and each boat even has an onboard group of musicians to keep spirits from flagging. They act as floating cheerleaders, singing special boat songs and also set the rhythm of the stroke with their drumbeats. Soon the backwaters are filled with boats and the reds, yellows, purples, whites and blues of the different team uniforms. Competition is not restricted to the water and the high spirits among rival supporters, fueled by local homebrew, can sometimes get out of hand.Friendly banter and betting on the banks has been known to lead to fistfights in the past. Throats are hoarse, but everyone screams and cheers in support nevertheless. The hundred men on each boat row as one, arms moving up and down to a strict steady tempo, their movements causing water to slap against the sides of the narrow boat as they dig their oars deep into the lake.Only local spectators know the teams by name and can identify each snake boat. The rest seem happy to enjoy the spectacle and applaud lustily when, after 1,400 meters of paddling, one team crosses the finish line.

10 NIGHTS : LEH – PANGONG -NUBRA -LEH
This is the time when the summer has seeped into the nook and corners of Ladakh while the winter is safely tucked away. The people are seen welcoming the warmth as they eagerly await the celebrations of their largest Hemis festival that takes place in Hemis. The biggest Tibetan monastery of Ladakh is situated here called the Hemis Monastery.
Monks get into dramatic costumes to put up a performance that celebrates the victory of good over evil.
They sang, danced, fumbled, laughed at themselves and danced some more. .one of them removed a small piece of paper from his pocket to check if they got the sequence of steps right. head nods, some leg pulling, more laughter and another round of festivity Every year, on the 10th day of Tibetan Lunar month called as Tse Chu, the Monastery holds a two-day celebration to commemorate the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava who is often said to be a reincarnation of Buddha. Guru Padmasambhava is believed to have fought demons for the people of Ladakh and helping people on the path of spirituality has been his life's mission.
The Hemis Festival celebrations start by the Head Lama bringing out the portrait of Guru Padmasambhava into the courtyard for everyone to seek blessings. Then the Lamas of the monastery called 'Chhams' put on splendid masks depicting various guardian divinities of the Dugpa order which this monastery has been the leading establishment. These Chhams re-enact the feats performed by Guru Padmasambhava, accompanied by the beats and music of long horns, drums and cymbals. Which together make a unique music that strums through the people as they are seen tapping and swaying with the beat. The Chhams also perform their traditional dance and plays which has an underlying message of the triumph of good over evil.

12 days : CHENNAI – PONDICHERY – THANJAVUR-TRICHY-MADURAI –PERIYAR –KUMARAKOM- COCHIN
If there's one festival when Kerala's swaying green palms and blue waters turn into a riot of colours, it's Onam. Celebrations include grand fireworks and colourful spectacles across Kerala.
Kerala pulsates with energy during Onam, a ten-day harvest festival celebrated to mark the homecoming of the mythical King Mahabali. The King is seen as the protector of the people of the state. Houses are bedecked with colourful flowers, new clothes are bought, but the highlight is definitely the delicious Onam Sadya. This vegetarian repast often has over 15 dishes served on plantain leaves. People celebrate with ritual baths, prayers to the deities at home, elaborate Pookalam outside the homes, temple visits and heavy feasting or the Onasadya at home. Shimmering brass lamps are lit, colourful floral patterns dot the landscape and dance, music and revelry mark the occasion.
Earthen experiences take the freedom of the Onam festivities to divulge you with some of these living traditions, ageless tales that knit their way into today's life, a simple lifestyle still untouched by the individuated fast pace of modern living.

14 days : DLEHI –MANDAWA – BIKANER –NAGAUR –JAISALMER –JODHPUR – UDAIPUR –JAIPUR – AGRA –DELHI
Real beauty lies in chaos. Every November, thousands of camera-heavy tourists from across the world embrace this chaos and swarm to the holy city of Pushkar to witness one of the most vibrant cattle fairs in India. The week-long festival offers a slice of local culture blended with traditional musical events, cattle exhibitions and rural sports.
Come the month of Kartika, the eighth lunar month of the Hindu calendar and one of the holiest, Thar camel drivers spruce up their ships of the desert and start the long walk to Pushkar in time for Kartik Purnima (Full Moon). Each year around 200,000 people converge here, bringing with them some 50,000 camels, horses and cattle. The religious event builds in tandem with the camel fair in a wild, magical crescendo of incense, chanting and processions to dousing day, the last night of the fair, when thousands of devotees wash away their sins and set candles afloat on the holy lake.
The place becomes an extraordinary swirl of colour, sound and movement, thronged with musicians, mystics, tourists, traders, animals, devotees and camera crews.

8 days : BHUBNESHWAR –BHITARKANIKA – Choudhar – Puri – BHUBNESHWAR
The air is thick with devotional frenzy and the excitement is palpable. A crowd flows into every nook and corner of the town as Puri enters the annual celebration of the Rath Yatra. The most colourful festival on the eastern coast of India, this is the only one dedicated to the Jagannath triad: brothers Jagannath (Krishna) and Balabhadra (Balarama), and sister Subhadra. Immense chariots containing Lord Jagannath, Balbhadra and Subhadra are hauled from Jagannath Temple to Gundicha Mandir, their holiday home. As the monsoons touch the coast of Puri, it's time for the deities to be brought before the devotees for a darshan. It takes more than two months to construct the idols' 45ft-high wooden chariots. Intricately designed and brightly painted, these massive structures tower over the sea of people as it makes way from the Jagannath Temple onto the main road (Bada Danda) and along a 3km stretch to the Shri Gundicha Temple. If you get close enough, you will be able to see the Chera Pahara ritual, in which a man dressed as the Gajapati (King) sweeps the floor in front of the moving chariots with a gold-handled broom, a depiction of absolute, classless humility before God. In a strangely contradictory ritual, devotees are also allowed to kick, slap or spew derogatory remarks to the Gods on this day alone.

5 days : DELHI – LUDHIANA -– AMRITSAR –DELHI
One of the quirkiest yet exotic experiences while on a trip to India is by witnessing the famous Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly referred to as the India's Rural Olympics.
Originally envisaged as a local get together to test corporal endurance, today become the destination for hundreds of sports enthusiasts, including foreigners.
It is the time when the farming chores are put on the back burner and people gather to perform some of the craziest, insane and bizarre feat at Kila Raipur Village 15 kilometers from Ludhiana in Punjab.
Commonly referred as "India's Rural Olympics", the event welcomes thousands of sportsmen coming here to showcase their strength, valor and will to participate in some of the most gruesome and bizarre sport activities. Can you imagine lifting your bicycles using your teeth? Or riding the same on burnt wheels or using your ears to pull a car?
The history of this eight decades old sports festival is as much interesting as the event itself. In 1933 the philanthropist Inder Singh Grewal is considered to be the man who initiated the concept of the Rural Olympics in India. Basically, his idea was to gauge the physical strength, stamina and will power of the farmers in the Kila Raipur Village and bring them together on a single platform.
The three-day festival also consists of animals like bullocks, camels, dogs and other animals competing in highly professional events like dog race, horse race, camel race, truck race and tug-of-war.
Earthen experiences takes you to the historic Kila Raipur Village to view some of the eccentric performance of the participants in front of your eyes.

15 days : Kolkata – Dibrugarh –Khonsa –Namsai-wakro – Chowkham –namsai –Sibsagar –Kohima –Kaziranga – Guwahat- Kolkata
The Hornbill Festival is a marvelous riot of colour that shows off the rich fare of diverse cultures and traditional arts that is Nagaland. Here you can witness the attires, folk music and dance forms, headgears, cuisines, paintings, handicrafts, and other intricacies of the varied tribes and sub-tribes of the state.
The differences in cultures, both subtle and otherwise, shapes places and landscapes that we live in, and give our unique lifestyles their form. Heritage, visual and performing arts, cinema, music, publishing, fashion or design all have a place that bring to life this cultural panacea.
The Hornbill festival that has been showcasing the cultural canvas of Nagaland and North-east India for the last 12 years just reinforces just how brilliantly cultural and creative sector can impact social and economic development while introducing this beautiful part of the world and its people to those who come seeking to know better.
Even though it is so colourful, the subtle differences between the art forms, costumes, ornaments, weapons, etc stand out and catch your attention.
Celebrated in the first week of December, the festival features traditional arts, dances, folk songs, and games conducted amidst near perfect replicas of tribal hutments to the loud applause of an ever-growing enthusiastic audience. Every year, a new theme, game or contest is added to give the festival a new flavour urging even those who have experienced the festival before to be hungry for more. There are nearly 1400 villages in Nagaland, each having a unique tradition, dance form and attire, and given that only a few get invited to perform every year, the opportunity to see the dances and other cultural events that one witnessed this year might come after a 100 years.
Besides, the beautiful lovely people, near-perfect management of the teeming crowds, clean utilities, exotic food and cold rice beer or Zutho to wash it down is a heady enough combination that will draw you back to Kisama village where the hub of activities during the Hornbill festival is.If the mornings were rife with splashes of colour, exciting head gear and energetic dances, sundown will bring the city of Kohima alive with the night bazaar, carnival and the fabulous rock shows.

14 Days : Delhi – Anandpursahib – Amritsar – Bhatinda – Mandawa – Jaipur – Agra - Delhi
Hola Mohalla, which coincides with the Hindu Holi festival of colors, marks the transformation of the Sikh community into a martial fraternity by Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th leader of the Sikhs.
Anandpur Sahib transforms into a rambunctious carnival ground. People pour in from across the country for Hola Mohalla, a celebration of Sikh martial traditions. The town wakes up to the noisy arrivals of tourists and devotees, and the lingering smells of community kitchens (hundreds of them). Tractor-trailers, complete with three-tier beds of straw and mattresses, can give gypsy caravans a run for their money. Truckloads of families follow enthusiastic bikers into town, their huge saffron flags billowing from the vehicles. The highway is peppered with trucks, tractors, bikes, jeeps, bicycles and buses.
The large-hearted rural Punjabis load their tractors and trucks with firewood, vegetables and grain and head towards Anandpur Sahib, where they set up community kitchens to feed people during Hola Mohalla.At the langars, volunteers work round-the-clock in shifts to feed visitors seated cross-legged on the floor, in symbolic equality. The love and devotion in serving people through the langar, or community kitchen, is as old as Sikhism, and all believers spend time in sewa, helping out at the langars.
Outside, the crammed streets are dotted with stalls selling everything from utensils to toy tractors, sweets, tattoos and little dolls with turbans. People make the rounds, their wallets getting lighter but their stomachs always full, constantly fending off invites to try goodies from the various makeshift kitchens.
In their flowing blue kurta and saffron turbans, the Nihangs, the chosen soldiers of the gurus, practise most of the year for the Hola Mohalla. The performances include simulated battle play, martial games, tent pegging, bareback horse-riding, standing erect astride two or more galloping horses, gatka (battle with sticks) and other displays with weapons.
Anywhere in the world, combat sports come with a baggage of aggressiveness. But here, you will find them to be serene, focused and determined.