Fire on the mountain

Every year on the fourth Saturday of January, Mt Wakakusayama in Japan is set on fire for a ritual re-enactment

Festive time in Hampi

Hampi Utsav in Karnataka on January 9-11 will have a crafts mela, a mobile planetarium, walking tours and rural and adventure sports

Camel Festival in Bikaner

Held every year on January 4 and 5, the Camel Festival is a reflection of the bond that the people of Rajasthan share with the ‘ship of the desert’

Enjoy the colours of the Rann

Stay in luxury tents set up in the semi-arid landscape to enjoy Gujarat’s Rann Utsav — on till first week of March 2015 — to enjoy the cultural extravaganza and to participate in the activities

Kochi-Muziris Biennale

Bringing together the art that maps our world via history, geography, cosmology, time, space, dreams and myths in Kochi from December 12

Winter Holidays: Festivals

Millions around our country are celebrating the year end in a wondrous variety of ways. From traditional melas, to music and dance festivals, take your pick

Rajasthan festivals in October

In the state of forts and palaces, experience rich cultural festivities at the Jaipur Shopping Festival, Rajasthan International Folk Festival, Puskhar Camel Fair and many more celebrations

Pushkar: Colours in the desert

The annual Pushkar Mela at the start of every winter is five days of astonishing energy and rustic fun fair. Photos by Debjeet Kundu