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• Festivals of India November 2011

  In Culture, Events / 30 October 2011 / 0 comments

  

  Cattle and Camels. That’s the name of the game this November when several of India’s largest trading fairs converge within the same month. Festivals celebrating the last haul of crop harvests come to a head [...]

• Festivals of India, February 2011

  In Events / 1 February 2011 / 0 comments

  

  Arts, crafts, music and dance come together through the festivals of India, February 2011. Tourists have many different festive options this month during their tours of India. February is the last of the cool winter [...]

• Republic Day, India’s National Holiday of Sovereign Status

  In Events / 6 January 2011 / 0 comments

  

  January 26, 1950: A young nation fulfills it’s promise made on the midnight of Independence in 1947, to become a Sovereign Democratic Republic with a constitution. Republic Day is one of the most important days [...]

• Festivals of India, January 2011 Happy New Year!

  In Events / 2 January 2011 / 0 comments

  

  Two dates overshadow all other festivals of India in the month of January, 2011. Republic Day, celebrated in festival style, marks the day on January 26th, 1950 that the constitution of India came into force [...]

• Festivals of India, September 2010

  In Events / 1 September 2010 / 0 comments

  

  September is a month filled with religious fervor. A generous portion of time is spent celebrating the Hindu god Lord Ganesh through 3 different events. Muslim, Jain, and Sikh religions are also busy giving thanks after the harvest and monsoon seasons. Several notable non-religious holidays also occur in September.

• Festivals of India, July 2010

  In Events / 1 July 2010 / 0 comments

  

  Nag-Panchami is an important all-India festival and is celebrated on the fifth day of the moonlit-fortnight in the month of Shravan (July /August). This is the time when serpents invariably come out of their holes [...]