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• Festivals of India December 2011

  In Events / 30 November 2011 / 0 comments

  

  Fall harvest and the impending winter season are two major themes which carry the festivals of India for December 2011. Many regional festivities are celebrated upon completion of the harvest. This means no date is [...]

• 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 October 2011

  In Events / 28 September 2011 / 0 comments

  

  One of the most highly anticipated holidays of the year, Diwali, occurs in October this year. Affectionately dubbed the festival of lights, tourists visiting the country will have no choice but to be a part [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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, October 2010

  In Events / 1 October 2010 / 0 comments

  

  October brings one of my favorite celebrations of India, Karva Chauth. It’s showing of love and devotion to one’s partner by way of Indian pomp and circumstance makes for a tourist’s treat for those traveling [...]