Festivals

The Deodhani Festival is a traditional religious festival of Assam, India, known for its spiritual trance dance performed in honor of the serpent goddess Manasa — the goddess of snakes and fertility. It is believed to date back several centuries, rooted in ancient Shakti (goddess) worship traditions of Assam. This is celebrated at Kamakhya Temple,…

Here I am sharing a selection of images which I took when visiting the city of Vrindavan during the Holi festival. Here Holi is celebrated over a span of two weeks however these photos were taken on the main day of Holi also known as Dhulandi Holi. I started slightly late from Bharatpur and by…

Dussehra is a major Hindu festival celebrated in India at the end of Navaratri each year and there alot of mythology to it which can be read by going to the wikipedia page. It is mainly a victory of good over evil.

I had vistited Ladakh during the month of February of this year. This was my fifth trip to Ladakh and my first time to visit Ladakh in the winter months. Ladakh in winters can be very cold. It is also during this time that the Dosmoche festival is celebrated. This is a two day festival…