Come the month of February and the state of Rajasthan in India gets ready to celebrate the Desert Festival. This year too it is going to be celebrated with great pomp and gaiety and would be held from February 23 to February 25. If you ever felt that the Bikaner camel festival was the biggest exotica you would have seen, then see the festival at Jaisalmer. This is three day celebration and is a combination of the best kinds of music, dance, culture, and handicraft fairs. With interesting competitions...

The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2013 is a much awaited event by all art lovers. Starting from February this is a festival that goes on for nine days. Beginning from February 2 this is a festival that is held until February 10. The Kala Ghoda association organizes this festival and this year too like every year there is an interesting line up of dance, visual arts, music, cinema, theatre, lectures, literature, and heritage walks alongwith special events for all the small kids. The festival gets its name...

Goa Carnival is the most awaited festival of Goa and is normally celebrated for three to four days. This year in 2013, it falls on February 9, 2013 and would go on until February 12, 2013. The Goa Carnival is a time when during the days and nights you would experience the best of zest and zeal and a lot of excitement amongst people. The streets suddenly come alive with the liveliest procession and lot of colour and vibrance. There are floats, guitar based songs, dances, and it is a time of non stop...

The Taj Festival or the Taj Mahotsav is a ten day event that is held at Agra and provides a vibrant cultural platform that brings together the best of cultural details and Indian crafts. Beginning in the middle of February every year in Shilpgram, the Taj Mahotsav is an event looked forward to by all art lovers. India is introduced to the world as a festive based country and as the cultural head in the map of the world in this way. The intricate crafts and the extensive designs are there on display...

Ensconced in the beautiful confines of the state of Maharashtra, in India, Nasik is a lovely land filled with a lot of things to do and many places to see. But come February and Nasik comes alive and gets ready to welcome wine and winters. Yes, Nasik is the destination to be in and the ideal locale to explore for all wine lovers. Nasik is a major grape producing region in India and the salubrious climate here coupled with the large scale cultivation of grapes makes Nasik a wine lover’s paradise....

Come December and the whole world gets geared to celebrate Christmas the birth of Lord Jesus Christ. Christmas Day is celebrated as a very important festival and is a public holiday n many countries across the world. Christmas is thus a time when everyone is  in a mood to celebrate . Christmas is a very popular festival in spite of thee being very few Christians in the world. They have adopted many of the important aspects of Christmas like decorations, gift giving and Christmas trees. There are...

Rajasthan is a land of great wonders. It has a rich cultural heritage and tradition. Rajasthan is known for forts, kingdoms, opulence as well as religious pilgrimages. The king of all sacred pilgrims Pushkar is also located in Rajasthan. Pushkar is known to be the “Teerthon ka raja” which means it is the king of pilgrimage places. This has earned it the name of Pushkar Raj. Every year this small and sleepy township transforms into a vibrant congloromation of color and opulence. The annual cattle...

This festival is basically celebrated mostly by Hindus on last day of Diwali festival. The essence of this festival is similar to that of Raksha Bandhan, where here the sisters invite their brothers to their homes and worships them by praying for their long and happy lives. According to some religious scriptures, Yamraj who is the god of death went to his sister Yami’s home. She welcomed him by putting tilak on his head and made special meal for him. On this Yamraj became quite happy and emotionally...