Triveni Sangam, Prayagraj
Six weeks of bathing days where the Ganga meets the Yamuna, six years after the Maha Kumbh: one of the largest gatherings on earth.
Rajim, Chhattisgarh
The fair at the meeting of the Mahanadi, the Pairi and the Sondur, from Maghi Purnima to Maha Shivratri: pilgrims, sadhus and the bazaar.
Barsana & Nandgaon, Braj
The women of Barsana chase the men of Nandgaon with sticks, as Radha's friends once chased Krishna. Colour, song, and the whole village in the courtyard.
Across North India
Holika Dahan is lit on the evening of the 21st; the colours fly the next morning.
Anandpur Sahib, Punjab
The Sikh martial festival held the day after Holi: Nihang horsemen, gatka, tent-pegging, and a langar that feeds a hundred thousand.
Hemis Monastery, Ladakh
Two days of masked cham dances in the monastery courtyard, 3,500 metres up.
Sonepur, Bihar
The great cattle and horse fair where the Gandak meets the Ganga, opening with the Kartik Purnima bathing day: pilgrims, horses, the bazaar and the fairground.
Kisama, Nagaland
Sixteen Naga tribes in one heritage village for ten days — with Kaziranga's rhino on the way.
Festival journeys
Lathmar Holi in Braj and the Sikh warrior festival at Anandpur Sahib
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Lathmar Holi in Braj, and Holi itself on the Ganga at Varanasi
a heritage, cultural and Buddhist journey
Kaziranga, the Naga hills and the tea gardens of Assam
The complete guide to India’s great gathering at the Sangam, and our 12-day journey to it
Chhattisgarh’s river fair, Kanha, the markets of Bastar and Koraput, and Odisha’s coast
Varanasi, Bodh Gaya, Rajgir and Nalanda, three nights at the great fair, and the Golden Temple
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