Culture
VanVivaha Wedding Expo to be held in Gurugram on S...
July 27, 2026
VanVivaha, a wedding industry expo bringing together stakeholders from across bridal couture, jewellery, hospitality, wedding planning, photography, decor, beauty, gifting and entertainment, will be held in Gurugram, near Delhi, on September 24-25. In a press statement, the organ...
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‘Superqueens’: India’s first full-scale ...
July 24, 2026
Superqueens, billed as India’s first full-scale drag musical, will be staged on July 30. The 90-minute production is written and directed by Vivek Mansukhani, with additional writing by Aishwarya Ayushmaan, Teya and Prateek Sachdeva, and choreography by Shohini Dutta and Ud...
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Beyond Litti Chokha: Exploring rich flavours of Bi...
July 14, 2026
As with almost every part of India, Bihar, an eastern state spread across the fertile Gangetic belt, carries a culinary tradition as old as its civilisation. Though litti chokha is Bihar’s best-known dish, the state’s culinary heritage stretches well beyond it, featuring a di...
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Jhumkas: Timeless traditions turn into modern stat...
July 10, 2026
Few pieces of jewellery in India carry as much cultural weight as the jhumka, a dangling ear-ring. Suspended delicately from the ear, shaped like a dome or a bell, the jhumka has travelled centuries across dynasties, temples, weddings, marketplaces and today, Instagram feeds.What...
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Moatsu: A celebration of harvest, memory and commu...
May 18, 2026
Bringing together Ao Naga villages across Nagaland’s Mokokchung region along with families, elders and community members, the Moatsu Festival is an annual spring celebration held in early May that marks the end of the sowing season and brings people together in collective rest,...
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Bagwal Festival: A ritual of devotion, risk and co...
May 2, 2026
Uniting hereditary clan groups like Chamyal, Gahadwal, Lamgadiya and Walig with large gatherings of devotees, the Bagwal festival unfolds annually in late April and early May at the Barahi Temple in Devidhura, Uttarakhand, where a time-bound ritual of stone throwing is performed ...
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Thrissur Pooram: A festival of devotion, rivalry a...
April 26, 2026
Bringing together temple groups such as Paramekkavu Bhagavathy temple and Thiruvambady Krishna temple along with thousands of devotees and artists, Thrissur Pooram is a grand celebration held each year in late April or early May at the Vadakkunnathan temple in Thrissur, Kerala. I...
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Theemithi: Walking through fire in devotion and fa...
April 10, 2026
Theemithi, observed each year between March and April across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh during temple festivals and village celebrations, unites communities such as the Vanniyars, Nadars, Kshatriyas and other local village groups devoted to Draupadi and regional god...
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Theyyam: Kerala’s human-deities come alive
March 26, 2026
Theyyam, celebrated each year between October and April in the temple groves and ancestral courtyards of northern Kerala, draws communities together for rituals marked by music, dance and intense spiritual devotion. Though rooted in ancient tribal belief systems and local traditi...
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Chapchar Kut: Spring festival of community and cul...
March 18, 2026
Chapchar Kut is celebrated across Mizoram, drawing people from towns and villages to processions, dances, music and cultural programmes. Though its roots lie in the everyday life of jhum cultivators, it has evolved into a state-wide cultural celebration that brings together Mizos...
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