Sao Joao is Goa's exuberant monsoon feast honouring the birth of St. John the Baptist, and it is the only celebration in the world that marks the occasion by leaping…
There are villas that impress with scale. Some stand out for their views. A few earn their reputation through design alone. And then there is Paashaan in Khopoli, a home…
Ambubachi Mela 2026 runs from the night of June 22 to the morning of June 26 at Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati, Assam. The temple's sanctum stays closed for three days (June…
The Hampta Pass trek is the most accessible “crossover” trek in the Indian Himalaya - five days, a 14,100 ft pass, and a single ridge that drops you from the…
Saga Dawa festival is the holiest Buddhist festival of the Tibetan calendar, commemorating Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana, all three events believed to have occurred on the same full-moon day.…
More than 41,12,995 pilgrims completed the Char Dham circuit in 2025. And contrary to what the helicopter packages suggest, the vast majority travelled by road - on Uttarakhand Roadways buses,…
After a five-year suspension triggered by COVID-19 and the 2020 stand-off, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) resumed the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in 2025 - selecting 750 pilgrims from 5,561…
The year 2026 provides several excellent opportunities for people to step away from their daily work routines and spend time in the countryside. The months of May and June are…
Bhandardara is a scenic hill-and-lake destination in Maharashtra known for Arthur Lake, Sahyadri treks, waterfalls, lakeside camping, and the seasonal fireflies phenomenon that appears before the monsoon. Located around 165…
