Seed Sowing & Cultural Exchange
This gathering commemorates Lui Ngai Ni, the Naga seed-sowing festival observed on 14–15 February in Manipur. Delegations from Tangkhul, Rongmei, Mao, Zeliang and other tribes converge at a common ground to bless the coming harvest and exchange dances, songs and stories. Elders light the first …
River Confluence Fair
River Confluence Fair is modelled on the historic Uttarayani Mela celebrated along the confluence of the Saryu and Gomti rivers in Bageshwar. Beginning around Makar Sankranti, the fair features folk music and dance performances, trading stalls selling copper vessels, bamboo articles, carpets and blankets and …
Ridge Rhapsody
Ridge Rhapsody draws inspiration from the Summer Shimla Festival, where local artists, school troupes and folk dancers celebrate the hills. Each evening at the Ridge Maidan is filled with Nati and Gidda folk dances, celebrity concerts and art exhibitions aligned with the “Drive Against Drugs” …
Ganga Flow Yoga Gathering
Ganga Flow Yoga Gathering invites practitioners from around the world to Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh for the International Yoga Festival. Over seven days participants explore Hatha, Iyengar, Kundalini and Vinyasa yoga, meditate on the banks of the Ganga, listen to spiritual discourses and join …
