Tag Archives: festivals

Durga Pujo, Bengal, Assam

What is special about Indian festivals? All you need to know!

No matter what the legends behind them or how different the celebrations are, the common thread running through all our festivals is one of exuberance, suffused with devotion.

Celebrate festivals with joy, not pain!

Festivals need not be tension-ridden because they come with a whole lot of rituals attached to them. Why not follow our own rituals and make them enjoyable and meaningful?

F(e)asting through festivals

Don’t you fast during Navaratras? my maid asked me. ‘No, we make a feast for the goddess and eat it,’ I replied, much to her disgust.