Tag Results: Festival
Living History
Assam’s Day of the Dead
When it comes to wisdom, our elders know best, right? That’s why Assam’s Tai-Ahom community honours their ancestors during the Me-Dam-Me-Phi festival on 31st January every year. It’s an 800-year-old cultural bridge that connects Assam to South East Asia
Amazing India
Onam: Where Myth & History Meet
Visit the Thrikkakara Vamanamoorthy Temple in Kochi, home of the festival of Onam and the legend behind it
Living History
Colours of Holi Through the Ages
Holi has always been a huge inspiration for Indian art. Explore the nuances with which artists across time and place have depicted the festival of colour, weaving it around themes that encompass the gods, royals and commoners
Snapshort Histories
In the Name of the Sun
According to Hindu scriptures, Makar Sankranti is considered to be an auspicious occasion as the Sun makes its way to the North reaching the Makar Rashi or Capricorn. On this occasion, catch the story of the Sun worship in India.