Category: Festival

• Kullu Dusherra: A tableau of the rich tradition of Himachal

  

  Kullu Dusherra dates to the 17th century when as a penance for the sin of killing a poor Brahman, Raja Jagat Singh of Kullu renounced his crown and placed an idol of Lord Raghunath on the throne. On the eve of Dusherra, all the deities from the nearby villages are brought to the Dhalpur Maidan…

  Sangram Keshari Rout

  May 6, 2023

  Festival, Himachal Pradesh, Spiritual

  culture, dusherra, himachal, kullu, kullu dusherra, manali, photography, things to see in himachal pradesh, Travel, travel blog

• Konark International Sand Art Festival 2017

  

  The International Sand Art Festival is a one of its kind festival organized at the Chandrabhaga beach of Konark in Odisha from December 1 to December 5. This 5 day extravaganza features sand artists from many countries who compete with the best Indian artists for the title. Its a remarkable cultural event held along with…

  Sangram Keshari Rout

  December 2, 2017

  Festival, India, Odisha, Others

  buddha, buddhism, india, international sand art festival, konark, konark sand art festival, photography, sand, sand art, sand art odisha, Travel

• Kolkata Durga Puja: Reminiscing the grandeur

  

  Being from Eastern India, Durga Puja was not something new for me. The music, the pandals, the joy, the excitement; I had already seen everything. I was vacillating between an urge to go to my hometown during puja and the curiosity to stay back and experience the famed “Kolkata Durga Pujo” (as Bengalis say it).…

  Sangram Keshari Rout

  December 16, 2014

  Festival, India, Others, West Bengal

  bengali durga puja, durga astami in kolkata, durga puja in kolkata, kolkata durga puja, kolkata shabeki, maddox square, Travel