India Cultural Holidays

India is synonymous with culture. Without even trying, the country has developed one of the world’s oldest heritages, 70% of all the world’s spices, and historic cities that ooze spirituality, tradition and tempting flavours around every corner. Suck on cooling sticks of kulfi (ice cream) as you wander Rajasthan’s spellbinding streets, where marble mausoleums stand tall and pastel streets embody the region’s festival fever, and join in the fun at vibrant Teej and Taj Mahotsav celebrations in Jodhpur. Complete the Golden Triangle in Jaipur and lose yourself in Delhi’s cacophonous maze of bazaars, shrines and ruined forts. If India evokes images of temples framed by distant snow-capped peaks, royal courts smothered in lush vegetation and busy waterways of fisherman precariously balanced on homemade catamarans and pilgrims meeting for daily prayer, you’ll be in for a treat in Varanasi. India cultural holidays don’t stop at ancient monuments and temples though. Feast your eyes and mouths on a fusion of flavours that starts with North Indian gobi parathas, stops for machcher jhol (fish curry) and darjeeling tea at lunch and finishes with Keralan koottukari in the evening. Float through worlds of maharanas and maharajas, Buddhist burgs and Hindu temples, and always expect the unexpected. Read more