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Elephanta Festival is held across the Mumbai harbor, on the Elephanta Island, near the world-renowned Elephanta Caves (A World Heritage Site). This feast of music and dance, celebrated under the stars, transforms the entire island into a large auditorium.

The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) organizes the Elephanta Festival every year in the month of February. The festival is held at Elephanta Island, which is popular for a cave shrine of Lord Shiva. Read the rest of this entry »

Pongal is the most popular harvest festival of Kerala which is celebrated for four days in mid January every year. This festival is celebrated as a thanksgiving occasion in which farmers pay respect and honour to the Sun god, nature and cattle’s for their contribution in agricultural activities. Read the rest of this entry »