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Festivals are a way of celebrating life in India. That’s these festivities are the best time for anybody to take a look into the culture of this multi-lingual, multi-religious, multi-colored, multi-faceted country called India. Take a look at Lets Yatras special packages for taking a peep into the festivities of India’s diverse people. They are symbolic of the heralding of good times in the future and also represent the old traditions that are so deeply embedded in the Indian way of living.

Festivals of India have the most significance among all the festivals celebrated in this country. The festival of lights Diwali is marked by lighting of Divas, cleaning of homes, prayers for Lord Ganesh and Laxmi Ji to pray for the arrival of bright and happy times in everybody’s life. People exchange greetings, share sweets and send wishes to their near and dear ones on this bright and colorful festival of lights. This festival is also celebrated by blasting plenty of crackers, rockets, sparkling lights, which present a very beautiful sight in the night. Arriving just after 21 days from Dussehra, this festival also celebrates the arrival of Lord Rama’s return to Ayodhya after his success in the battle with Ravana. People decorate their homes; light them up with divas and candles to celebrate the victory of good over evil.

In case you are planning for a holiday with your family, the idea to explore the culture and traditions while India tours will be an excellent option. The diversity of this land is so immense that it makes us realize the depth and roots of our culture and how they have stayed preserved even after many invasions of foreign cultures in our country. These tours will give your little ones a very good opportunity to seek their true identity and also make them feel proud about the richness of our culture.

Baisakhi festival has a lot of significance for people of Punjab. It marks the beginning of harvest season. It also celebrates the founding of Khalsa panth. Punjab being a predominantly agricultural state that prides itself on its food grain production. For the Sikhs, Baisakhi has a special significance because on this day in 1699, their tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh organized the Order of the Khalsa. This is a mark of arrival of the harvesting season. For the masses these festivals are popular occasions for social interaction and enjoyment. Kashmir tours Singing and dancing add to the gaiety of the occasion. It is one of the most famous festivals celebrated in the hilly regions of Northern India.

The Kullu Dussehra festival begins when Dussehra has already finished in others parts of India. This celebration is a 7 day long extravaganza marking the bringing of local Gods, Rupi and Seraj gathering here. For seven days, the town of Kullu is basked in the festivities of Kullu Dussehra also involving the tourists in its ambience. This festival is actually the festival of Dussehra, which is celebrated 21 days before the arrival of Diwali in the entire India.

Holi colorful festival that is celebrated by throwing colors on each other and greet each other by applying red colors on people’s faces. It heralds the end of winter and the beginning of the spring. The night before the full moon, crowds of people gather together and light huge bonfires to burn the residual dried leaves and twigs of the winter. It has become quite famous among the locals as well as the tourists here which every tourist prefer to visit during their Kullu Manali tours.  If you are traveling to India during this period then you will also get chace to celeberate festivals with beautiful colors.