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The Folk Almanac.
a year, in twelve chapters
A gathering for every month of 2026 — one photograph, one little calendar, one kind of wanderer in mind. Tap a month to turn the page.
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Uttarayan Kite Festival
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
This gathering has passed — relive the moments in our journal, and hold a seat for next year.
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Harvest✓ DoneApr14
for the field-walker
Bohag Bihu Harvest Dance
Assam
Sacred✓ DoneMay2
for the temple-drum lover
Thrissur Pooram
Thrissur, Kerala
Festival✓ DoneJun14
for the desert-dreamer
Rann Utsav Sunset Mela
Kutch, Gujarat
Pilgrim✓ DoneJul5
for the soul-seeker
Rath Yatra Procession
Puri, Odisha
FeastAug22
for the feast-lover
Onam Sadya & Boat Race
Alappuzha, Kerala
SacredSep12
for the mountain-pilgrim
Ladakh Festival
Leh, Ladakh
FestivalOct10
for the night-walker
Durga Puja Pandals
Kolkata, WB
FairNov7
for the caravan-follower
Pushkar Camel Fair
Pushkar, Rajasthan
CulturalDec1
for the tribe-hopper
Hornbill Festival
Kisama, Nagaland
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Day tours you'll remember
Already in India? Don't have a whole week? These are our shortest, sharpest experiences — sunrise to lunch, or dusk to dance. Booked one at a time.
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
The City of Light and Ash
A walk through life, death & liberation in Kashi — old-city lanes, hidden shrines, Manikarnika, ending with the Ganga Aarti.
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Sunrise on the Ghats
Boat-row at dawn, temple bells, breakfast of kachori-sabzi on a rooftop.
Starts 06:306 wanderers
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Bhilwara, Rajasthan
Phad Painter's Workshop
Grind your own pigments, sit beside Shri Lal Joshi, leave with a scroll of your own.
Starts 07:004 wanderers
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Kannur, Kerala
Theyyam by Firelight
Watch a god be painted onto a man. Tea, talk and a temple meal afterward.
Starts 16:008 wanderers
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Vadodara, Gujarat
Garba Under the Marigold Moon
A borrowed chaniya-choli, one rented dandiya stick, nine full circles of dance.
Starts 17:3012 wanderers
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Patiala, Punjab
Phulkari Embroidery Morning
Sit in a courtyard with three generations of embroiderers, learn the wedding stitch.
Starts 05:006 wanderers
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