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Fabulous village festivities you can attend this October  

The changing weather in October heralds not just the onset of winter, but also a host of celebrations across the country. We list some special fairs and festivals from the rural tracts that you can visit and enjoy this month.

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Celebrate a spectacular September at these rural festivals

A line-up of ceremonial celebrations across the hinterland gives Indians something to look forward to in the last month of the monsoon season, as September comes alive to showcase the rural culture in the country.

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Celebrating Teeyan in Punjab

Here is a festival for women where they celebrate through gatherings, dance and customs that have endured despite the passage of time.

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Bahabanga festival: A cultural identity of the Santhals

The Santhals’ practice of welcoming a new season through rituals, songs and dances during the Bahabanga festival showcases their culture, and demonstrates how their lives revolve around nature and agricultural seasons.

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When it rains, it pours festivals in July

From spiritual processions to harvest festivals, and everything in between, here are six vibrant rural celebrations across India that you can visit this month.

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The best regional summer festivals of 2024 

As the summer vacations approach, Village Square does a round-up of exciting regional festivals that you can head to this year.

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Danda, a festival of the people’s belief

The Danda Yatra festival, spanning 13 days, is one of Odisha’s traditional festivals, and culminates in the Pana Sankranti marking the Odia new year. Village Square brings to you the highlights.

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Immersing in tradition: A pictorial tale of West Bengal’s Charak puja

Charak puja honors Shiva and Kali, symbolising renewal, forgiveness, and agricultural prosperity. It is celebrated on the occasion of Chaitra Sankranti, the last day (April 14) of the month of Chaitra, which is followed by the Bengali New Year.

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Celebrating the arrival of spring with the Fagli festival

Fagli, celebrated across Himachal Pradesh to mark the transition of the season from winter to spring, is a significant and colourful festival with traditional music and dance that brings communities together.

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Exciting village festivals you can attend this March

Spring is here! And rural India is getting ready to celebrate the blooming season with festivities that reflect each region’s cultural richness. These are some of the most vibrant festivals you can enjoy this March.

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Uttarakhand women enjoy ‘khushi ka ek din’

Festivals being held across Kumaon region are helping 'pahadi' women to let their hair down and revel in simple joys, even though only for a day in a year.