The year's hopeful dawn, crisp with tradition and new harvests.
Asia
A breathtaking winter festival featuring gigantic, illuminated ice and snow sculptures.
North
A popular Punjabi folk festival celebrating the winter solstice and harvest.
Nationwide
A festival marking the sun's transit into Capricorn, celebrated with kite flying and feasts.
South
A four-day harvest festival of gratitude to nature, celebrated in Tamil Nadu.
Australia
A celebration of First Peoples' culture, centered around the harvest of the Bunya nut.
A Tamil festival of faith and penance dedicated to Lord Murugan.
Celebrating the adoption of the Indian Constitution with a grand parade.
A festival marking the arrival of spring, dedicated to the goddess Saraswati.
