Mar 13 – 17Holi in VrindavanTwo nights in a riverside haveli, the Phoolon-ki-Holi at Banke Bihari, a private flower-and-colour breakfast on the terrace.Reserve dates
Diwali week · Oct – NovDiwali nights in JaipurThree nights in a Pink-City haveli with the lit-up old town below your window, a private rooftop thali, and front-row at the Amer fort illumination.Reserve dates
Dec 22 – 30Christmas-week beach huts in South GoaCliff-top villa, an East Indian Christmas Eve dinner cooked by your host, midnight mass at a 17th-century church, slow mornings on the sand.Reserve dates
Dec 30 – Jan 2New Year on the Thar dunesTwo nights in a private luxury bivouac, a fire-lit Manganiyar concert at midnight, four-by-four into the dunes for the year's first sunrise.Reserve dates
Sep 25 – 28Ziro Festival of MusicFour days at Asia's most beautiful outdoor festival, in the Apatani tribal valley. Bamboo stages, rice beer, and a stay with the family hosting the festival's quietest after-party.Reserve dates
Mid-Jan – Mar 4Magh Mela on the SangamThe smaller, more accessible cousin of the Maha Kumbh. A private tented camp on the sandbar, full sadhus-and-akharas access, the dawn snan.Reserve dates