Regional Rituals

Rituals in this group (16)

• Theyyam Rituals Book a Panditji Local deities, ancestral spirits

  North Kerala ritual art form where performers embody deities/ancestral spirits through elaborate costume and trance.
• Thrissur Pooram Sevas Book a Panditji Vadakkunnathan (Shiva), Devi

  Elaborate temple festival featuring caparisoned elephants and percussion ensembles.
• Kullu Dussehra Rituals Book a Panditji Raghunathji (Rama)

  Distinctive Himalayan Dussehra tradition featuring processions of local deity palanquins (raths).
• Rath Yatra of Mahesh (Bengal) Book a Panditji Jagannath

  Bengal's own historic Jagannath chariot festival at Mahesh, Serampore.
• Gangaur Puja Panditji booking optional Gauri (Parvati)

  Rajasthani festival honouring Gauri, celebrated primarily by women.
• Teej Festival Rituals (Rajasthan) Panditji booking optional Parvati

  Rajasthani monsoon festival honouring Parvati with swings and processions.
• Rann Utsav Deity Rituals Panditji booking optional Ashapura Mata

  Gujarati regional worship associated with the Kutch region's presiding Goddess.
• Naga Panchami Kerala Sarpa Kavu Puja Book a Panditji Naga deities

  Kerala tradition of worship at sacred serpent groves (kavu) attached to ancestral homes.
• Chapchar Kut Rituals Panditji booking optional Nature/ancestral spirits

  Mizo community harvest festival with roots in agrarian thanksgiving, increasingly blended with Hindu practice in some communities.
• Karam Puja Panditji booking optional Karam Devta (tree deity)

  Tribal harvest festival of Eastern/Central India worshipping the Karam tree/deity.
• Nuakhai Rituals Panditji booking optional Bhoomi Devi, Samaleswari Devi

  Odisha's principal agrarian new-rice festival with community worship.
• Sairat/Sarhul Rituals Book a Panditji Sarna deities (nature spirits)

  Tribal Sal-tree worship festival of Jharkhand/Chhattisgarh marking the spring harvest cycle.
• Khandoba Jagran Puja Book a Panditji Khandoba (Shiva form)

  Maharashtrian-Karnataka regional worship of Khandoba, a folk form of Shiva.
• Jhulan Yatra Panditji booking optional Radha-Krishna

  Bengali/Odia festival where Radha-Krishna deities are placed on a decorated swing.
• Bastar Dussehra Rituals Book a Panditji Danteshwari Devi

  Distinctive 75-day tribal Dussehra tradition of Chhattisgarh centred on Goddess Danteshwari.
• Kashi Ganga Aarti Book a Panditji Ganga

  Elaborate evening ritual worship of the Ganga performed at ghats, especially Varanasi and Haridwar.