Stories behind every festival
For 14 years, Ayodhya's throne held only a pair of sandals.
Every festival hides a moment nobody tells you about. We tell them in short reels, one part at a time.
Follow on Instagram for the next partThe Night Ayodhya Waited
A Diwali series in parts. Start at Part 1.
- Part 1The Last DayBharat rules from beside an empty throne.
- Part 2The One Who StayedUrmila, who waited fourteen years without a word.
- Part 3The MotherThe lamp Kaushalya never let go out. Coming next.
Festivals we tell stories for
Dates follow the Hindu calendar, so they move a little every year.
- DiwaliKartik amavasya · Oct–Nov
- Chhath PujaSix days after Diwali
- Dev DeepawaliKartik purnima · Nov
- Makar Sankranti14–15 January
- Maha ShivaratriPhalgun · Feb–Mar
- HoliPhalgun purnima · Mar
- Ram NavamiChaitra · Mar–Apr
- Hanuman JayantiChaitra purnima · Apr
- Raksha BandhanShravan purnima · Aug
- JanmashtamiBhadrapada · Aug–Sep
- Ganesh ChaturthiBhadrapada · Aug–Sep
- Navratri & DussehraAshvin · Sep–Oct