Event Category: Culture

Basant Panchami

A festival of folk music and dance held every year at Advaita Garden. Rural folk musicians, identified through the foundation’s ongoing research into village fairs, are invited to perform for a stage and an audience they rarely otherwise reach.

Makar Sankranti

A traditional wrestling festival that draws wrestlers from Alwar district, Haryana and Delhi, along with 4,000–5,000 spectators from the surrounding villages.

Deepotsava at Gajuki

Held in honour of the Nat and Raj Nat communities, Deepotsava sees earthen lamps lit by the women of Gajuki village alongside the teachers and students of the Bodhivriksha schools.

Holi at Pipalgarh

The festival of colour is celebrated every year at Pipalgarh Nat Basti with the children of the Bodhivriksha school and the wider community. A waterless Holi, played with natural colours, keeps the celebration kind to a water-scarce village.