Festival Dress & Traditions

What to wear, what to bring and what to observe at each festival — the traditions behind the customs.

• Chhath Puja Dress Guide — What to Wear

  Traditional attire for Chhath — what vratis and family members wear to the ghat, and why simplicity matters.

• Durga Puja Dress Guide — Lal Paar Sarees and Dhoti-Panjabi

  What to wear for pandal hopping, Ashtami pushpanjali and Sindoor Khela.

• Navratri Garba Dress and the Nine Colours Tradition

  Chaniya choli, kediyu and the popular nine-colours-of-Navratri custom — and how the colours are chosen.

• Diwali Traditional Dress — What to Wear for Lakshmi Puja

  Festive Indian wear for Diwali, colours considered auspicious, and safety near diyas and fireworks.

• Holi Colours Guide — What Each Colour Means

  The meaning behind Holi's colours, and how to choose skin-safe gulal.

• Temple Dress Code — What to Wear When Visiting a Hindu Temple

  General etiquette for visiting Hindu temples in India and abroad — clothes, footwear, photos and more.

• Chhath Vrat — What to Do and What Not to Do

  The rules of purity and fasting followed during the four days of Chhath Puja.

• Navratri Fasting Rules — What Is Allowed and What Is Not

  Foods commonly eaten and avoided during the Navratri vrat, with notes on regional differences.

• छठ पूजा के पूरा विधि — भोजपुरी में (Chhath Puja in Bhojpuri)

  नहाय-खाय से उषा अर्घ्य ले छठ के चारो दिन के विधि, प्रसाद, नियम आ बिदेस में घाट के इंतजाम — भोजपुरी भाषा में।

• मिथिलाक पाबनि-तिहार — मैथिलीमे (Mithila festivals in Maithili)

  सामा-चकेबा, जितिया, मधुश्रावणी, चौरचन, कोजगरा आ जुड़-शीतल — मिथिलाक अपन पाबनि, मैथिली भाषामे।