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Rathyatra 2026 in Puri: A Local's Culture Guide

At 4:40 a.m. on the Grand Road, a man beside me was crying into his gamcha before the chariots had even moved. Rathyatra isn't a parade you watch. It's a 4,000-tonne crowd deciding, together, that three wooden gods are going for a ride - and you're standing in the way.

Jul 15, 2026 Read more arrow_forward

Majuli Island 5-Day Itinerary: See It Before It Vanishes

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Majuli Island 5-Day Itinerary: See It Before It Vanishes

I watched a farmer point to where his grandfather's house once stood. Nothing but river now — grey-brown Brahmaputra water rolling over what used to be a village. Majuli is losing ground, literally, and the five days I spent here felt less like a vacation and more like bearing witness.

Mar 13, 2026 Read more arrow_forward