Category Archives: Festivals

Diwali, or Deepavali, 2012 is already underway, with the actual Diwali Day (when the lights are lit) being on Tuesday 13th November. Diwali is a 5-day festival and is the most important Hindu festival. The date of Diwali is based … Continue reading →

This year the World Curry Festival will be held at the City Park in Bradford. This is the 3rd World Curry Festival, with the previous 2 festivals being hosted in Leeds. Bradford currently holds the title of “Curry Capital of … Continue reading →

The 2011 Hindu Diwali festival starts on Monday 24th October and ends on Friday 28th October in 2011, with the actual Diwali day (the day when the lamps are lit) being Wednesday 26th October. Diwali is easily the most important … Continue reading →

This year’s 10-day Ganesh festival starts on 1st September and will finish with the usual immersion of Lord Genesh idols on 11th September. Lord Ganesh is one of the five main Hindu dieties, the others being Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and … Continue reading →

The second World Curry Festival will be on again held in Leeds in Yorkshire and the 2011 festival will be held from 23rd to 25th September in Victoria Gardens (on the Headrow). This is an impressive title for a curry … Continue reading →

Just a reminder that this year’s Diwali festival runs from November 5th to November 9th with the actual Diwali Day being on Sunday November 7th. There are lots of Diwali celebrations happening not just in this country but all over … Continue reading →

This year Diwali starts on Friday 5th November and ends 5 days later on Tuesday 9th November. The actual date of celebrating Diwali changes each year. This is because the start date is calculated on the position of the moon. … Continue reading →

The Ganesh Festival is underway again. This year the 10-day festival started on Saturday 11th September and will end on Wednesday 22nd September when the Ganesh idols are immersed in water. Lord Ganesh is the elephant-headed son of Shiva and … Continue reading →

The 10th Annual Brick Lane Curry Festival is underway and you’ve only got a couple of days left to sample some of the finest curries in this famous Tower Hamlets curry centre. You can get any curry that you would … Continue reading →

If you want to try a real British curry in India then you’d better head for Kolkata (Calcutta). A restaurant in the city centre is serving up curries made in the British style. A long time ago, curry recipes found … Continue reading →