India's Golden Triangle includes 3 cities, Delhi, Jaipur, and Agra. All three are equally important and an indispensable part of the trip. Far and away the best way to travel around India's Golden Triangle is by train. You'll have the opportunity to catch a glimpse of rural India as you roll through the countryside. Book your ticket in advance, either online or at a train station.

Holi
Holi is a two day festival that also celebrates the victory of good over evil, as well as the abundance of the spring harvest season. It's commonly referred to as the "Festival of Colors". People exuberantly throw colored powder and water all over each other, have parties, and dance under water sprinklers. Bhang (a paste made from cannabis plants) is also traditionally consumed during the celebrations. Holi is a very carefree festival that's great fun to participate in if you don't mind getting wet and dirty.

Diwali
Diwali is a five day festival that represents the start of the Hindu New Year. It's known as the "Festival of Lights" for all the fireworks, small clay lamps, and candles that are lit during the celebrations. These lights are said to represent the victory of good over evil, and brightness over darkness. The candlelight makes Diwali a very warm and atmospheric festival, and it's observed with much joy and happiness.

Navratri ( Dussehra )
The first nine days of this festival are known as Navaratri, and are filled with dance in honor of the Mother Goddess. The tenth day, called Dussehra, is devoted to celebrating the defeat of the demon king Ravana by Lord Rama. It also coincides with the victory of the revered warrior Goddess Durga over the evil buffalo demon Mahishasura.

In eastern India, the festival is observed as Durga Puja. Huge statues of the Goddess are made and immersed in the holy Ganges River. The festival is an extremely social and theatrical event, with drama, dance, and cultural performances held throughout the country.

Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan is a festival to celebrate the bond of love between a brother and a sister, where a brother promises his sister that he will always protect her.

Onam
Onam is a traditional ten day harvest festival that marks the homecoming of the mythical King Mahabali. It's a festival rich in culture and heritage. People strikingly decorate the ground in front of their houses with flowers arranged in beautiful patterns to welcome the King. The festival is also celebrated with new clothes, feasts served on banana leaves, dancing, sports, games, and snake boat races.

Krishna Janmashtami
For the people belong to Hindu religion, Janmashtami is one of the holiest festivals. On the birthday of Lord Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated all over India. This is a festival which is observed on eighth day of Shukla paksha in the month of Bhadrapad as per traditional calendar that is followed in the states of North India. Janmashtami is celebrated on different day in different states of India. It is because of the variety of calculations in the time of birth of the Lord Krishna and also for the differences in regional calendars. Janmashtami is famous for Dahi Handi in Maharashtra.

Kumbh Mela
The Festival of Immortality Kumbha Mela is one of the most ancient, yet still living, traditions of India's glorious past.

The festival dates back the pre-Vedic period, as even in the Vedas Kumbha Mela is described as a tradition that is already well established. The popularity of Kumbha Mela has only increased over the millennia, gathering millions together every twelve years at each of the four holy places in which the auspicious event occurs and making it the world's largest gathering of people on Earth for one common purpose. It is said that even those saints and sages who live in divine isolation, high in the Himalayas, engaged only in meditation and austerities, emerge from the mountains to attend the Kumbha. Kumbha is a world-renowned trademark of India's proud antiquity, and is a matchlessly divine occasion.

Spanning a period through January and February, Purna (Full) Kumbha Mela will take place in Allahabad (the City of God), also known as Prayagraj, a divine location situated on the confluence of three sacred rivers - Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati.

Kumbha Mela is a microcosm of the beauty and rich diversity of India. One author describes the Kumbha Mela.