Bengal's oldest festival of fire and trance. Painted faces, a skull dance at dawn, devotees walking through fire. Raw, unstaged, and almost never photographed, some of it right on the doorstep of your heritage palace stay.

Framing the raw energy of Kushmandi's mystical Gomira mask dances, the historic Nawabi grandeur of Murshidabad, and Kolkata at the peak of Durga Puja - the world's largest open-air art festival.

India in spring: Braj's color-drenched Holi meets Punjab's warrior spirit at Hola Mohalla. Taj Mahal detour, Nihang horsemen, and Gatka duels; Join this epic journey with just six travelers.

Capture Pushkar Mela at its wildest, Jaipur's Pink City at golden hour, and the minimalist beauty of Sambhar Lake's salt flats. Witness thousands of lights during Dev Deepawali in Varanasi, and photograph the Taj Mahal at the perfect first dawn.