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Tag: cultural festivals

Nagaland Tourist Places: From the Hornbill Festival to Hidden Hills
NagalandTravel

Nagaland Tourist Places: From the Hornbill Festival to Hidden Hills

WannabemavenNovember 3, 2025November 3, 2025

It was early December when I landed at Dimapur airport, the only one in Nagaland, tucked away in India’s far…

Dev Deepawali in Varanasi ~ Travel Guide
TravelUttar Pradesh

Dev Deepawali in Varanasi ~ Travel Guide

WannabemavenSeptember 15, 2023May 16, 2025

I was in Jaunpur to attend a friend’s wedding. As a side trip, I visited Varanasi, 60 km from Jaunpur.…

Goa San Joao festival – A Tradition to Jump into Wells and Lakes
GoaTravel

Goa San Joao festival – A Tradition to Jump into Wells and Lakes

WannabemavenJune 11, 2023September 16, 2023

I visited Goa thrice last year. This year, I visited Goa twice in a month. I keep getting asked ‘Why…

Chasing Theyyam in North Kerala
KeralaTravel

Chasing Theyyam in North Kerala

WannabemavenJanuary 3, 2021August 4, 2023

Last year, I decided to spend the year-end in Kerala. The agenda was to watch a Theyyam in North Kerala.…

Fireflies and vegan meals in Purushwadi
MaharashtraTravelWeekend Getaways from Mumbai

Fireflies and vegan meals in Purushwadi

WannabemavenMay 12, 2018

[Last updated: 25 May 2019] Picture this Somewhere in the interiors of Maharashtra, you’re walking on a lonely winding road…

Celebrating the Bhandara festival at Khandoba Temple, Jejuri
MaharashtraTravelWeekend Getaways from Mumbai

Celebrating the Bhandara festival at Khandoba Temple, Jejuri

WannabemavenDecember 13, 2015

I was randomly surfing the web one evening when I saw a picture of a temple in Jejuri covered in…

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Hi. I’m Edwina. I founded Wannabemaven to share immersive travel stories and guides to make it easy you to travel. I hope you're enjoying my free travel guides. If so, would you consider supporting my work.



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