Village to Village walks 

Rural India as it was generations ago! Walk verdant landscape dotted with rice paddies to access isolated villages alongside local leaders who have worked extensively with villagers to improve living standards. 

Age-old traditions and customs 

You never know what event you'll be invited to. It could be a puberty ceremony for a young girl, or you could run into a wedding procession. Be prepared to dance and partake in the celebrations!

Folk Dances and ceremonies

Rituals revolve around farming cycles. During February's rice winter harvest, festivals abound. Experience different tribal groups' traditions in the company of thoughtful and sensitive local leaders. 

Rural markets 

On market days, be a fly on the wall or be drawn into the action. At several weekly markets, experience the ebb and flow of trade and social interaction on the villagers' most anticipated day of the week. 

Tribal arts, crafts, and textiles 

Loin cloths on backstrap looms, pottery with techniques unchanged from hundreds of years, metal working from thousands of years, and more. 

Exquisite single ikat weaving and natural dyeing

Generations of Odishan royalty and a deeply embedded temple culture has spawned renowned traditions of weaving and natural dyeing. We will visit nationally awarded artisans.  

Temples and monuments

Ancient holy cities with unchanged temple rites from the middle ages. UNESCO awarded monuments that speak to a grand civilisation.