List of Holidays for 2015

With 2015 taking over in a couple of days, most of us begin to plan our trips timing them with long weekends. Here is a list of standard holidays followed in India. This may wary between the South and North India and is marked by an asterix. So better start planning now if you want to get hold of good air fares and those popular resorts since they tend to sell out during long weekends.

2015 Holiday List
Sl No.	Holidays	Date	Day
1	New Year’s Day	1st January, 2015	Thursday
2	Makara Sankranthi	14th January, 2015	Wednesday
3	Republic Day	26th January, 2015	Monday
4	Holi *	6th March, 2015	Friday
5	Good Friday *	3rd April, 2015	Friday
6	May Day	1st May, 2015	Friday
7	Ganesh Chaturthi	17th September, 2015	Wednesday
8	Bakrid	23 September, 2015	Wednesday
9	Gandhi Jayanti	2nd October, 2015	Friday
10	Ayudha Pooja*	21st October, 2015	Wednesday
11	Maha Navami	22nd October, 2015	Thursday
12	Diwali	10th – 11th November, 2015	Tuesday – Wednesday
13	Gurunanak Jayanthi*	25th November, 2015	Wednesday
14	Christmas	25th December, 2015	Friday

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Agumbe, a Snapshot

Here are some pictures we took during a herpetology camp, deep inside the virgin, untamed forests of Agumbe. Interested in attending the camp, click here.

Agumbe is one of the most scenic places on the Western Ghats of the Southern  India. Situated 560 meters above sea level on the Sahyadri ranges (Western Ghats), a World bio-diversity hotspot is aptly called the Cherapunji of South India as it receives an average rainfall of 7000-8000mm annually.

Added to the lush green view all around, the attractions for the visitors is the spectacular sunset and vast opportunities it offers to the trekkers. However not many know that these pristine forests are home to the longest venomous snake of the world – The King Cobra. The renowned herpetologist, Romulus Whitaker called Agumbe the capital of King Cobra.

If you are looking for a peaceful break for a few days from the hectic city life, away from the crowded and commercialized attractions, then this is the place for you.

Dear readers, our next herpetology camp will be on 16-17 October & 30-31 October 2010.  Click here to get more information.

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