The venue for this festival is the town of Puri, famed for its temple to Lord Jagannath. For the rath yatra, three huge chariots are ritually pulled through the streets. The raths are replicas of the Jagannath temple and each of them carries an idol - of Jagannath, of his brother Balbhadra and his sister Subhadra - to Gundicha Mandir, where they stay for a week before being taken back, again in the raths, to the Jagannath temple.
Leh Hemis Festival (29th & 30th June)
This festival held at the Hemis Gompa, the largest Buddhist monastery in ladakh. The two-day festival is marked by prayers and the display of an age-old thangka (religious painting) which is just one of the treasures housed at Hemis. All through the festival, traditional dances are performed by masked monks.
Montreux Jazz Festival (29 June-14 July)
This two weeks Montreux Jazz Festival is the best loved music festival throughout Europe. There's music, dance, movies and lots of excitement and enthusiasm in the festival. Great musicians entertain the guests with their energetic and stunning jazz performances.
