Festivals

Diwali 2026 falls on 8 November. A shopping list for Diwali in Poland: diyas, lamp oil, rangoli colours, pooja items and sweets, with their Polish names. Read more: Diwali 2026 in Poland: what to buy and how to celebrate away from home

Raksha Bandhan is the Indian festival of brothers and sisters: a sister ties a rakhi on her brother's wrist. Here is the ritual and how to mark it in Poland. Read more: Raksha Bandhan: the rakhi festival, and how to mark it in Poland

Holi is the Indian festival of colours, held in spring on a full-moon day. Its origins, how to use Holi colour powder safely and how to celebrate in Poland. Read more: Holi, the festival of colours, and how to celebrate it in Poland

Camphor (kapur, kamfora in Polish) is burned during aarti and puja. How to burn it safely, how to store it, and why ritual camphor is never food. Read more: Camphor (kapur) for aarti and puja: what it is for and how to use it