Journeying Across
the Himalayas
A multidisciplinary cultural festival celebrating the Himalayan region's people, crafts, stories, and the spirit of collective change.
Where the Mountains
Tell Their Stories
Journeying Across the Himalayas (JATH) is a first-of-its-kind multidisciplinary festival celebrating the stories, culture, crafts, and communities of the Himalayan region. The 2026 edition centres on the theme "Becoming" — a deeper immersion into transformation, identity, and the living traditions of the mountains.
Presented by Royal Enfield Social Mission, the festival weaves together exhibitions, workshops, talks, performances, the Himalayan Bazaar, and Chouka — a food courtyard celebrating Himalayan cooking — all rooted in the ethos of community, resilience, and collective action.
Seven Days of
Immersive Culture
Installations & Exhibitions
Site-specific art, the Himalayan Knot Design Prize, and UNESCO publication launch across the palace grounds.
Workshops
Craft, culinary, and creative sessions with Himalayan practitioners.
Music & Performances
Lou Majaw, Gauley Bhai, Girish & The Chronicles and more.
Conversations
Thought leadership with Tillotama Shome, Amitabh Kant, and 550+ voices.
Chouka
A Himalayan food courtyard celebrating regional cuisine and culinary traditions.
Himalayan Bazaar
Artisan markets, Himalayan crafts, and community commerce.
Today at JATH
Opening Ceremony & Inaugural Address
HOTHimalayan Knot Design Prize — Exhibition Opening
Becoming: A Conversation on Transformation
HOTLou Majaw — Live Performance
HOTChouka Opens — Himalayan Feast
Artists, Speakers &
Curators
The mountains have always been singing. We are just learning to listen again.
Becoming is not a destination. It is the act of walking toward yourself.
Every Himalayan ingredient carries a story of survival, of seasons, of people.
The Himalayas are not just geography — they are the conscience of the nation.
Tibetan food is memory. Each dish is a prayer for the land we carry within us.
The women of the Himalayas have been writing history with their hands, their looms, their silence.
Learn from
Himalayan Masters
Voices of the
Mountains
Lou Majaw
Gauley Bhai
Joi Barua
Girish & The Chronicles
The Pandavaas
Rudy Wallang
Crafts, Stories &
Living Traditions
The Himalayan Bazaar is more than a marketplace — it is a living archive of craft, community, and commerce. Artisans from 50+ Himalayan communities bring their traditions to Travancore Palace, offering handmade goods, stories, and direct connections.
From Kullu shawls to Ladakhi thangkas, Naga bamboo craft to Sikkimese black pottery — every object carries the weight of a mountain.
Explore the Bazaar
The Himalayan
Food Courtyard
Chouka is a celebration of Himalayan culinary heritage — a courtyard where regional chefs, home cooks, and food storytellers gather to share the flavours of the mountains.
Thukpa
Hearty noodle soup with mountain herbs and slow-cooked broth.
Wazwan
The royal feast of Kashmir — a 36-course ceremonial meal.
Jadoh
Khasi red rice cooked with pork and turmeric — a community staple.
Travancore Palace
New Delhi
Built in 1930 by architect CG Bloomfield as the official residence of the Maharaja of Travancore, this Neo-Classical heritage building on Kasturba Gandhi Marg is now a cultural complex featuring art galleries, an amphitheatre, and seminar halls.
280+ partners and collaborators across the 2025 edition
Media partners include: The Week · Condé Nast Traveller India · The Hindu · Vogue · Mint · India Today · PTI · Mid-Day · Financial Express · ThePrint
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