High in Himachal’s Kinnaur district, where the valleys stay quiet and the pines seem to whisper their own secrets, Raulane arrives each spring like a gentle shake of the shoulder after a long winter.

In the snow-kissed regions of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, each mountain speaks its own ancient tale and carries its own set of traditions. One such local honour is the Raulane Festival, which has ...

India’s traditions change almost as often as the terrain does, and the mountains take that idea to another level. Up in Kinnaur, tucked inside Himachal’s harsh, cold ridges, the Raulane festival takes ...