The Mahindra Kabira Delegate Experience
The Mahindra Kabira Festival annually celebrates Kabir’s profound wisdom and on-point couplets among whose depths lie knowledge, openness and curiosity. Lyrical notes of music, metaphysical verse, philosophical discourse, and an abiding sense of heritage - are the festival’s hallmarks. It truly is an ethereal experience that brings together many elements from music, history, sights, and smells, to guided walks, food trails, boat rides, and the grand Ganga arati spectacle.
For those who have been on our past journeys in celebrating Kabir - this is a chance to embrace the ‘Kabir’ way of life once again. And for those coming for the first time, it is time to find that elusive peace which we constantly seek in the humdrum of our routine lives. Soak in the music, walk the winding alleys, hunt the bazaars for crafts, toys and memorabilia, taste the sharp, tangy and sweet treats off the iconic street stalls, take boat-rides on the glistening Ganga, savour the grand Ganga arati, go to the weavers’ gullies where Kabir is said to have grown up and see the stupendous detailing in Banarasi handlooms.
The 2.5 day Festival awaits with a song in its heart and a spring in its step. The Ganga is ready, lit by a thousand candles from passing boats, its ghats calling to you across centuries.
Morning Music
Begin your day at Mahindra Kabira with an invigorating and a soul-cleansing Morning Music Programme, featuring Kabir veterans who will perform on Guleria Ghat in the mornings of both festival days.
Morning Music is a part of the Festival Experience
and is open to all.
Evening Music
Mahindra Kabira days will end with their swashbuckling finale – get onto boats to travel to the destination of the Mahindra Kabira Evening Music Programme. Musicians will be staged on the river under the stars; let go, give in to the moment as you experience the magic of music on the banks of a timeless river, thronging with people, colour, sound and melody, redolent of a mighty past and a history of coming together of diverse cultures.
Evening Music is a part of the Festival Experience
and is open to all.
Delegate Packages
Book your 2.5 day Mahindra Kabira Festival Delegate package at INR 40,000/-
*Festival commences on the 19th of December at 19:00 hours and concludes 21st of December at 22:00 hours.
*per person, inclusive of taxes. Does not include hotel booking.
The Mahindra Kabira Delegate Experience
Varanasi, with its gentle, unhurried way of life and ancient wisdom, is the perfect place to find that elusive peace which we constantly seek in the frenzy of our routine lives. The gentle rhythm of the river provides the perfect balm for frayed nerves even as Kabir’s philosophy envelopes us in its essential inclusiveness.
For two days, the Festival becomes the focal point with transcendental music on the historic ghats. As you take in the sights, you will find ash-smeared sadhus singing in deep sonorous voices, devotees milling about to bathe in and worship the eternal river, people lost in complex yoga postures, and tea stalls selling steaming kullads of chai.
Whether you come alone or with friends, you can look forward to making connections with kindred souls from around the world. Soak in the music, walk the winding alleys, hunt the bazaars for wooden toys, exquisite weaves and crafts, and spoil your taste buds with a range of sharp, tangy and sweet ‘Banarasi’ treats on the Festival menu.
Delegate Package Inclusions
Accommodation
Festival Hotels
As a Festival Delegate you get to choose from a range of our select hotels for your stay. As part of your chosen hotel package, you will additionally receive airport transfers and transport to and from your hotel and festival venues via car and boats. This is only applicable to Delegates who have booked with the Festival partner hotels.
*Check in on 19th December, check out on 22nd December 2025
Panchkote Raj Ganges
Shivala Ghat
Arrival and departure by Cab. For Boat rides - 50 steps approximately
The prices are for 3 nights on double occupancy.
All prices are inclusive of taxes.
For accommodation related queries, email: delegates@teamworkarts.com