Village
Dagar, Narendra Nagar – Rishikesh,
Uttarakhand
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Every October, India comes alive. Navratri fills the streets with music. Dussehra brings the whole country outdoors. And then, almost overnight, the festive season is in full swing and so is the exhaustion that comes with it.
The cities get loud. The malls get crowded. The family WhatsApp groups get very, very active.
If what you are quietly looking for is a way to celebrate the season without the chaos, a place that feels festive in its own unhurried way, the answer is simpler than you think. It is a 30-minute drive from Rishikesh, tucked into the hills of Narendra Nagar, and it is called MoShams.
Here are five reasons it belongs at the top of your October holiday list.
Ask anyone who has visited the Uttarakhand hills in October and they will tell you the same thing that nothing quite compares.
The post-monsoon green has settled in fully. The heavy rains are done, but the landscape they left behind stays. Every valley is layered in deep green, the rivers run clear and full, and the forests around Narendra Nagar carry the kind of quiet that cities spend years trying to replicate in spas and retreats.
What October adds on top of this is clarity. As the season shifts, the skies above the Himalayas open up. The peaks emerge sharp against blue so deep it barely looks real. The sunset and sunrise from Kunjapuri Temple, a short drive from MoShams, becomes one of the most extraordinary views you will find anywhere in India at this time of year. The air is cool, clean, and completely unlike anything you breathe at home. Guests who arrive from metro cities notice it within the first hour.
The festive season is not just an urban event. In Uttarakhand, October carries a particular energy of its own. Dussehra in the region is observed with a sincerity that the big-city celebrations rarely match, local temples lit up, traditional rituals in the villages, the kind of celebration that feels rooted rather than performed.
Staying at MoShams during this window means being close to all of it. A short drive brings you into Rishikesh for the Ganga aarti, which during the festive season draws a crowd but remains one of the most moving experiences in the hills. The ghats, the oil lamps on the water, the sound of bells across the river, it is the sort of festive memory that stays with you long after the season is over.
Festive holidays in the city come with a particular kind of pressure, what to wear, where to be, who to visit, what to eat and that endless traffic congestion on the roads. It is celebration as obligation.
At MoShams, the festive season looks different. Your mornings are yours. Breakfast is unhurried and made to your preference, not a buffet you fight through. The valley is outside your window. The pool is quiet. The deck is waiting.
Hosts Mohit and Sharmila, both former hoteliers with decades across some of the legendary hospitality brands, understand that genuine hospitality during a holiday means letting guests truly rest. No schedules you did not choose. No noise you did not ask for. Just a beautifully kept retreat, a team that pays attention, and a pace the hills naturally enforce.
A stay at MoShams is not passive. There is a whole world within reach, and the team helps you find your way into it.
October is peak season for several of the best experiences around the property. Tehri Lake, a short drive away, is at full capacity for water sports: kayaking, jet skiing, cliff jumping, and wakeboarding all run against a backdrop of hills that look extraordinary in October light. Neer Waterfall is still running strong from the monsoon. The drive to Neelkanth Mahadev Temple winds through forest so green and dense it barely feels like the same country.
Back at MoShams, add a Chef’s Masterclass to your stay, a private session exploring local Garhwali flavours and culinary traditions with no phones and full attention. Or book a sunset trek into the hills. Or a private dinner on the deck as the valley lights up below you.
If you are celebrating a milestone, an anniversary, a birthday, a special moment, let us know at least three days before you arrive and we will take care of the rest to make it memorable.
This is not a sales tactic. It is simply true.
MoShams is a small, intimate retreat. The festive season is one of the most sought-after windows of the year. Guests who have stayed before tend to rebook for October specifically. Availability during the Navratri and Dussehra window and the long weekends that surround it goes quickly.
Five consecutive Airbnb Superhost awards are a reflection of the experience, not a coincidence. Guests return because the stay delivers something the reviews can only partially describe. The best way to understand it is to book before someone else does.
The festive season is worth celebrating properly. In the hills, at your own pace, with a view that makes everything else feel smaller and more manageable.
Book direct at www.MoShams.in for the best rates and a fully personalised experience. Call +91 98 9988 1669
MoShams is a luxury eco-retreat in Village Dagar, Narendra Nagar only 30 minutes from Rishikesh and 40 minutes from Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun.
