Official Terms & Conditions
Organiser: Audguide Heritage Travel India Private Limited
Brand: Hindu Heritage
Website: https://hinduheritage.in
Campaign Period: 11 October 2026 – 20 October 2026
Time Zone: Indian Standard Time (IST)
Eligible Age: 5–17 years
Participation: Under parental or legal guardian guidance and supervision
1. About the Carnival
1.1. Hindu Heritage Navratri Kids Carnival 2026 (“Carnival”) is a cultural, educational and creative initiative organised by Audguide Heritage Travel India Private Limited (“Organiser”) through its Hindu Heritage platform.
1.2. The Carnival aims to encourage children to learn about Indian culture, traditions, festivals, stories, values and heritage through engaging, age-appropriate activities.
1.3. Carnival activities may include quizzes, drawing and painting, storytelling, puzzles, shloka recitation, identifying deities and their vahanas, cultural knowledge challenges and other educational or creative activities.
1.4. Participation is voluntary. No purchase of paid Hindu Heritage services is required to participate in free Carnival challenges or qualify for standard participation rewards.
1.5. The Carnival is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or officially associated with Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Meta, Apple, Google or any third-party shopping voucher provider, unless expressly stated otherwise.
2. Campaign Duration
2.1. The Carnival shall commence on 11 October 2026 at 12:00 AM IST and conclude on 20 October 2026 at 11:59 PM IST.
2.2. All qualifying challenges, submissions and eligible promotional activities must be completed within the Campaign Period, unless the Organiser officially announces an extension.
2.3. Individual activities may have separate schedules and submission deadlines displayed within the Hindu Heritage app.
2.4. Participants residing outside India must follow the Campaign Period according to Indian Standard Time, irrespective of their local time zone.
2.5. The Organiser may extend deadlines or make reasonable scheduling adjustments due to technical difficulties, safety requirements or circumstances beyond its reasonable control. Material changes shall be communicated through official channels.
3. Eligibility and Age Groups
3.1. The Carnival is open to children aged 5–17 years, subject to applicable laws and geographical restrictions.
3.2. Participants shall be divided into two age categories:
- Junior Shishya: Children aged 5–10 years.
- Senior Shishya: Children aged 11–17 years.
3.3. Every participant must register and participate through a parent or legal guardian aged 18 years or above.
3.4. A parent or guardian may register multiple eligible children, provided that each child has a separate participant profile.
3.5. Children must not independently register, operate social-media accounts or submit personal information for Carnival participation.
3.6. The Organiser may request reasonable verification of age, identity, eligibility and parental authorisation.
3.7. Employees, directors and persons directly involved in organising or judging the Carnival, together with their immediate family members, may participate in educational activities but shall not be eligible for competitive prizes.
3.8. Participation is subject to compliance with these Terms & Conditions and applicable laws.
4. Mandatory Parental Consent and Supervision
4.1. All Carnival activities must be undertaken under the guidance, consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian.
4.2. Parents or guardians are responsible for registration, selecting appropriate activities, supervising participation, reviewing submissions and managing prize or reward claims.
4.3. Parents must approve all artwork, photographs, videos, audio recordings or other content submitted on behalf of their child.
4.4. Children must not be encouraged or required to interact independently with unknown persons online.
4.5. Parents must ensure that submissions do not disclose sensitive information, including home addresses, school contact details, personal telephone numbers, identification documents or live locations.
4.6. Any social-media activity must be undertaken exclusively by parents or guardians using their own eligible accounts.
4.7. Separate and specific parental consent shall be obtained before Hindu Heritage publicly publishes identifiable photographs, videos, voices or other personal content relating to a child.
4.8. Refusal to provide optional social-media or publicity consent shall not disqualify a child from participating in Carnival challenges or receiving standard participation rewards.
5. Registration and Challenge Participation
5.1. Parents or legal guardians must register or sign in through the Hindu Heritage app and create an eligible child profile.
5.2. Each registered child may participate in Carnival challenges available to their age category.
5.3. Challenges may involve answering questions, completing puzzles, submitting artwork, recording a performance or undertaking another specified educational or creative activity.
5.4. A challenge shall be considered successfully completed only when the required activity has been completed or submitted according to the published instructions and accepted by the platform or moderation team, where applicable.
5.5. Each distinct qualifying challenge shall count once towards the minimum participation requirement.
5.6. Incomplete, duplicate, fraudulent, plagiarised, inappropriate or otherwise invalid submissions may be rejected.
5.7. Participants must follow the instructions and deadlines displayed for each challenge.
5.8. The Organiser may verify challenge completion and correct technical or administrative errors.
6. Guaranteed Participation Rewards – Three-Challenge Requirement
6.1. Every eligible child who successfully completes at least three distinct qualifying Carnival challenges during the Campaign Period shall qualify for one standard participation reward package.
6.2. The three qualifying challenges need not be completed on consecutive days.
6.3. The standard participation reward package shall include:
A. Complimentary Virtual Family Puja Experience
The participant and their family shall receive complimentary access to a special virtual group puja experience organised by Hindu Heritage.
B. Complimentary Participation Gift
Each qualifying participant shall receive one participation gift according to their verified mode of participation:
- Nodal Centre Participants: Eligible children participating through officially recognised Hindu Heritage Nodal Centres in India shall receive a physical gift.
- Other Participants: Eligible children participating independently through the Hindu Heritage app shall receive a digital shopping gift voucher from a third-party shopping platform or retailer selected by the Organiser.
6.4. The nature, design, brand, specifications and selection of participation gifts shall be determined by the Organiser. Physical gifts and digital vouchers may differ in type, features and value.
6.5. No specific monetary value is represented or guaranteed for the complimentary virtual puja experience or standard participation gifts.
6.6. Participation gifts are complimentary promotional rewards and cannot be exchanged for cash or substituted at the participant's request, except where required by applicable law.
6.7. Each qualifying child shall receive one standard participation reward package, regardless of the number of challenges completed beyond the minimum requirement.
6.8. Completing three challenges does not automatically entitle a participant to a competitive prize. Competitive prizes are governed by separate award criteria.
6.9. Social-media Likes, Shares, referrals, purchases and public posting are not required to qualify for the standard participation reward.
6.10. Once legitimately earned, guaranteed participation rewards shall be honoured in accordance with these Terms & Conditions and applicable law.
7. Competitive Prizes – Shopping Gift Vouchers
7.1. Competitive prizes shall be awarded separately in the following two age categories:
- Junior Shishya: Children aged 5–10 years.
- Senior Shishya: Children aged 11–17 years.
7.2. Each age category shall have three competitive prize winners:
- First Prize: Digital shopping gift voucher worth ₹3,000.
- Second Prize: Digital shopping gift voucher worth ₹2,000.
- Third Prize: Digital shopping gift voucher worth ₹1,000.
7.3. In addition, one Special Social Media Engagement Prize, consisting of a digital shopping gift voucher worth ₹2,000, shall be awarded to one eligible participant across both age categories combined.
7.4. All competitive prizes shall be issued as digital shopping gift vouchers from recognised third-party shopping platforms or retailers selected by the Organiser.
7.5. Competitive prize vouchers shall not be redeemable within the Hindu Heritage app and shall not be exchangeable for cash, except where required by applicable law.
7.6. The Organiser may select the voucher provider, provided that the voucher has the announced face value and is reasonably accessible to the eligible recipient.
7.7. Prize vouchers shall be delivered electronically to the mobile number registered by the participant's parent or legal guardian with Hindu Heritage, through SMS, WhatsApp or another officially communicated electronic delivery method.
7.8. Parents or guardians are responsible for ensuring that the registered mobile number is accurate, active and capable of receiving voucher communications.
7.9. Vouchers shall be subject to the issuing provider's terms, including validity, redemption conditions, eligible purchases and geographical restrictions. Material restrictions shall be disclosed to recipients.
7.10. The First, Second and Third Prize winners in each age category shall be selected independently according to verified Carnival scores, applicable challenge performance and the published ranking and tie-breaking rules.
7.11. The Special Social Media Engagement Prize shall be awarded separately based on the highest verified qualifying social-media engagement across both age categories, according to the published award criteria.
7.12. A participant winning an age-category prize may also qualify for the Special Social Media Engagement Prize, provided they independently satisfy its eligibility and verification requirements.
7.13. Competitive prizes are separate from standard participation rewards. A competitive prize winner who has also fulfilled the three-challenge requirement shall remain eligible for the standard participation reward package.
7.14. Additional gifts, certificates, recognition awards and special experiences may be provided as announced by the Organiser, subject to their published eligibility and availability conditions.
7.15. Competitive prize vouchers shall be subject to applicable tax, reporting and statutory requirements.
8. Complimentary Virtual Family Puja Experience
8.1. Every eligible participant who successfully completes three qualifying challenges shall receive complimentary access, together with their family, to a special virtual group puja experience arranged by Hindu Heritage.
8.2. The puja may be conducted collectively for multiple participating families by an authorised priest or religious service provider.
8.3. The experience may be made available through a live online broadcast, recorded ceremony or another officially announced virtual arrangement.
8.4. The date, time, nature and access instructions for the puja shall be communicated to eligible parents or guardians through official Carnival channels.
8.5. No additional purchase or payment shall be required to access the complimentary puja experience.
8.6. The virtual puja experience is a cultural and devotional benefit. It does not constitute an individually commissioned puja for each family.
8.7. Hindu Heritage does not guarantee any particular spiritual, financial, medical, personal or other outcome from participation in the puja.
8.8. Participation in devotional activities is voluntary. A reasonable non-devotional alternative shall be offered to qualifying families who decline the puja.
9. Nodal Centre Participation and Physical Gifts
9.1. A Nodal Centre means a school, educational institution, community organisation or other participating centre officially recognised or authorised by Hindu Heritage for the Carnival.
9.2. Eligible children participating through a recognised Nodal Centre and successfully completing three qualifying challenges shall receive one physical participation gift.
9.3. Nodal Centres may facilitate registration, challenge participation, eligibility verification and gift distribution, subject to applicable child-safety and data-protection requirements.
9.4. Physical gifts shall ordinarily be distributed through the participating Nodal Centre or another collection arrangement officially communicated by Hindu Heritage.
9.5. The design, type, brand and specifications of physical gifts shall be determined by the Organiser.
9.6. Physical participation gifts shall be available only to qualifying Nodal Centre participants residing in India.
9.7. A participant's Nodal Centre status and successful challenge completion must be verifiable through the Organiser's records or the authorised centre.
9.8. The Organiser shall communicate reasonable arrangements for physical gift collection or distribution.
10. Independent Participation and Digital Shopping Vouchers
10.1. Eligible children who successfully complete three qualifying challenges independently through the Hindu Heritage app, without participating through a recognised Nodal Centre, shall receive one digital shopping gift voucher.
10.2. Digital participation gift vouchers shall be issued by a third-party shopping platform or retailer selected by Hindu Heritage.
10.3. The Organiser shall determine the voucher provider and denomination. No specific monetary value is represented or guaranteed for standard participation vouchers.
10.4. Digital participation vouchers shall be delivered to the registered parent or guardian through the registered mobile number or another officially communicated digital channel.
10.5. Voucher redemption shall be subject to the issuing provider's terms, including validity, eligible products or services, geographical availability and applicable restrictions.
10.6. Digital participation vouchers shall not be redeemable within the Hindu Heritage app and shall not be exchangeable for cash, except where required by applicable law.
10.7. Each qualifying participant shall receive one standard participation voucher unless another arrangement is expressly announced.
11. International Participation and Rewards
11.1. The Carnival welcomes eligible participants residing in India and other countries, subject to applicable local laws and restrictions.
11.2. Participants residing outside India shall be eligible for digital rewards and online experiences only.
11.3. Eligible international rewards may include digital participation certificates, achievement badges, qualifying virtual family puja experiences, digital educational content and third-party digital shopping vouchers where legally and commercially available.
11.4. Physical gifts, trophies, merchandise and other rewards requiring shipping shall be available only to eligible participants residing in India under the applicable reward rules.
11.5. Hindu Heritage shall not provide international shipping of physical Carnival rewards.
11.6. International voucher delivery and redemption shall depend on the availability of a suitable third-party provider and applicable local restrictions.
11.7. Where a specified voucher cannot lawfully or practically be delivered to an eligible international participant, the Organiser shall provide a reasonably equivalent lawful digital alternative.
11.8. International participants must also complete at least three qualifying challenges to become eligible for the standard participation reward package.
11.9. The Organiser may restrict participation or particular reward categories where required by applicable law.
12. Promotional Value of Rewards and Experiences
12.1. The Carnival offers competitive shopping gift vouchers, complimentary participation gifts, cultural and devotional experiences, certificates and other recognition awards.
12.2. The monetary value of each announced competitive prize voucher is specified in Section 7.
12.3. Complimentary virtual family puja experiences and standard participation gifts are additional promotional benefits.
12.4. No specific monetary value is represented or guaranteed for standard participation gifts or the complimentary virtual puja experience.
12.5. The Organiser shall not represent the promotional value of a shared puja experience as an individual cash benefit or separately commissioned service for each participating family.
12.6. Promotional communications shall accurately describe reward eligibility, availability and restrictions and shall not misleadingly imply that all participants will receive competitive prize vouchers.
12.7. Additional rewards or experiences may be announced during the Carnival, subject to clearly communicated eligibility and availability conditions.
13. Carnival Points and Leaderboards
13.1. The Carnival may award points for successful challenge completion and qualifying promotional activities.
13.2. The proposed scoring system is:
| Activity | Points |
|---|---|
| Successful completion of a daily Carnival challenge | 150 |
| Verified qualifying new app installation through referral | 50 |
| Valid eligible Facebook/Instagram Like | 10 |
| Valid eligible Facebook/Instagram Share | 10 |
13.3. A maximum of 300 promotional points per day may be counted from qualifying social-media engagement and referral installations combined.
13.4. Where one daily challenge is worth 150 points, the combined daily leaderboard maximum shall be 450 points.
13.5. The daily promotional points limit does not restrict the number of legitimate engagements or referrals that may be considered for the separately announced Social Media Engagement Prize.
13.6. Only verified and eligible activities shall receive points.
13.7. The Organiser may correct scoring errors, remove fraudulent points and reject artificial or manipulated engagement.
13.8. Points and leaderboard positions shall remain provisional until verification is completed.
13.9. Tie-breaking criteria and competitive award selection methods shall be published before the relevant competition closes.
13.10. Social-media points and referral points are optional and are not required to qualify for the standard three-challenge participation reward.
14. Social Media Activities and Special Engagement Prize
14.1. Parents or guardians may voluntarily share Carnival activity cards, artwork or other approved content on their personal Facebook or Instagram accounts.
14.2. Parents may tag or mention the official Hindu Heritage social-media account, where supported by the relevant platform.
14.3. One Special Social Media Engagement Prize, consisting of a digital shopping gift voucher worth ₹2,000, shall be awarded across both age categories combined.
14.4. The prize shall be awarded to the eligible participant whose parent- or guardian-managed Carnival-related social-media activity achieves the highest verified qualifying engagement under the published award rules.
14.5. The applicable platforms, qualifying engagement metrics, measurement period, verification requirements and tie-breaking method shall be announced before the relevant award period begins.
14.6. Parents may be asked to provide public post links, screenshots or other reasonable evidence for verification.
14.7. Purchased Likes, fake accounts, bots, spam, automated interactions, manipulated engagement and other prohibited practices shall not qualify.
14.8. Children must not independently operate social-media accounts for Carnival participation.
14.9. Public posting is optional and shall not be required for standard participation rewards or ordinary challenge completion.
14.10. Parents may participate in permitted social-media activities using approved Carnival artwork, activity cards or other non-identifying content without publicly disclosing a child's photograph or personal information.
14.11. Selected submissions may be featured on official Hindu Heritage social-media channels only after the necessary parental publicity consent has been obtained.
14.12. Facebook and Instagram engagement may be subject to privacy settings, API limitations, platform restrictions and verification requirements. The Organiser does not guarantee automatic counting of interactions on personal social-media profiles.
15. Referral Programme
15.1. Parents or guardians may receive a unique referral link or code to invite other families to install the Hindu Heritage app.
15.2. Referral points may be awarded for genuine qualifying new installations, subject to the published referral rules and verification.
15.3. Duplicate installations, reinstalls, self-referrals, fraudulent accounts and manipulated attribution shall not qualify.
15.4. Referral points may remain provisional until verification is completed.
15.5. Parents must not use unsolicited bulk messaging, spam or other prohibited methods to promote referral links.
15.6. Referral participation is optional and is not required for the guaranteed standard participation reward.
16. Submission Guidelines and Intellectual Property
16.1. Submitted artwork, photographs, videos, recordings and other creative content must be original or submitted with the necessary permissions.
16.2. Copyright in original submissions shall remain with the relevant rights holder.
16.3. By submitting content, the parent or guardian grants Hindu Heritage a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to store, process, review and display the content as reasonably necessary for Carnival administration.
16.4. Public promotional use of identifiable child content shall require separate, specific parental consent.
16.5. Parents may withdraw optional publicity consent through the official support channel. Hindu Heritage shall cease future promotional use and take reasonable steps to remove content under its control, subject to applicable legal and technical limitations.
16.6. The Organiser may reject or remove content containing inappropriate material, harassment, personal contact details, unsafe information, unauthorised copyrighted material or other unlawful content.
17. Children's Privacy and Data Protection
17.1. Hindu Heritage shall process personal information in accordance with applicable Indian data-protection laws, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and applicable rules and commencement provisions, together with its Privacy Policy.
17.2. Verifiable parental consent shall be obtained where legally required.
17.3. Information collected shall be limited to what is reasonably necessary for registration, participation, moderation, reward delivery, safety and lawful recordkeeping.
17.4. Hindu Heritage shall not undertake prohibited tracking, behavioural monitoring or targeted advertising directed at children.
17.5. Publicly displayed information shall be minimised, with first names, nicknames or participant IDs preferred where appropriate.
17.6. Parents may exercise applicable rights relating to their child's personal information, including correction, withdrawal of consent and erasure, subject to applicable law.
17.7. Children's personal information and submitted content shall not be sold to advertisers.
17.8. Personal information shall be shared with Nodal Centres, service providers, voucher issuers or other authorised parties only to the extent reasonably necessary and lawful for Carnival administration or reward delivery.
17.9. Additional details are provided in the Hindu Heritage Privacy Policy and applicable parental consent notices.
18. Winner Selection and Announcement
18.1. Competitive winners shall be selected using the applicable published challenge criteria, verified scores or judging methodology.
18.2. Creative submissions may be assessed on originality, creativity, relevance, effort and age appropriateness.
18.3. First, Second and Third Prize winners shall be selected separately for the Junior Shishya and Senior Shishya age categories.
18.4. One Special Social Media Engagement Prize winner shall be selected across both age categories combined, according to the published social-media award criteria.
18.5. Winners shall be notified through the registered parent's account, registered mobile number or another official contact channel.
18.6. Winners may be asked to confirm eligibility and provide information reasonably necessary for voucher delivery.
18.7. Public disclosure of a child's identifiable information shall require applicable parental consent.
18.8. Parents may request a review of an apparent scoring or eligibility error within seven calendar days of the relevant results announcement.
18.9. The Organiser shall not arbitrarily withhold a legitimately earned competitive prize or standard participation reward.
19. Prize and Reward Delivery
19.1. Competitive shopping gift vouchers shall be delivered electronically to the registered mobile number of the winning participant's parent or legal guardian.
19.2. Digital participation gift vouchers shall be delivered through the registered parent or guardian contact details or another officially communicated digital channel.
19.3. Physical participation gifts shall be distributed to qualifying Nodal Centre participants in India through their respective centres or another officially communicated arrangement.
19.4. Eligible families shall receive instructions for accessing the complimentary virtual puja experience.
19.5. The Organiser shall publish reasonable timelines for competitive voucher delivery, participation gift distribution and the virtual puja experience.
19.6. Material delays, substitutions or delivery issues shall be communicated through official channels.
19.7. No undisclosed payment shall be required to claim a legitimately earned free prize or participation reward.
19.8. Applicable taxes and reporting obligations shall be handled according to Indian law and the relevant prize rules.
20. Fair Play and Disqualification
20.1. Participants and parents must follow the Carnival rules and act honestly and respectfully.
20.2. Hindu Heritage may reject submissions or competitive claims involving fraud, impersonation, plagiarism, fabricated evidence, purchased engagement, duplicate accounts or other material violations.
20.3. Where reasonably possible, parents shall be informed of the reason for disqualification and given an opportunity to seek review.
20.4. Disqualification from a competitive award shall not automatically remove eligibility for unrelated educational activities or legitimately earned standard participation rewards.
20.5. The Organiser may take reasonable measures to prevent misuse of the platform, manipulation of scores or unfair advantage.
21. Technical Issues, Changes and Cancellation
21.1. Hindu Heritage may make reasonable operational changes where necessary for safety, legal compliance, technical integrity or circumstances beyond its reasonable control.
21.2. Material changes to deadlines, scoring or reward eligibility shall be communicated through official channels.
21.3. Changes shall not be applied retroactively in a manner that unfairly removes legitimately earned guaranteed rewards.
21.4. In the event of a significant technical outage, Hindu Heritage may extend deadlines or provide reasonable alternative arrangements.
21.5. If cancellation becomes unavoidable, the Organiser shall explain how legitimately earned participation rewards and competitive prize entitlements shall be honoured or otherwise fairly resolved.
22. Responsibility and Limitation of Liability
22.1. Parents are responsible for supervising children and ensuring that activities are appropriate for their age and abilities.
22.2. Hindu Heritage shall take reasonable steps to maintain the Carnival platform and administer activities fairly.
22.3. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Hindu Heritage shall not be responsible for disruptions caused by third-party platforms, internet connectivity, device issues or events beyond its reasonable control.
22.4. Third-party shopping vouchers shall be subject to the issuing provider's applicable terms. The Organiser shall remain responsible for fulfilling its own advertised prize and reward obligations.
22.5. Nothing in these Terms excludes rights or protections that cannot lawfully be excluded under applicable Indian law.
23. Complaints and Support
23.1. Parents or guardians may contact Hindu Heritage regarding registration, scoring, submissions, rewards, privacy, safety or other Carnival matters.
Website: https://hinduheritage.in
Support Email: [Insert Official Support Email]
Grievance Officer / Contact: [Insert Applicable Details]
23.2. Complaints shall be handled within applicable legal timeframes and the Organiser's published grievance procedure.
23.3. Parents may request review of an apparent scoring, eligibility or reward-delivery error through the official support channel.
24. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
24.1. These Terms & Conditions shall be governed by the laws of India.
24.2. Subject to applicable consumer-protection laws and other mandatory jurisdictional provisions, disputes shall be subject to the competent courts of New Delhi, India.
25. Acceptance of Terms
25.1. By registering a child for the Carnival, the parent or legal guardian confirms that they:
- Are at least 18 years old and authorised to act on behalf of the child.
- Have read and understood these Terms & Conditions and the applicable Privacy Policy.
- Agree to supervise the child's participation throughout the Carnival.
- Understand that at least three qualifying challenges must be completed to receive the standard participation reward.
- Understand that the standard participation reward includes a complimentary virtual family puja experience and one participation gift.
- Understand that qualifying Nodal Centre participants in India receive physical participation gifts, while other qualifying participants receive digital shopping gift vouchers.
- Understand that no specific monetary value is represented or guaranteed for standard participation gifts or the virtual puja experience.
- Understand that First, Second and Third Prizes are awarded separately in both age categories as third-party shopping gift vouchers.
- Understand that one Special Social Media Engagement Prize is awarded across both age categories combined.
- Understand that competitive prize vouchers shall be delivered to the registered parent or guardian mobile number.
- Understand that social-media participation is optional and must be managed by an adult.
- Understand that participants outside India are eligible for digital rewards and experiences only, subject to applicable restrictions.
- Agree to provide separate consent where required for public use of identifiable child content.
25.2. Acceptance of these Terms does not automatically constitute consent for optional advertising, unrelated promotional communications or public publication of identifiable child content.
Audguide Heritage Travel India Private Limited
Hindu Heritage Navratri Kids Carnival 2026
11 October – 20 October 2026
https://hinduheritage.in
Promotional Disclaimer
Complete at least three qualifying challenges to receive a complimentary virtual family puja experience and a participation gift. Physical gifts are available to qualifying Nodal Centre participants in India; other qualifying participants receive digital shopping gift vouchers. First, Second and Third Prizes are awarded separately in both age categories, with one additional overall Social Media Engagement Prize. Competitive prizes are third-party shopping gift vouchers, not cash. Parental supervision required. Eligibility, verification, voucher restrictions and Terms & Conditions apply.