NAKSHATRA SABHATM
The Assembly of the Stars
For millennia we mapped the sky into nakshatras and built a civilisation that looked up. Now, as India returns to space, a generation is rediscovering that wonder. Nakshatra Sabha — IAC2026 is where ancient awe meets the space age — a nation gathered, once more, beneath its own stars.
Nakshatra Sabha isn't just a name. It's an emotion.
It began in the mountains of Uttarakhand — India's first astro-tourism campaign, born from a partnership between the Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board and Starscapes. Across a year-long journey through the state's darkest skies — George Everest in Mussoorie, the deodar forests of Takula, the ridgelines above Rudraprayag — Nakshatra Sabha gathered families, students, scientists and travellers from across India and the world, simply to look up together.
It grew into something larger than an event: a movement that reconnected a nation with its own night sky, and a name people now know, love and trust.
A nation, looking up — all at once.
Nakshatra Sabha gives this national moment a stage — and gives your brand a place on it.
Not another event.
A category India has never had.
Five reasons Nakshatra Sabha — IAC2026 becomes a landmark, and why the brand beside it owns a story no one else can tell.
The First
India's first national astronomy convention — a founding moment, not a repeat of one.
The Stage
Dholavira — a 4,500-year-old UNESCO World Heritage city under one of Earth's darkest skies.
The Spectacle
India looking up together — the country's biggest astrophotography championship, a ₹10 lakh prize pool.
The Backing
The Government of Gujarat as host partner, anchored by a live Starscapes–Gujarat Tourism MoU.
The Movement
A circuit, not a one-off: Dholavira '26 · Spiti '27 · Benital '28 — the convention travels India.
First-mover advantage.
Own the category before anyone else can.
A 4,500-year-old city under the same stars its astronomers once mapped.
Across the vast, unbroken horizons of the Great Rann, beneath Bortle-2 desert skies, Nakshatra Sabha rises where a Harappan civilisation once charted the heavens. Heritage and the space age — gathered under one sky.
Two nights. Fifty telescopes. One unforgettable sky.
Nakshatra Sabha is built on four pillars — a trade floor, a championship, popular talks, and the night sky itself. Explore each.
Astro-Expo
India's first true astronomy trade floorAstrophotography National Championship
India's biggest — a ₹10 lakh prize poolPopular Talks
Wonder first. Jargon never.Night-Sky Experience
The nights are the whole pointIndia's biggest astrophotography competition.
A flagship phone, a mirrorless body, or a dedicated deep-sky camera — whatever you shoot with, the universe is waiting for your lens.
Deep Sky
Nebulae, galaxies and clusters — open gear.
Nightscape & Milky Way
Where the cosmos meets the earthly horizon.
Lunar, Solar & Planetary
Crisp detail on our celestial neighbours.
Mobile Astrophotography
Smartphone-only — pushing sensors to the limit.
Star Trails & Timelapse
The quiet geometry of Earth's rotation.
Live On-Site Shootout
Shot and processed at the convention itself.
Nakshatra Sabha travels India.
A rotating national circuit keeps every edition fresh, lets three states bid and co-fund, and makes the convention itself the destination.
The Heritage Edition
A Harappan city under the same stars its astronomers mapped. Sea-level comfort, Bortle-2 desert skies and peak Rann Utsav season — anchored by our Gujarat Tourism MoU.
The Adventure Edition
A high-altitude, pristine Bortle 1–2 expedition built for pro-imagers and outdoor brands — the ultimate dark-sky overland adventure.
The Himalayan Home Edition
A homecoming to the high Garhwal meadows of India's promoted Astro Village, with Uttarakhand as co-host state.
Nakshatra Sabha — not the venue — is the destination.
A premium audience, gathered in one place.
Young, aspirational and high-intent — from families and students to HNI experience-seekers. Projected targets for Edition I.
More than a logo. A new story.
Name & Association
Your name on India's first national astronomy convention — a founding association that can't be bought twice.
A Premium Audience
High-intent imagers, families and HNI travellers — every attendee owns or intends to buy gear.
A Content Engine
Championship imagery and films — premium, owned visual assets to use across the year.
On-Ground Activation
Demo, sample, sell and immerse — your brand experienced live, under the stars.
Media Amplification
National press, digital and broadcast reach — 30M+ projected media impressions.
Founding Status
Own Edition I and grow with the movement — first right of refusal as the convention scales.
Put your name to the nation's gaze.
Founding partnerships for Edition I are limited — and chosen carefully. Reach out for the full partnership deck and entitlements.
Naming lock-up on Nakshatra Sabha and the championship, a keynote moment, the flagship pavilion, awards handed by your CXO, and a multi-year first right of refusal.
Co-branding across all media, a premium pavilion, one owned stage segment, and naming of a marquee moment — the star party or the live shootout.
Exclusive category lock-out, a competition-category naming, a dedicated stall, masterclass sponsorship and a jury seat where relevant.
The brand beside Edition I doesn't sponsor a moment. It founds a movement.
Reach Out for DetailsThe story travels far beyond Dholavira.
Nobody else in India can build this.
We already have every ingredient — and a decade of looking up.
- ✦India's largest astro-tourism companySince 2015 — observatories, expeditions and experiences nationwide.
- ✦Live government relationshipsA signed Gujarat Tourism MoU, with Himachal, Uttarakhand and MP engagements in motion.
- ✦India's only THSC-certified guide pipelineA trained national field force of Astro Tour Guides — the convention doubles as their showcase.
- ✦Proven large-format operationsMulti-team Himalayan expeditions, mass star parties and observatory builds, delivered.
- ✦An existing brand & distributor networkDeep ties across Celestron, ZWO and India's telescope distributor ecosystem.
Forge a cosmic legacy.
We are not merely hosting an event. We are igniting a movement — and writing a new chapter in India's astronomical history. This is your brand's chance to capture the awe of a nation looking up.
Join us as a Founding Partner for Nakshatra Sabha — IAC2026. Let's give India its festival of the stars, and build a legacy that inspires generations to explore the universe.
