1. MINJAR FAIR :
Minjar ( maize flowers) festival is celebrated in district Chamba of Himachal Pradesh at a place called ‘Chowgan’ in Chamba town. It is a seasonal fair of Chamba for celebrating the rains and the flowering of maize. This festival is held in the month of July August and it continues for a week , comprises of folk- dances of caddis and music performances such as 'Kunjari Malhar'.
This fair is sign of the love between the brother and sister. When this fair started than sister puts a red colour thread on the shirt of her brother and prays for his long life. And on the last day of this this is flown in the Ravi River.
2. Baishakhi :
It is celebrated on 13th of April each year celebrated with interests and faith in Tattapani region near Shimla; Rewalsar and Parashar near Mandi with Sacred dips in waters of Sutlej River and other lakes are taken by people. Throughout the day, many fairs, events and contests are held.
3. NAINA DEVI FAIR :
This fair is held in the month of August, at Naina Devi Temple, in district Bilaspur .
4. KULLU DUSHEHRA :
Kullu Dushehra mirrors Himachal culture in its entirely.. It clearly shows the lefestyle, love of dance and music of the people in this region. To see the colorful Himachal at one place, Kullu Dushehra is the right place. Although Dushehra is celebrated all over the country, but in Kullu, it has its own distinctive glamour. This is a state fair.People from Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh throng to enjoy Kullu Dushehra.
5. CHREWAL :
It is also known as Prithvi pooja in some places. It is celebrated on the Ist of Bhadon - middle of August. This continues for full one month. The farmers do not yoke oxen during this month. In Kullu, this festival is known as Badranjo. In Chamba, it is called Pathroru. It is a festival of flowers here.
6. CHINTPURNI FAIR :
IIt is held in the village Chintpurni near Bharwain ( a hill station on Hoshiarpur-Kangra road in Una district ).
7.SISSU FAIR :
Sissu is a common fair celebrated all over the Buddhist Himalayas. The fair is celebrated on different dates at different places. At Sissur Gompa it is held in June, at Gemur Gompa in July and at Mani Gompa of Gondhla in August.
8. DAL FAIR :
It is held on the bank of lake Dal, in the month of August in district Kangra at Dharamshala.
9. NALWARI FAIR:
Nalwari is a popular cattle fair celebrated in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh. It is an annual fair that takes place every year in the month of March .The festival was started by W Goldstein. He was the superintendent of Shimla in 1889. It is a colorful festival.
Lavi fair of Rampur is the most ancient fair of the district and state which was stated in the 16th century between the king of the Bussher and the Tibet. It is organized annually on the bank of River Satluj . It is held in the month of November and continues for the several days. When firstly this fair was started than the king of the busshar and Tibet king exchanged the horses and other weapons. But nowadays when it started than the people of the Rampur sells the dry fruits, woollen clothes , pattis , namdas , colts , pashmina , Chilgozas , horses and mules trade.
11. RENUKA FAIR: (November)
The fair is celebrated near Renuka lake in district Sirmaur in the memory of great lady Renuka who is the mother of Parshu Ram. It starts ten days after the Diwali festival.
12. TRILOKPUR FAIR :
Celebrated in the month of September at village Trilokpur near Nahan town in District Sirmaur.
13. SIPI FAIR : District Shimla at village Kufri in the month of September.
14. BUFFALO FAIR :
District Shimla near Mashobra in the month of May.
15. HOLI FAIR :
It is held in the month of March everyear in District Hamirpur at Sujanpur.Folk-dances, songs, plays, wrestling matches and athletics are some of the attractions of the fair held in the most spacious ground of the State.
16. SHIVRATRI FAIR :
This fair held in the month of February in Mandi .The State. The seven-day-long Shivratri fair at Mandi is unique in style and known for its colourful atmosphere. Hundreds of gods and goddesses are carried in palanquins by their devo-tees. Singing and dancing, they enter the tastefully decorated city of Mandi on Shivratri. After presenting themselves at the Raj Madhav temple (shrine of the main god of the area), they pay their homage to Lord Shiva at the Bhootnath temple. This marks the start of weeklong festivities which provide a rich feast of fun, fair, music and dance. The conclusion is preceded by Jagran (nightlong pooja) in which the 'guru' and the 'chela' predict the event of the coming year.
17. SUI FAIR :
Celebrated in Chamba town in the month of April. This fair is exclusively for women. There is a temple of Naina Devi where women gather and worship the Devi. Naina was the queen of Raja Sahil Verman. This temple has been constructed at a place where she had sacrificed herself to bring water to Chamba town.
18. GASOTA FAIR :
This fair is celebrated at a place knwon Ghasota, in district Hamirpur in the month of May.
19. DHUNGRI FAIR :
District kullu, at Manali in the month of May.
20. BANJAR MELA & BHUIN MELA :
Celebrated in district Kullu , in the month of May and June.
21. MARKANDA FAIR :
It is held in the month of April at Markanda in district Bilaspur.
22. GUGGA FAIR :
Celebrated in the month of august & September
in district Bilaspur, Hamirpur and kangra.
23. SARI FAIR :
District Solan at town Arki in the month of July.
This fair is famous for Bull fighting.
24. SOLAN FAIR :
Solan fair is held in the last week of June for three days. This fair is celebrated even before the present Solan town was founded in honour of the goddess 'Shulini' whose temple is situated in the nearby village named Solan Gaon. It attracts traders, sweetsellers, general merchants and other shopkeepers to make brisk business.
25. SAYAR FAIR :
It is a famous fair observed in the month of September at a number of places such as Bakloh in Kangra, Karsog in Mandi, and Subathu in Shimla.
26. PHUL YATRA FAIR :
Phul Yatra fair is held in Pangi at Killar in 'Asoj' every year in district Chamba in the month of October.
27. THALOG FAIR :
This fair is held in the honour of Devta Rahatna whose temples are located at Thalog and Jabna. It is held at the end of Baishkha, in Prgana Jakholi of Chopal. It is 13 km away from Chamba.
28. JATAR ROHRU FAIR :
In district Shimla at Rohru town in the month of April.
29. RAMPURI JATAR FAIR :
In district Shimla at village Rampuri near Jubbal town in the month of July.
30. TARA DEVI FAIR :
Durga Devi's temple of Taradevi is located on the ridge of mountain about 8 km. away from Shimla town. The fair is held here on Ashtami in Navratras - September or October. This is called Durga Ashtami.
31. BHARMAUR JATRA :
It is held in district Chamba in the month of August.
32. CHHITRARI JATRA :
It is held in district Chamba in the month of September.
( The famous festival of the Himachal Pradesh which was declared as International festivalare Minjar festival, Lavi fair, Renuka Fair, Dussehra Festival and Shivratri Festival )
0 comments:
Post a Comment