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Halda :-
Beginning of New Year in Lahaul valley. Lamas fix the date of festival, which is usually falls in the month of January.
Winter Carnival
In the month of January and peaks season of skiers this impressive festival celebrated with lot of fun at Manali(11 to 16 Jan).
Lohri or Maghi
The festival of Lohri is celebrates in the most areas of Himachal Pradesh. This is the traditionally mid winter season and also commemorate the last sowing of Ravi crop. Community bonfire, dancing and folk songs mark the day.
Phagli
Phagli is another important festival of the Lahaul valley. Phagli nam Derived from the month of Phagun the last month of winter and beginning of the spring season.
Makar Sankrati
The festival of makar Sankrati is celebrated with great fun and festivity at solan 48 km from Shimla on Kalka Shimla highway .
Basant Panchmi
Basant panchmi marks arrival of spring season in lower part of state. The sky filled with colourful kites.
Baba Barbhag Singh Mela
The festival of Baba Barbhag singh held at Mairi in district in Una. In the month of februrary and dedicated to sage Baba Barbhag Singh was renowed for his spritual powers .
Navratre
The sacred days of navratre are absorved all over Himachal Pradesh. These secred days dedicated to Mata Druga Devi .The temples of chintpurni and Jawala mukhi are also major focus in these days .
Holi
As celebrated most part of the country Holi is also celelibrated in Himachal pradesh.The festival of colour and fun thousand of devotee throng to holy shrine at Ponta Sahib in sirmour district situated on bank of river Yamuna. Holi is also celebrated in Palampur and Sujaanpur.
Shivratri Fair
Shivratri fair held in Mandi town in between February and March every year. The fair of Shivratri goes about weak long, well decorated hundreds of local Gods(Devta) and Goddess are participating in international Shivratrit fair at Mandi town. First stop over of the deities in Mahadev temple and then at Bhootnath Temple to pay their homage to lord Shiva. The weak long festival celebrate with dance ,music and dramas. Shiv ratri fair is also celebrated at Baijnath’s Shiva temple in Kangra district.
Nalwari Fair
This fair basically a cattle fair buying and selling cattles done here. Local artist entretain the people on occasion of nalwari fair. Wrestling matches also held here the fair is held in the month of march.
Bala Sundri Fair
The fair of Bala Sundri held in Trilokpur near Nahan in Sirmour district at the temple of Goddes Bala sundri which was build in 1573 by king Deep Prakash.
Baisakhi
Held on the first day of baisakh month which falls on 13th April according english calander .Baisakhi is another major festival of Himachal Pradesh is celebrated with great ferbor and festivity .It bids a final fairwell to the winter .people take purifing dips in water at Tattapani. Near shimla and Rewalsar lake near Mandi.
Sui Fair
Celebrated in Chamba Sui fair is another exciting and funfield event .
Chait
The Dancing and folk songs in kullu and chamba celebrade the festival of chait the first month of lunar calander which falls in April.
Dhoogri Fair
Pagoda shaped temple of goddes Hadibha Devi at Manali host of dhoogri fair in the month of may .The colour full fair attended by people of kullu valley and surrounding area.
IPSI Fair
Just 10km from Shimla ,Mashobra the host place of sipi fair which held in the month of May every year ..It is traditionally a time for match making .
Hang gliding
Hang gliding rally begen in Biling near Kangra ,summer festival also celebrated in Dharamshala And river festival also commence in the month of may in Kullu .
Solan Fair
This fair is dedicated to goddess shilooni the town named after it is the presiding deity of the region .The fair helf in the second Sunday of the June month .
Ghantal Festival :-
Full moon night in the month of june the ghantal festival is celebrated in guru ghantal monastery in lauhaul valley.Summer festivals held at dalhousie dharamshala and shimla are memorable events cultural programmes add colour to summer season these include folk dances ,sports tournament and flower shows.
Ladarcha Fair
This fair held in Kaza the old trade route to Tibet and central Asia Basicaly this event is a commercial festival. Where traders come to sell their produce like wool, woollen cloths and dry fruit etc.The Lahaul festival is also celebrate during this season.
Haryali Festival
This festival announces the onset of the monsoon rains. The other attraction of this month are buffalo fights which mark the Sari fair at Arki.
Pauri Festival
Pauri festival held at Udaipur in Lahaul valley. The Trilokinath temple is the centre point of this festival. The temple is secred to Hindus and Buddhists alike.
The Shrawan Fair
This fair is held at holy shrine of Naina Devi 32 km from swarghat in Bilaspur District.
Dal Fair
In upper Dharamshala Dal lake host the Dal fair in the month of August.
Manimahesh Yatra
After celebrating Janamashtmi (the birthday of Lord Krishna) the yatra begin to secred lake of Manimahesh in Chamba district in the month of August.
Gugga Fair
Gugga fair celebrated in Chamba,Simour and Bilaspur. This event connected with the worship of Gugga the Nag devta.
Minjar Fair
Chamba the land of charm and beauty celebrated the minjar fair on the bank of river Ravi in month of August /september. The Minjar Fair is held to please to Lord of rain -VARUN for timely rain in the region for good harvest. Thousand of people of Chamba and surrounding ares.Throng to the festival .It is time when lot of match making done.
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