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Fair and festival in Patna
Patna is the Capital city of the Bihar state and is earlier known as Pataliputra. Rich in historical and cultural heritage, the city of Patna celebrates many festivals with much fanfare. Apart from the major national festivals like Deepawali, Dussera and Holi, the city of Patna is known for its large scale celebration of many other festivals and fairs. Chhath Puja is a prominent festival celebrated in Patna. The festival is also celebrated in other northern parts of India. On the occasion of the festival people of Patna worship the Sun God and offers the prayers.
As in other parts of the country, the festival of Shivratri is also celebrated in Patna in grand way. The festival is celebrated to commemorate wedlock of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. On the occasion of Shivratri People would be found visiting to nearby Shiva temples and offering prayers. Durga Puja is yet another major festival celebrated in Patna with great enthusiasm.
Kartiki Pournima is major religious event in Patna. On this particular full moon day thousands of people from far and wide gather at the confluence of Ganga and Gandak Rivers to take the holy baths. This sacred place of confluence is situated near Hajipur just 20 km away from the city of Patna. Kartiki Pournima falls in the month of November. The biggest cattle fair of Asia- Sonepur Fair is held every on the occasion of Kartiki fair. The fair traces back its origin many centuries ago. The fair is held at on the bank of the confluence Ganga and Gandak Rivers near Hajipur
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Fair and Festivals of Nagpur
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| festival of Marbat in Nagpur |
Nagpur celebrates many festival of different religion with
much fanfare. The city also host many cultural and religious events. Among the
popular festivals the city of Nagpur host is the festival of Marbat. This is unique festival celebrated only in
Nagpur city. On the occasion of the festival people make the small statues of
an imaginary evil spirits and take out the procession. These evil statues are
burnt at the end of procession. It is believed by the people of Nagpur that by
celebrating this kind of festival, all evil forces in the city are eliminated.
Festival of Marbat also includes other cultural activities like dance, drama.
On the occasion women prepare delicious food dishes and show their cooking skills.
The festival of Marbat serves to be an occasion where one can have a glimpse of
rich culture of Nagpur.
Maharashtra is known for its large scale celebration of
Ganesh festival. Nagpur being a part of Maharashtra is no exception to this.
The city celebrates this ten day festival of Ganesh with much pomp and show.
Idols of lord Ganesh are installed at numerous places in the city and prayers
are held at those places on each morning and in the evening for those ten days.
During the festival the city witnesses many cultural, religious and social events
being organized in its different part.
Dussera is another major festival celebrated in Nagpur with
great enthusiasm. On the occasion of the festival people of Nagpur gather
together at the Kasturchand Park of the city and witness the fascinating event
of lighting up of huge effigies of demon Ravana. The festival of Dussera is
celebration of victory of the good over the evil. On the occasion of Dussera the city of Nagpur
also witnesses lakhs of dalit Buddhists coming to Deeksha Bhoomi from different part of India to
celebrate the historical event of Dr. Ambedkar’s conversion to Buddhism with
his lakhs of follower way back in 1956. The celebration of this historical event
is known as Dhamma Chakra Parivartan Din which falls on the day of Dussera
festival.
On Ram Navmi (Day of Lord Ram’s appearance on this earth) a
grand procession follows the chariot of
Lord Ram Lakshman and Sita, the procession starts from Podeshwar Ram Mandir
near Railway Station and goes around taking about 25 Km round of the city. The
grand procession is joined by more than 100 tabloids which are nicely decorated
with live dioramas or otherwise. The festival is being celebrated since many
years and is one of the most famous events of the city. A local holiday is
announced on the day which already is the festival day for Hindus. People feast
on that day and participate in the colorful Ram Navmi procession, which ends
after returning of the lords chariot in the temple, usually well past midnight
on that day. Ramtek near Nagpur hosts a grand fair during ten days before Navmi
when there is a great rush of people visiting Ram Temple for worship. The fair
ends on Ram Navmi.
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Fair and Festivals in Ranchi
Fairs and festivals of Ranchi
Ranchi is
situated near the North eastern part of India, especially close to West Bengal. That is why Ranchicelebrates Durga Puja with great fervor. Durga Puja is a nine day festival of Durga
ma that falls in the months of September and October. It is a widely celebrated
festival of North Eastern and Eastern India. Chath Puja (Puja of Sun) and
Makara Sankrant are other festivals of Ranchi.
Tribes of Ranchi celebrate Tusu Parab
(Makara sankrant), Bharta parab (falls in spring season), hal Punhya (falls in
winter) and Sarhul festival. Sarhul festival is a popular festival of Santhals
and Oraons. This comes in the months of February and March to welcome the New
Year. This festival is a festival of nature.
Pujas would be done to trees; especially it would be the flowering season for
the Sal trees. Sal flowers would be distributed among the villagers. People in
their traditional costumes dance around trees and take a procession. Handia
(beer jar) would be served to all.
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Fair and festival in Kanpur
India is the land of fairs and festivals. Festivals in India are celebrated to mark several important mythological events. Some festivals are also celebrated to mark the arrival of new season. The city of Kanpur in the state of UttarPradesh too does not lag behind when it comes to celebrating the major festivals of India. Along with major festivals of Deepawali and Dussera, Kanpur celebrates many prominent festivals with much pomp and show.
Holi:
The festival of color- Holi is the most charming festival of India. Like most other parts of the country in Uttar Pradesh and specially Kanpur also celebrates the festival of Holi with great enthusiasm. Celebration of the festival marks the arrival of spring season. The festival begins with setting off a huge bonfire in the evening. Celebration of Holi festival for the seven days is a distinct feature of Kanpur city. Young and olds, men and women, rich and poor- all comes together to celebrate this colorful festival.
Shivratri:
Shivratri:
It is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Shiva. The festival falls on thirteenth day of Phalgun month of Indian calendar. Fast is observed on the occasion of the festival. People throng nearby Shiva temples to offer prayers to the god.
Ramnavami:
Ramnavami:
Ramnavami is another important festivals celebrated in Kanpur with great religious fervor. It is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Ram. Many religious and cultural activities are organized on the occasion of the festival. Recitation of Ramayana is held at several temples located in Kanpur. Kanpur also host many religious fairs which draws a number of visitors from far and wide.
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Fair and Festivals in Coimbatore
Fair and Festivals in Coimbatore
The events of Coimbatore are mainly the traditional ones such as community fairs and festivals.
The city hosts many Hindu temples.
The Konniamman temple located at Big Bazaar is quite popular among those
temples. Every year during summer a car festival (Rath Yatra) take place in
honor of the Amman. Other temples such as Avinashi temple and Karamandai
temples also host car festivals attracting a huge crowd. The popular Tamil festival Pongal and Vijaya Dashami would be
celebrated with great fervor. On the Vijaya
Dashami day Puja will be done in the offices, in the commercial centers.
The city celebrates Christian and Muslim festivals also. Kartikeya
Deepam, a popular festival of lights (Diwali)
would be celebrated all across Tamil Nadu. Likewise the city of Coimbatore too
celebrates.
Since Coimbatore is a commercial hub,
the city holds commercial fairs and exhibitions occasionally. Polachi, a city in the Coimbatore
district is a trade center. There would be weekly fairs in Polachi inviting
spice traders especially, to display their products.
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Culture of Jhansi
Historical city of Jhansi is the
headquarters of Jhansi district in state of UttarPradesh which perched on the banks
of Pahuj River, Jhansi serves to be the gateway to Bundelkhand region. The name
of Jhansi reminds us the valor and bravery of Rani Lakshmibai popularly known
as Jhansi ki Rani (Queen of Jhansi). Jhansi which boasts of glorious history is
also rich in its culture and tradition.
Being a major city of Bundelkhand
region, Jhansi is sometimes referred as the mirror of Bundelkhand culture.
Culture of Jhansi represents the culture of entire Bundelkhand region. Hindi
and Bundeli are main languages of Jhansi. Bundeli is a basically a dialect of
Hindi language and is spoken in all part of Bundelkhand region. Jhansi is predominantly
populated by Hindu people.
Festivals celebrated in the city serve to be an
integral part of culture of Jhansi. Like many other parts of India, Jhansi too
celebrates all major festivals like Deepawali, holi, Dussera, etc. Besides,
there are many local festivals which the city of Jhansi celebrates with great
enthusiasm. Celebration of these festivals provides the insights into the
cultural and traditional life style of the people of Jhansi. Badhai, Saira, Rai
and Dhimrai are some of the unique folk dance forms of Jhansi and its
surrounding region. These beautiful folk dances are mainly performed on special
occasions like festivals and other cultural events.
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Fair and Festivals in Pondicherry
Events &
Festivals of Pondicherry
Festivals celebrated in Pondicherry offer insights of vibrant
culture and tradition of the people of Pondicherry. Along with the major
national festivals like Deepawali and Dussera Pondicherry celebrates its
several regional festivals with great zeal and zest. International Yoga
Festival is a major event organized in Pondicherry. The festival is held every
year in the month of January and is participated by hundreds of people from
across the globe. Celebration of the festival includes seminar on the basic
theme of Yoga, demonstration of Yoga techniques and other cultural activities
like classical dance and music show.
Pongal is another prominent festival celebrated in
Pondicherry with great enthusiasm. It is the harvest festival of Pondicherry
and comes in the month of January. Pondicherry celebrates Masi Magma festival
in the month of February. The festival is mainly celebrated at sea-shore and
witnesses the people taking holy baths early in the morning and taking out a
huge religious procession in the evening. Karthigai Deepam, Bastile day, Ayudha Puja,
Villianur Temple Car Festival are other important festivals and cultural events
hosted and celebrated in Pondicherry with much fanfare.
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