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Fair and festival in Guwahati
Manasa festival is another major festival of Guwahati. Kamakhya temple in Guwahati is the main venue of the celebration of the festival. Manasa festival comes in the month of September every year and witnesses thousands of devotees offering prayer to the deity of the temple for abolishing all evils things from the region. The city of Guwahati also hosts Brahmaputra beach festival. Brahmaputra Beach Festival is the most charming event of the city. It is organized by Assam Tourism Development Authority every year at the beautiful beach of Brahmaputra river on the bank of which the city of Guwahati is situated. This three-day festival witnesses many cultural and sports activities. Many water sports activities like surfing, kayaking, Canoeing and rafting are organized on the occasion. Folk dance and songs, crafts show, elephant race and many other entertaining activities are seen alluring the visitors who flock there from across the country during the celebration of the festival. Jonbeel Mela, Durga Puja and Rangoli Utsav are other prominent fairs and festivals celebrated with much fanfare in Guwahati.
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Fair and Festival of Jamnagar
Fairs and
Festival of Jamnagar
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| Navratri Festival in Jamnagar |
Jamnagar earlier known as Nawanagar
is a prominent city in the state of Gujarat, India. Gujarat is famous for its
vibrant culture, traditions and festivals. Jamnagar being a part of the state
also celebrates several festivals which provide the occasions to the visitors
to have glimpses in to its rich culture, traditional customs, rituals etc.
Along with the major national festivals like Diwali, Dussera, holi etc Jamnagarcelebrates other major festival which is marked by their unique and fascinating
style of celebrations.
Navratri
is one of the most charming festivals in Jamnagar. The festival is celebrated
for nine days with great fanfare. Celebration of the festival witnesses the
people especially young boys and girls of Jamnagar coming together and
performing beautiful Ras dance in Garba. Makar Sankranti is another important
festival celebrated on 14th January every year. The festival marks
the cosmological event when the Sun enters into the axis of Capricorn. The
festival is also famous for kite flying and here you will found many people
from young to elderly ones enjoying the event of flying colorful kites in the
blue sky.
Janmashtami is another major festival
celebrated in Jamnagar in grand way. The festival is celebrated to mark the
birth anniversary of lord Krishna. The festival falls on the 23rd
day of Sravana month of Indian calendar. On the occasion of the festival fairs
are also held at various places including Jamnagar and Dwaraka in Jamnagar
district.
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Fair and festival in Surat
Surat is mainly known for its
diamond cutting industry in the world. This commercial capital city of Gujarat
also boasts of rich culture and traditions as other parts of the state. Fairs
and festivals celebrated in Surat present before us cultural distinctiveness of
the region. Along with major national festivals of India like Deepawali,
Dussera and holi, the city of Surat celebrates many other cultural events and
festivals with much fanfare.
Kite Flying Festival in Surat is
major cultural event eagerly awaited by the people of Surat. The event is
organized on the eve of Makar Sakranti. On the occasions of the festival the
blue sky of Surat is filled with thousands of colorful kites. A number of
tourists from different parts of the country and from abroad as well throng
there to participate in this charming and colorful event. A similar kind of
kite festival is organized in another city of Gujarat- Ahmadabad.
Dan Darbar is an annual fair
organized in Surat few days before the festival of Holi. It is a traditional
fair being held every year from the time of Raja and Maharajas of the region.
The fair is popularly known as Jamabandi Darbar. It displays the rich cultures
and traditions of the region. Tribal people in their traditional attire gather
there to showcase their traditional crafts, artifacts and other work of
arts. Gujarat is known for its
celebration of Navratri festival. Surat, being a part of Gujarat, also
celebrates the festival with great enthusiasm.
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Fair and Festivals in Kanyakumari
Fairs &
Festivals of Kanyakumari
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| Cape Festival of Kanyakumari |
The southernmost part of India, Kanyakumari is famous tourist
destination of Tamil Nadu state. Popularly known as Cape Comorin, Kanyakumari
happens to be the place where Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean meet.
This meeting point is considered to be sacred one and hence a large number of
people throng there on special occasions to take the holy dip. Being an ancient
city and a part of Tamil Nadu state, Kanyakumari celebrates all major festivals
celebrated in other parts of the state. Besides, the city is also known for its
Cape festival organized and celebrated with great enthusiasm every year.
Cape Festival of Kanyakumari is celebrated with much fanfare.
The festival comes in the month of October and witnesses a large number of visitors
thronging there from far and wide. Several cultural and entertainment programs
are organized during this three day long festival. Roman Catholic Church in Kanyakumari is known
for hosting holy annual festival.
Navratri is another major festival celebrated with great
enthusiasm in Kanyakumari. The festival comes in the month of October and lasts
for nine days. Pongal is one of most important festivals celebrated in southern
states of India. The festival is also celebrated on large scale in Kanyakumari.
The festival lasts for four days and witnesses several cultural and religious
events being organized during the celebration of the festival. Karthigai Deepam
is yet another prominent festival celebrated Kanyakumari. This nine day
festival is marked by numerous cultural and religious activities.
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Fair and Festivals in Vadodara
Fair &
Festivals in Vadodara
Vadodara is the cultural capital of Gujarat state. It is
popularly called as Sanskari Nagari meaning cultured city. Festivals celebrated
there also offer the insights of rich culture and traditions of the people of
Vadodara. Vadodara is known for its vibrant culture and traditions. The city
celebrates all major festivals of India with much pomp and show. Along with the
Deepawali and Dussera the city also hosts its prominent festival and cultural
events with great zeal and zest.
Among prominent festivals of Vadodara the festival of Navratri
is of upmost importance. Navratri literally means nine nights and that is
exactly the festival is celebrated for nine days (nights). Navratri is a
colorful festival of the state of Gujarat. The festival is celebrated in honor
of goddess Durga. Though the festival is also celebrated in other parts of the
country, celebration of the festival in Vadodara and other part of the state of
Gujarat assumes significance owing to its attractive dance forms of Ras and Garba
performed on the occasion.
The International Kite festival is another major cultural
event hosted in Vadodara along with other parts of the state. The Kite festival
is organized every year on 14th January. The festival also coincides
with the festival of Uttarayan which is also known as Makara Sankranti in other
parts of the country and is marked by the cosmological event of the Sun
entering into the axis of Capricorn. On the occasion of the festival in
Vadodara thousand of colorful kites are seen flying high in the blue sky
offering fascinating view to the thousands of visitors gathered on the
occasion.
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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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