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Fairs & Festivals Special
Festivals of India
India
is the land of fun, celebration and festivals. We Indians celebrate the various
fairs and festivals to the extent that there are more number of fairs and festivals
in a year than the total number of days. The rites and the rituals followed
by the Indians, the enthusiasm and faith that are constant features add to the
charm of the fairs and festivals.
Most the Indian festivals are regional, seasonal or religious. The entire
population of the nation rejoices on national festivals of the Republic day
(26th January) . On Republic Day the colorful parade with tableaus from the
different states and the daring display of developments by the three wings,
army, navy and air force held near the India Gate in Delhi is amazing as well
as novel.
The unity of the diverse country like India can be seen on Independence Day
(15th August. On this occasion that are landmarks events in the history of
the nation and reveal the integration.
India has a big list of the religious festivals that are celebrated throughout
the year. People light up their homes with as many lights on Diwali as on Christmas,
the fireworks are as loud as on Onam. The colors of Holi are spread across the
castes and creeds. On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan “ RAKHI”an unspoken
pledge is exchanged between, a brother and sister cementing their fraternal
relationship. The delightful Hindu festival of Dusshera also sees several fairs
were people participate with much zest and enthusiasm.
Many of the festivals are subject to the lunar calendar. The Islamic festivals
are celebrated according to the Muslim or the hijri calendar. The month long
fasting is completed with Eid-ul-fitr. The Islamic year commences with Awal
Muharram. It is observed with attending religious lectures. The Jews rejoice
on their New Year that falls on the 7th of September.
Promotion
of the Indian colorful costumes, culture and heritage takes place at the famous
Dance Festival at Khajuraho temples of Madhya Pradesh and at Konark in Orissa.
These festivals have the enchanting temples as background. The dancers from
various parts of India participate in the festivals and perform the classical
dances. These festivals add to the cultural tourism in India.
Another list is seasonal fairs and festivals that are celebrated across India.
Teej celebrates the onset monsoon. The Ganguar fair and the festival of Baisakhi
are held in the harvest season. Down south the people perform the seasonal
ayyappa pooja. The harvest festival of Assam is Rongali Bihu, when unbounded
joy and enthusiasm is expressed through intoxicating songs and dances.
Another example is Surajkund Crafts Mela (Fair) where artists, craftsmen,
painters, weavers and sculptors from various parts of the country flock to
the Indian state Haryana to display and sell their creations to the various
connoisseurs of arts and crafts. Visiting the fair is not just another way
of spending a holiday in India for the tourists; it is an experience that
reveals the artistic heritage of India.
The
annual religious and cattle Pushkar fair in Pushkar city of Rajasthan is a trades,
parades and race competitions are held for the camels, horses and cows. The
entire fair is a big draw for the tourism industry.
One of the biggest cattle fair of Asia takes place at Sonepur, Bihar annually.
The Hindus’s biggest religious Kumbh Mela held once in every three years
either on the banks of river Ganges in Haridwar , Godavari in Nasik, Shipra
in Ujjain, or at the confluence of the three sacred rivers namely, Ganges,
Yamuna and Saraswati in Allahabad. This auspicious fair of the Purna or Maha
Kumbh is celebrated once in every twelve years at Allahabad.
Every year in July the sacred coastal city of Puri comes alive to celebrate
the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath. Amidst the resounding clash of cymbals,
the tumultuous thundering of drums, the three gods, Jagannath, his brother
Balabhadra and sister Subhadra leave their above, the Jagannath temple, to
journey to the Gundicha Mandir. Millions of devotees flock to the city to
watch the Triad ride in the elaborate chariot through the streets of Puri.
The festival is spectacular, the occasion distinctive and the aura spiritual.
On
the tenth day of the sixth month of the Ladakhi calendar, the Hemis monastery
turns into a very large stage where monks, tourists and people from all over
the world congregate for the famous masked dances. The Hemis festival lasts
for two days and is the largest monastery festival in all of Ladakh and Spiti.
The Hemis festival is not only a religious festival, but also an annual fair
fro the entire region. Tourism in India is promoted as men, women and children
partake in the jubilation. The localities are known to replenish their supplies
for the next year. There are shops selling jewelry, trinkets and food items
as a part of the festivities.
There is an endless list of Indian Tribal Festivals. Being world largest country
as far as tribal life is concerned India is having more then thousands tribes
and every individual tribes has their own seasonal festivals. Bhagoria festival
of Bheel Tribes is a landmark of Indian tribal life.
Above and all, there is the Carnival of Goa, essentially a spring festival
celebrated with joy and revelry in the beautiful beach capital of India. This
erstwhile Portuguese settlement sings, dances and makes merry through the
three days and four nights of the Carnival. Tourists' inflow increases in
leaps and bounds.
All these spirituals , religious and the cultural fairs of India have added
to the tourism prospects for India. The experience during the fairs and festivals
of India is just an insight into the place. The holiday is an occasion to
relish the sights, sounds and sights of captivating India. Savoring the specialties,
dancing, singing and making merry. For all the tourists the fairs and festivals
of India offer special holidays to be cherished forever.
The fun and celebration felt at the fairs and festivals can only be experienced
rather than explained. So you are welcome to the lovely land of India to visit
the versatile country with fantastic hues of fairs and festivals, which are
bound to leave you spell bound. The Gods, Goddesses, gaiety, glory, gifts,
and goodies galore at the fairs and festivals, come be apart of them.
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