Top 5 Must Visit Places of India to Enjoy the Celebration of Fairs & Festivals
By Rahul SHarma - September 28, 2015
Fairs
& Festivals are celebrated with rejoicing all over India. Thousands and
thousands of people from every nook & corner of the world come here to take
the enjoyment of the celebration of them. The detail of top 5 must visit places
among them is given herewith:
1. Delhi Ramlila
Ramlila
performance that takes place in the evenings all over Delhi, the national
capital city of India, is the major feature of Navaratri celebration in this
city. Ramlila is the play, which reenact scenes telling the life story of Lord
Rama, culminating with the defeat of the demon Ravan on the 10th
day, Dussehra. This annual festival is also a more traditional celebration with
Ravan being destroyed amidst an abundance of firecrackers. To create an
enticing and dramatic display, the most of the technology is also made in this
city.
2. Kullu Dussehra
Kullu
Dussehra, which starts on the occasion of ‘Vijaya Dashmi’ and continues for 7
days, is the annual festival of Dussehra celebrated at the Dhaulpur Maidan
(Dhaulpur ground) in Kullu Valley (also popular as the Valley of Living Gods),
Himachal Pradesh. This festival commemorates the triumph of the God Ram over
demon king Ravana. This festival, which presents cultural ethos of the people
and their profound rooted beliefs in religion manifesting during it with
traditional dances, songs and colorful dress, is however particularly in
certain ways from the celebrations of Dussehra in the other parts of India.
Kullu Dussehra, which attracts tourists in large number, has been accorded the
status of the International Festival by the State government.
3. Mysore Dasara
Mysore
Dasara, which is a 10-day annual Royal Festival commemorating triumph of Truth
over Evil and culminating on Vijayadashmi, is the Nadahabba (state-festival) of
the state of Karnataka in the South-West of India. Usually falling in the month
of September or October, Vijayadashmi denotes the day, when the Hindu Goddess
Chamundeshwari killed the demon Mahishasura. Mysore got its name from the name
of Mahishasura. On the occasion of Dasara, special Pooja is performed by the
royal family of Mysore and the entire city is illuminated and decorated. In the
palace, popular artists make the arrangements of cultural programs along with
Wrestling, Sports, Poet’s meet, Film Festival witnessed by a large number of
people and Food Festival.
4. Kolkata Durga Puja
Kolkata
Durga Puja or Sharadotsav, which refers to all the six days celebrated as
Mahalaya, Shashthi, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Nabami and Vijayadashami,
is an annual Hindu festival celebrating worship of the Hindu goddess Durga.
This largest festival of the year, which denotes the triumph of Goddess Durga
over the evil buffalo demon named Mahishasura, is widely celebrated in Kolkata,
the state capital city of West Bengal. Being the biggest Hindu festival
observed throughout the state, Durga Puja is also the most important
socio-cultural event in Bengali Hindu society.
5. Ahmedabad Traditional
Gujarati Garba
Ahmedabad Traditional
Gujarati Garba is a dance, which is the highlight of the 9 nights Navaratri
annual festival in the state of Gujarat. During the festival of Navratri,Garba, which is accompanied by singing and music, takes place at night in
neighborhood and villages all over Gujarat. In fact, Gujarati Garba is a
circular form of dance that involves whirling around and clapping what is
commonly an idol of the Mother Goddess in the center. Clothing up in colorful
traditional outfits is a must, particularly for women who put a large amount of
endeavor into making a plan of a varied costume of each night of the festival
of Garba. The hottest Garba destination of the country is Ahmedabad, which has
the most famous Garba venues such as Manek Chowk and GMDC Grounds.
Sharp Holidays provides the tourists the opportunities of visiting these fairs &
festivals. By booking the tour package to these destinations, visitors can
enjoy the festivals.
