Shivratri fair in Mandi 2012 , Himachal Pradesh tourism

Lord Madhav Rao (lord Krishna ) taking part in Shivratri Jaleb

From Deities(devta aur devi) present in Shivratri Fair , Mandi 2012

This year Shivratri fair in Mandi , H.P. started on Feb. 21 and ended on Feb. 27 officially .
 The fair started after the first jaleb ( a type of carnival ) in which the king of all deities of Mandi District , Lord Madhav Rao( lord Krishna) and other important deities of Mandi district including a lot of peoples take part in it . This year chief guest of first day of fair ., Prof . Prem Kumar Dhumal , Hon. Chief minister of Himachal Pradesh also took part in the Jaleb and first cultural night.


Full gallery : Deities(devta aur devi) present in Shivratri Fair , Mandi 2012
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Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal taking prt in Shivratri Jaleb

The chief deity of Mandi district Dev Kamrunag was stayed at Tarna Mandir , Mandi

Dev Kamrunag In Tarna Mandir during Shivratri Fair 2012

                                                        A large number of deities of Mandi district were come to the fair and I and my friend photographed them almost all who were present that time. The devtas and devies(deities) meet each other and danced with joy . Junior deities takes blessings of senior ones and all deities go to meet  Lord Madhav Rao . Thus environment there were totally divine . I have uploaded some videos of meeting deities and dancing . You will be surprised to know deities meet , dance and move on there will . If they are angry then they become so heavy that no one can lift them and only move when something done to pacify them . I know you all will not trust me but this is true and I am the one that have seen that thing myself.

Shivratri fair Mandi 2012

                         The main attraction of the shivratri fair , 2012 were to be Saras mela where a lot of hand made products by villagers and ayurvedic and natural products were sold . Reports shows good response to it. Beside that other exhibitions by the Govt.. like agriculture , solar energy , floriculture , horticultural products, and exhibition by M.S.M.E. of Minister Virbhadra Singh are of great attraction .

Malana art gallery , Shivratri Fair Mandi 2012

I would like to say that in all these exhibition i like most the Malana art gallery ., where a lot of hand made wooden model buildings of old architect of Himachal Pradesh were shown . It had gained very good response and I always see a lot of people around the gallery seeing and buying the models.

Shivratri fair mandi 2012

                              In other attractions a lot of fairy wheels and Columbus boats.and mickey houses are of great attractions.  Not only children but also adults also enjoyed them .
       In the food section Siddu remained on the top . Siddu is the local food of Himachal Pradesh specially Kullu district and in recent years it gained a lot of positive reviews among the people. It leaved behind other junk foods like kachori ,samosa , noodels , chowmin etc. and this is a good thing and beside being tasty it is also good for health , no oil used in making it.

Master Salim in cultural nightin Mandi shivratri fair

               In cultural nights the main attractions were Jazzy B , Master Salim , Pahari night and Kunal Ganjawala . I liked most The master salim show " humka peeni hai and tu badli sau bar guy" . This guy have a lot of energy and tactics to make you entertain .

 



I also liked Pahari night and Jazzy b show but I could not see Kunal Ganjawale show due to some urgent work. But heard that show was good and "chana ve ghar aa ja ve " was fabulous . Minister Virbhadra singh also took part in third cultural night of shivratri fair.

Mr. Virbhdra Singh in Shivratri cultural night

                                  I am very passive to the shopping in fairs because I think that in fairs you do not get quality material . But surprised to see that there a lot of good products in the fair and prices are lower than market. So I did some shopping but my sister had done a lot of shopping .

Ending my post I just want to say that I enjoyed the fair very much and will wait to next year's fair( if earth will not destroy on Dec. 2012) very eagerly .

Full gallery : Deities(devta aur devi) present in Shivratri Fair , Mandi 2012
                      Shivratri Fair , Mandi 2012

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 Kailash Kher 's video is of previous year.

Shivratri Fair in Mandi : Himachal Pradesh Tourism

Himachal Pradesh Tourism : Dev Pashakot(God of rain) in Shivratri fair

(For shivratri fair 2012 click here) Mandi Shivaratri Fair  is an international festival which held for 7 days starting with the Hindu festival of Shivaratri, in the Mandi town in Himachal Pradesh, India. The Mandi Shivaratri fair is held as per Hindu calendar every year on the Krishna paksha 13th day/13th night in the month of Phalguna that corresponds to February/March. Mandi town has the title of 'Varanasi of the Hills'  due to the fact that he large number of gods and goddesses that are invited to the festival.

Himachal Pradesh Tourism : Shivratri Fair in Mandi

The Mandi festival or fair is particularly famous as the special fair transforms Mandi town into a venue of grand celebration when all gods and goddesses, said to be more than 200 deities of the Mandi district assemble here, starting with the day of Shivaratri. Mandi town located on the banks of the Beas River, popularly known as the "Choti Kashi" and "cathedral of temples", is one of the oldest towns of Himachal Pradesh with about 81 temples of different gods(mainly of God Shiva) and goddesses in its periphery. There are several legends linked to the celebration of this event. The festival is centred around the protector deity of Mandi "Madho Rai" (Lord Vishnu) and Lord Shiva of the Bhootnath temple in Mandi

Himachal Pradesh Tourism : Shivratri Fair in Mandi

       The fair happens in Paddal Ground , Mandi whereas cultural programs performed during night at Seri manch near Indira Market . The cultural program is very famous as many popular singers and performers from Himachal Pradesh  , bollywood , foreign countries and rest of India performs in it.

           


Mandi town is accessible by road from Shimla, Chandigarh, Pathankot and Delhi. The nearest railway stations are Joginder Nagar and Shimla by narrow gauge train.



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