Riwalsar fair has a great religious importance and is celebrated on the 10th day of every new year according to the Tibetan calendar. Tibetan year starts sometimes in February/March. Riwalsar fair is also known as Tsechu/Chessu fair which literally means 10th of Dawa Thangpo (1st month). The Buddhists from various parts of the country come… Read More »
Bakhari is a small hamlet in Mahu Panchayat circle about 13 kms. from Churag on Shimla-Karsog road where the temple of Mahunag is situated at a height of about 2,000 metres. A fair is held on a rectangular piece of land surrounded by tall pine trees, about 2 kms. away from the temple, known as… Read More »
The temple of Mamleshwar at Mamail is at a distance of 2 Kms. from Karsog. Vijay Dashmi fair is held there every year on the 11th day of the bright half of the lunar month in Asavina (October). According to the local legend, Lord Parshu Ram placed 80 Shivlingas in various parts of Karsog tahsil… Read More »
Shivratri fair of Mandi is one of the most colourful state fairs of Himachal Pradesh. This fair is held in the month of Phalguna (February/March) on the Krishna Chaturdashi or the 14th day of waning moon and continues for eight to ten days. According to the legend, the Shivratri fair of Mandi was started by… Read More »
The name “Mandi” (and the former name “Mandav Nagar”) has its roots from Great Sage Rishi ‘Mandav’ who prayed in this area, and the rocks turned black due to the severity of his penance. Alternatively, the name may have been derived from the common word mandi which means “market” in Hindi. It may possibly be… Read More »
Bhutti Weaver’s renowned name in handloom weaving particularly Kullu Shawls and other products namely produced in Australian yarn, pashmina & Angora yarn welcomes our esteemed visitors’ customers in this famous Kullu-Manali Valley of Himachal Pradesh. Before the country’s independence, a group of 12 progressive handloom weavers joined hands and organized and got registered a Handloom… Read More »
Traditionally a Hidimbi Devi Temple, generally called and famous as Hadimba Temple, is located in Manali, an internationally famous hill station of Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh in north India. It is an ancient cave temple dedicated to Hidimbi Devi, sister of the demon named Hidimb known character in the Indian epic of Mahabharata. The… Read More »
The degradation of Himalayas has emerged as a major area of concern worldwide. The Himalayan range which till quite recently was untouched by man’s greed for land and resources has now come under pressure from all corners in the name of development and Tourism which resulted in to become a vulnerable fragile zone of earth.… Read More »