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Here we are providing you some valuable information on important Fairs and Festivals of India held in the month of July. It will help you in all Banking as well as Insurance Exams.
1. International Mango Festival
Enjoying summer in India remains incomplete without savouring the “king of all tropical fruits,” Mango. The International Mango Festival gives you the perfect opportunity to relish upon delicious mangoes and even take them back home. The festival is organised by the Delhi Tourism and exhibits a wide variety of mangoes like Alphonso, Neelam, Chausa, Dussehri, Fazli, etc. It is a popular summer event in Delhi that attracts the locales and foreign travellers alike. Various culinary demonstrations with mangoes, competitions and quizzes are also held during this 2-day festival. So, if you are visiting Delhi this July, do not miss to be a part of this popular festival in India.
2. Hemis Festival
The 2-day annual festival is held at Hemis Gompa, the largest and richest Buddhist monastery in Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir. It is one of the most famous festivals in India and witnessing the myriad sights and sounds of this festival is an amazing experience to cherish forever. During the festival, people get dressed up in traditional attire, with men wearing cummerbunds and women adorning vibrant jewellery and headgears. The Lamas of the monastery perform a sacred masked dance on the rhythm of long horns, drums and cymbals. The greatest attractions of this festival are the vibrant mask dances which are a sight to behold forever.
3. Dree Festival
The mystical land of Arunachal Pradesh, its people and traditions have always allured travellers from different parts of the world. And Dree Festival is yet another charm that would keep memories afresh for a lifetime. It is the grand festival of Arunachal Pradesh’s Apatanis tribe, the last Shangri-La on earth and is a sheer display of rich cultural heritage, colours and effervescence. Key highlights of the festival include cultural performances, folk music and dance, sacrificial offerings and prayers to seek the blessings of the Almighty for harvest and protection of the crops. It is one of the most important Indian festivals in July.
4. Puri Rath Yatra
The most awaited festival of Rath Yatra attracts devotees and tourists from around the world. One of the most popular festivals in India in July, it starts from Puri’s Jagannath Temple and marks the journey of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra on their magnificent chariots. According to legends, the deities visit their aunt’s house, Shri Gundicha Temple, and enjoy nine days of stay where they are served with sweet pancakes.
The three chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra are the biggest attractions of the festival, where millions of devotees and travellers pull the strings of the chariots as a sacred tradition. It is considered extremely pious to be able to pull the strings of the chariots during Rath Yatra. Astounding decorations of the chariots, rich spiritual traditions and the enthusiasm encircling this festival make the occasion most enchanting. It is the biggest, oldest and most visited Rath Yatra in the world.
5. Karsha Gustor Festival
Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir is a true traveller’s delight, unfolding rugged terrains, breathtaking beauty and numerous festivals that will keep you engaged throughout the year. However, if you visit Jammu and Kashmir’s ‘Cold Desert’ in the month of July, you should not miss this popular festival, celebrated at Karsha Monastery. The festival is celebrated as a mark of victory of good over evil. The primary attractions of this festival are the Black Hat Dance and masked dance performed by the lamas. The vibrant colours, rich traditions and warm atmosphere of the festival will set your mood in tune.
6. Eid-al-Fitr
Eid-al-Fitr is one of the most important festivals of the Muslims which mark the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting. It commemorates Islamic prophet Muhammad and celebrates brotherhood. It is held with immense enthusiasm and zeal across different parts of India. you will be delighted to see mosques beautifully adorned with lights and flowers as a mark of celebration. One of the biggest attractions of this festival is lip-smacking delicacies prepared especially for this celebration. Visit the streets in traditional Muslim areas to find people flooded with people, vibrant sights and tantalising aroma of delicious meat freshly roasted.
7. Nag Panchami
Nag Panchami is a traditional worship of snakes or serpents observed by Hindus throughout India, Nepal and other countries where Hindu adherents live. The worship is offered on the fifth day of bright half of Lunar month of Shravan (July/August), according to the Hindu calendar. The abode of snakes is believed to be patal lok, (the seven realms of the universe located below the earth) and lowest of them is also called Naga-loka, the region of the Nagas, as part of the creation force and their blessings are sought for the welfare of the family. Serpent deity made of silver, stone or wood or the painting of snakes on the wall are given a bath with milk and then revered.
8. Ashadi Ekadashi
Shayani Ekadashi or Maha-ekadashi or Prathama-ekadashi or Padma Ekadashi or Devshayani Ekadashi or Devpodhi Ekadashi is the eleventh lunar day (Ekadashi) of the bright fortnight (Shukla paksha) of the Hindu month of Ashadha (June – July). Thus it is also known as Ashadhi Ekadashi or Ashadhi. It is known as Toli Ekadashi in Telugu. This holy day is of special significance to Vaishnavas, followers of Hindu preserver god Vishnu.
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