While continuing with my journey to Himachal my little sister planned a quick getaway to Mandi before we headed to kasol.
I was initially not so enthusiastic about it as it was supposed to be a visit to the annual fair and just as we landed Mandi and battled ourselves with the frantic crowd at the fair i was quite amazed at the amount of people who had actually turned up and the number of stalls that existed not forgetting the uncountable joy rides for people to enjoy, for a moment it brought back childhood memories of fairs in my own hometown except this one was huge .
On inquiring further i got to know that this was called the 'Mandi Shivratri Fair'' .The festival's popularity is so widespread that it is also known as an international festival.
The Mandi festival or the fair is famous as the special fair transforms Mandi town into a venue of grand celebration when all the gods and goddessess,said to be more than 200 deities of the Mandi district assemble here.
We just happened to be present right on time when these deities were being carried off to their respective places and the number of deities all around and some in their rythmic movements was a compelling sight. we did manage to join the procession for a brief time period and it was wonderful.
on exploring the town ,i got glimpses of the city's old and rustic beauty comprising of its unique architectural designs and the river beas flowing across the town makes it more scenic. It so reminded me of the city of york in the united kingdom just so ancient and gorgeous. Mandi used to be a princely state until 1948.
moving toward the pictures............
few of the deities..........
managing a quick picture while on procession
variety of indian sweets on display...
more until the next post
via couch...
I was initially not so enthusiastic about it as it was supposed to be a visit to the annual fair and just as we landed Mandi and battled ourselves with the frantic crowd at the fair i was quite amazed at the amount of people who had actually turned up and the number of stalls that existed not forgetting the uncountable joy rides for people to enjoy, for a moment it brought back childhood memories of fairs in my own hometown except this one was huge .
On inquiring further i got to know that this was called the 'Mandi Shivratri Fair'' .The festival's popularity is so widespread that it is also known as an international festival.
The Mandi festival or the fair is famous as the special fair transforms Mandi town into a venue of grand celebration when all the gods and goddessess,said to be more than 200 deities of the Mandi district assemble here.
We just happened to be present right on time when these deities were being carried off to their respective places and the number of deities all around and some in their rythmic movements was a compelling sight. we did manage to join the procession for a brief time period and it was wonderful.
on exploring the town ,i got glimpses of the city's old and rustic beauty comprising of its unique architectural designs and the river beas flowing across the town makes it more scenic. It so reminded me of the city of york in the united kingdom just so ancient and gorgeous. Mandi used to be a princely state until 1948.
moving toward the pictures............
few of the deities..........
managing a quick picture while on procession
more until the next post
via couch...
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