Blog by-Dr Jaya Kumar.
With every raindrop and the beautiful weather around I go down the memory lane. Memories of colourful the 'Minjar festival', fill my mind. The International 'Minjar Festival' takes place every year at around this time of the year in July-Aug period in the magestic valley of the district of Chamba.
Chamba is a Hill town in Himachal Pradesh and is a beautiful tourist destination.
My paternal relatives belong to this town which posesses beauty beyond words. The annual 'Minjar Fair' organised here is held in a big green lush ground known as the 'Chowgan Ground'.
People travel from far and wide to see and witness the festivity attached to this grand fair.
The town seems to be decorated like a young bride and the hills look even more lush green.
'Minjar' means a silken thread which symbolises the celebration of harvesting.
The beginning of the fair is colourfully Magical and the end is Divine.
On the last day a 'Jaatar' or a procession of the Divinity takes place with great pomp and show.
Folk music and dances of the area with a musical parade brings an end to the much awaited, attented and enjoyed 'Minjar Festival'.
Every one prays for the happiness and wellness of their loved ones and for humanity as a whole.
With a smile on every face, people bid farewell to each other with a hope and a wish to meet and greet again next year .
My paternal grandfather too used to send me the 'Minjar Thread' every year. I too used to always keep it in the form of his blessings to me and like a loving gift from the land of magical hills.
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Chamba is a Hill town in Himachal Pradesh and is a beautiful tourist destination.
My paternal relatives belong to this town which posesses beauty beyond words. The annual 'Minjar Fair' organised here is held in a big green lush ground known as the 'Chowgan Ground'.
People travel from far and wide to see and witness the festivity attached to this grand fair.
The town seems to be decorated like a young bride and the hills look even more lush green.
'Minjar' means a silken thread which symbolises the celebration of harvesting.
The beginning of the fair is colourfully Magical and the end is Divine.
On the last day a 'Jaatar' or a procession of the Divinity takes place with great pomp and show.
Folk music and dances of the area with a musical parade brings an end to the much awaited, attented and enjoyed 'Minjar Festival'.
Every one prays for the happiness and wellness of their loved ones and for humanity as a whole.
With a smile on every face, people bid farewell to each other with a hope and a wish to meet and greet again next year .
My paternal grandfather too used to send me the 'Minjar Thread' every year. I too used to always keep it in the form of his blessings to me and like a loving gift from the land of magical hills.
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