📍 Location: Shoolini Temple & Main Bazaar, Solan Town📅 Season: June (2nd or 3rd weekend, dates may vary)A fair where the goddess steps out to meet her people, and the hills ring with music, procession, and joy 🔱 Devotion Rooted in History Solan is named after...
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Buddhi Diwali – Echoes of Lights and Lore in Shilai
📍 Location: Shilai tehsil and adjoining villages, Sirmaur District, Himachal Pradesh📅 Season: November–December (approximately one month after Diwali, on Amavasya)A local luminary of tradition, where lamps burn late and stories blaze bright beneath pine-lined horizons...
Trilokpur Fair – Devotion at the Abode of Bala Sundari
📍 Location: Bala Sundari Temple, Trilokpur, Sirmaur District📅 Season: Twice a year – Chaitra Navratri (March–April) and Ashwin Navratri (September–October)A sacred fair where thousands gather to honor the child goddess and seek blessings with folded palms and open...
Renuka Fair – Divine Reunion by the Lake of Grace
📍 Location: Renuka Ji, Sirmaur District, Himachal Pradesh📅 Season: November (around Prabodhini Ekadashi)A gentle, profound celebration of maternal love, spiritual penance, and water-bound sanctity 🕉️ The Legend – A Son’s Redemption, A Mother’s Return The Renuka Fair...
Pathar Ka Khel – Stone, Spirit, and Sacred Valor in Dhami
📍 Location: Dhami Village, ~28 km from Shimla Town, Himachal Pradesh📅 Season: October, immediately after Dussehra (on the next Sunday)A ritual battle fought with stones, recalling ancestral bravery and sacred protection 🔱 The Legend Behind the Stone Skirmish The...
Lavi Fair – Legacy of Trade and Kinship at Himalayan Crossroads
📍 Location: Rampur Bushahr Town, Shimla District📅 Season: Early to mid-November (dates vary annually)A celebration born of barter and brotherhood, still echoing across Sutlej’s riverbanks 📜 A Fair Born of Treaty and Trust The Lavi Fair dates back to the 17th century...
Ice Skating Carnival – Shimla’s Winter Waltz on Ice
Here’s the full write-up: 📍 Location: Ice Skating Rink, Lakkar Bazaar, Shimla📅 Season: Mid-December to FebruaryWhere the crisp mountain air and colonial echoes become a playground for blades, ballet, and breathless joy ❄️ A Rink Beneath the Pines Shimla’s ice skating...
Summer Festival – Shimla’s Season of Song, Skyline, and Soul
📍 Location: Ridge Maidan, Shimla Town, Himachal Pradesh📅 Season: Early June (dates vary annually)A cultural carnival that greets the sun with dance steps, Himalayan crafts, and melodies under pine-scented air 🏔️ Where Summer Meets Celebration As deodar trees sway...
Mandi Shivratri Fair – Where Gods Gather and Shiva Reigns
📍 Location: Mandi Town, Himachal Pradesh📅 Season: February–March (on Shivratri, varies by lunar calendar)A divine assembly where over 200 hill deities descend to celebrate the cosmic lord beneath Mandi’s temple-studded skyline 🔱 The Living Land of Shiva Mandi isn’t...