A Living Portrait of India
A Living Portrait of India |
India Heritage:Culture:Fairs and Festivals |
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The colourful Pooram
festival is held in Thrissur at its fine Vadakkumnathan
Temple. Processions of beautifully caparisoned elephants provide
a magnificent spectacle. The festival is rounded off at night by dazzling
firework displays. The Urs are held every
year at the dargah of the Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti,
commemorating his symbolic union with God. Pilgrims from all over
the world gather here to pay homage. Qawalis and poems are
presented in the saint’s honour. At the huge fair that springs
up at this time, religious objects, books, rosaries, embroidered carpets
and silver ornaments are on sale. International Flower Festival A rare show of exotic varieties
of flowers, orchids and other plants native to Sikkim. Held
every summer during the peak flowering season, this is a spectacular
event, attracting people from all over India. River rafting and a
Yak Safari are added attractions. The festival marks the end
of ‘Ramzan’ – a month when Muslims
fast throughout the day and eat only at night. Prayers, family get-togethers
and feasts are the major highlights of the celebrations. This festival commemorates
the birth of Lord Buddha – ‘the Enlightened
one’. Summer Festival The advent of summer in the major hill resorts ushers in colourful festivity. Liverly cultural events, flower shows, regattas and exhibitions brighten the summer season at the picturesque hill stations of Ooty, Shimla, Darjeeling, Mount Abu, etc. |
