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Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan, Devi Talab
A National Musical Fair held annually during the last week of December at
Devi Talab about 11/2km from the railway station. This Sammelan was started by Baba Harballabh in memory of his Guru Swami Tulja Giri in 1875 and is
still going strong even after 130years. Shree Baba Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan is the oldest festival of
Indian Classical Music in the world. The best of the country's
exponents of instrumental and vocal classical music gather here for the Sammelan. People from all walks of life look forward to attend this rare gathering
of musicians. Mahatma Gandhi had attended this fair in 1929. It is one of the premier musical fairs in North India.
The Government of India has recognized this festival as one of the National
Festivals of Music. Contact: www.harballabh.org
The Fair of Baba Sodal
Fair of Baba Sodal is held to
memorialize
the death anniversary
of Sodal, a local child deity.
Every year in the month of Bhadon i.e
in mid-September, a fair is held at the Smadh of Baba
Sodal. In side the smadh, there is a painted portrait of Baba Sodal
kept decorated with garlands and rosaries.
The offering here are distributed among the pilgrims and they sprinkle a few drops on their body.
Baisakhi
Baisakhi festival celebrated in the month of April is of special significance
to the Sikh community. It was on this day that Guru Gobind Singh founded the 'Khalsa'
(Sikh brotherhood). The holy book of the Sikhs, 'Granth Sahib' is taken in a procession, led by the 'Panj Pyaras' (five senior Sikhs)
who are
symbolic of the original leaders. The occasion is marked by a lot of
feasting and merry making. In the countryside farmers start harvesting with great jubilation. The
Bhangra dance is a common sight in the villages where men and women dance to the rhythmic beat of drums.
Dusshera and Diwali as well as the birth and death anniversaries of the gurus and saints are also celebrated enthusiastically.
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