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FAIRS & FESTIVALS
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Ganga Festival:
A festive experience like none other awaits you at Ganga Festival at
Varanasi. |
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Kartik
 Purnima
Celebrated in the month of November-December is the sacred day, when
the ghats of Varanasi come alive with thousands of brightly-lit
earthern lamps.
Buddh Purnima
This festival is celebrated with pomp and gaiety in Sarnath. This
day Lord Buddha was born. A large fair is held in Sarnath and the
relics of Buddha are taken out in a procession for public viewing on
this day. Buddh Purnima is celebrated during the month of May. |
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Bharat Milap
Around Dussehra a fair is held in Nati Imli which celebrates the
return of Lord Rama from 14 years of exile. His reunion with his
younger brother Bharat is celebrated as Bharat milap. This festival
is attended by the king of Kashi in royal flavour. The festival is
attended by at least a million devotees. Held in the month of
October / November.
The Ramlila
The Ramlila of Ramagar is famous far and wide. The Ramlila is based
on the Ramcharitramanas by Tulsidas. The month ling festival is
usually held during October / November and it sees the performance
of many ancient rituals.
Nakkatyya
This festival again is based on the Ramayana. The episode in the
epic where the sister of Ravana tries to influence Lakshmana to
marry her but instead Lakshman chops off her nose. On hearing this
Ravana vows revenge against the brothers. This incidence in the epic
is one of the reasons why Sita was abducted by Ravana. The festival
is held in Chetganj with much fan fair. |
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Hanuman
Jayanti
This festival is celebrated to mark the birth of the monkey God
Hanuman . The five day long festivities are held at the Sankat
Mochan temple. During this festival many plays are staged based on
the Saraswati, Ram , Krishnalila and Hanuman Charitra.
Mahashivratri
Though Mahashivratri is celebrated throughout India, Varanasi has
some special charm in the celebration the festival. During the
festival a procession is taken out from the Maha-Mritunjaya temple
to Kashi Viswanath Temple.
The Dhrupad Mela
In the month of March a five day long music festival is organised on
the Tulsi Ghats. during the five days renowned artists from all over
the country perform Dhrupad here. This festival is one of the major
tourist attraction of Varanasi.
Panch Koshi Parikrama
The procession has got the name
because it passes through five places. These five places are
Kardmeshwar, Bhimchandi, Rameshwar, Shivpur and Kapildhara. The
parikrama has special importance in the ancient parikramas of India.
The procession starts and ends at Manikarnika Ghat. |
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