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Rejoiced At : Himachal Pradesh, Kullu

Festival Month : October

Kullu dussehra festival of Himachal Pradesh is a traditional festival; almost 200 deities meet each other on the occasion of this festival, due to its uncommon celebration procession. To Raghunathji Lord, devotees dedicate the homage during the music because of which the whole Silver Valley gets multicolored. Within the Kullu Dussehra festival held on the rising moon's 10th day. e.g Vijay Dashmi day and for seven days more. On the1st day of the festival Lord Raghunathji's idol lumbers on merrily dressed chariot & this festival is participated by all gods of the village, which are accumulated in multicolored planquins, it is dragged from it's permanent place that is in Dhalpur Maidan to some other place around the Maidan through Big ropes.

The village People only practice the tradition of pulling the ropes. The complete procession is practiced on a high scale. In this procession all the valley's gods have to travel to Kullu during the Dussehra festival to offer homage to Lord Raghunathji. During the evening and mornings the valley's gods are paraded and invoked. After that people again become busy in singing, dancing, selling and buying during the seven days of the festival.The festival ends by burning of the Lanka. People take Lord Raghunathji's Chariot close to the Beas River's banks and at the end of the festival, people collect the mound of wooden grass for fire that is a sign of blazing of Lanka and as per their festival's custom they sacrifice various animals.

Within the royal fads, Kullu Dussehra festival is held and it is purified on social, religious and economic aspects that’s why undoubtedly it has become nicely formed. During the celebration of Dussehra festival, you can enjoy your shopping , you will find variety of regional goods. This would be perfect religious holiday with fun.