The festivals year at Dharamshala starts of with January in which the festival in Dharamsala of Lohri or Maghi is celebrated with full enthusiasm and happiness. This is the festivals in which community bonfires and dances took place to celebrate the last sowing of the Ravi crop.
The festival season in Dharamsala follows February in which there comes Basant panchmi people at Dharamshala also celebrate this festival with full joy and enthusiasm. At this festival lot of fun took place at Dharamshala as well as in Manali. After Basant panchmi then come the festival in Dharamsala is of Navratras which holds a great importance in the heart of the people.
Then comes the month of March in which Nalwari fair took place at Manali which is famous for the buying and selling of the cattle. It is basically a buying and selling fair.
Then came the month of April in which Baisakhi is being celebrated. This is the festival which is regarded as a farewell to the winters and which holds great importance for the farmers and along with all the people at Manali.
May is the month in which river festival is celebrated at Kullu and in which the gliding starts of in Dharamshala.
In August there happens a Dal fair which took place in the month of August. This festival took place at upper Dharamshala.
In October people celebrate the festival of Dusshera at this month people start to celebrate the festival from the very first day of the month. At Dharamshala as well people starts to renovate their houses which on the day of festivals looks more ravishing than ever.
The month of October in general is considered as the best season to visit Dharamshala. Festivals in Dharmasala are colorful. Dharamsala festival are numerous. |