Who doesn't love fairs, festivals and events? Whatever is your mood, just attend a fair or a festival and rejoice yourself. They will definitely cheer you up. Now be it any cultural event, or some folk dance performances, or a live music performance, choose your option and check with your event calendars. Chamba is like a heaven on earth. It is an awesome place and the July weathers in Chamba are simply super amazing. You can see the white feathery clouds floating on the valleys, the beautiful Ravi river running with its speed and the slight splashes of rains will blow your inner soul. The views are majestic and an international fair during this time at this beautiful place adds to the charm. Every year mostly in the last week of July, Chamba hosts this international Minjar mela which continues for at least 7 to 14 days.
About Minjar Mela:
Celebrated in the month of Sawan, this festival is also known as the Sawani mela. This year in 2019, it is starting from July 28, 2019 and will be held at the Chowgan ground in Chamba. This is a worldwide famous international Minjar mela. Multitude of people gather here for the events, shows and festival from far off places, every year. This is a very old fair that is being organized year after year in Chamba and people from all around wait for this dates. Even the business people come from far off places to sell their exclusive products to the tourists and visitors at this fair.
The festival attracts loads and loads of people every year. The preparations for this fair starts several days before the opening date, as i have covered in the video above, you may check that out to get the visual details related to the preparations before the start of this festival and the beautiful venue first look.
When & Where:
Date: July 28 to August 04, 2019
Venue: Chowgan ground, Chamba
International Minjar Mela will be held at Chowgan in the Chamba town, Himachal Pradesh. The festival will start from 28th July this year and is expected to continue till 4th August 2019. However, most of the time the dates get extended later on due to the heavy rush and demands of public. And therefore we can also expect the fair to continue for around 15 days, starting Sunday, July 28th.
Key Attraction of Minjar Festival:
- Cultural events
- Folk dance
- Kunjari Malhar
- Live music/dance performances
- Wheelchair dance
- Ujjwal Himachal displays
- Exhibition and stalls
- Fast food stalls
- Fun rides or jhoola
- Mr. & Miss Chamba
and more
Mornings are generally engaged with sports and business activities, while the evenings are rocking with stage performances buzzing the town. Several top artists, performers, and entertainers are being called to perform and celebrate this festival. It is a power packed full day package all in all, daily.
Significance of Minjar Mela:
This fair, the international Minjar festival is being organized in the cultivation season of July, the holy Sawan month. These cultivation seasons are considered because maize and paddy they cultivate and emerge from the soil during this season. To symbolize this, most of the representatives who visits the Minjar mela are told to wear a corn-cab which is made of silk, generally golden in color and looks similar to the corn-cabs. This is a symbol of Minjar.
The events and the fair looks exciting. The wheelchair dance I think will be amazing. Minjar mela is filled with life and zeal. Entire Chamba comes alive. Chamba is filled with colors, music and life. Everyone looks excited for this week long event.
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