Breathtaking landscapes, hospitable crowd and a welcoming weather all combines together here at Chamba in the holy month Shravan. The historical Minjar festival represents a unique tradition of Chamba attended by multitude of people from each and every corner of the town. Several fascinating stalls, sport events and cultural performances shake the entire Chowgan ground of Chamba.
This colorful festival of Minjar began recently on the fourth Sunday of July, 2019 at Chamba, Himachal Pradesh and it will probably continue for at least a week.
About Chamba:
Chamba, located at the banks of river Ravi is a beautiful town of Himachal Pradesh and is worldwide famous for its historical importance. The ancient and rich values of Minjar fair is one such very old and historic festival of Chamba which is being celebrated mostly in the months of July, the month of Sawan, every year.
Multitude of visitors, travelers and tourists are attracted to this historic event every year. The weather of Chamba as you can see in the above video is awesome, really pleasing the year round and amazingly heartwarming. So if you are in search of some peaceful hill station that is relaxing and mesmerizing then I would definitely say that get your bags ready, pack your bags for this heart stealing destination "Chamba"
About Minjar Festival:
The world famous Minjar festival of Shiv bhoomi Chamba has already started. It started this Sunday, July 28, 2019 and will continue for around a week.
This International Minjar Mela is one of the most popular festival of Chamba when a large number of people gather over here from all over the world. And Chamba, it looks beautiful in this fair. Entire city comes to a life, full Chamba is lighted, decorated, and charmed with twinkling lights all throughout the way. Its a happy festival for the town. People come from far off places to enjoy and rejoice themselves with their families and friends.
Minjar fair is held at the Chowgan grounds in Chamba, Himachal which has a beautiful scenic view from the ground. A beautiful view of the glorious mountains covered with floating clouds looks like you are in Switzerland or somewhere like that. A beautiful and a peaceful hill station, must say!
Why the name Minjar?
Minjar fair is a festival of emerging paddy and maize stalk. Minjar actually refers to the tassels, the stalk of maize which is symbolized by a silk thread like attire.
There are several beliefs and ancient stories that are been associated with the celebration of Minjar festival, and thereby this festival holds a very important position in the history of Chamba, Himachal
My Experience at Minjar Festival:
I recently visited Chamba for the very first time and by chance I got this thrilling opportunity to explore the historic Minjar fair too. The fair was beautifully lit and it was an awesome experience to spend your evenings with the musical shows, cultural events, fun rides, amusement zones, food stalls, popcorn, cotton candies and so many shops selling each and everything that you would actually search for.
All in all, it was a power packed evening well spent with live music and the amazing weather of Chamba. These mountains, these valleys, these clouds backed with this colorful musical fair now is amazing and the experience is extremely thrilling!
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