Cultural Festivals in News

Festival

State

Significance

Ambubachi Mela

Assam

It is an annual festival held at Kamakhya temple, atop Nilachal hills of Guwahati, Assam on the bank of Brahmaputra river.

Kamakhya Temple is one of the 51 Shakti shrines representing the different body parts of Shiva's consort Sati.

Mela Kheerbhawani

Jammu and Kashmir

It is one of the largest gatherings of Kashmiri pandits post 1990 expulsion.

It is held at the famous Ragnya Devi temple in Ganderbal district.

It has become a symbol of communal harmony as muslims in the locality make all kinds of arrangements to aid the festival.

Ladakh SingheyKhababs Sindhu Festival

Jammu and Kashmir

It is tourist's promotional festival, which is celebrated on the ....

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