Shimla: Fairs and Festivals in October

There is a Regatta on the waters of the Gobind Sagar, anglers vie for the largest catch in the Sangla valley (Kinnaur) and paragliders sail the skies at Billing (Kangra).

More traditionally, over two hundred deities converge on Kullu for its unusual Dussehra celebrations. They pay homage to Lord Raghunath while music and colour fill the ‘Silver Valley’. Numerous stalls offer a variety of local wares. This is also the time when the International Folk Festival is celebrated. The Jwalamukhi Temple in Kangra becomes the venue for a major fair.

At Killar and Panai (in Chamba’s Pangi valley), the Phool Yatra witnesses a remarkable display of neighborly affection and the Dehant Nag is worshipped.