Category: About Jammu

Fairs in jammu and kashmir

Bahu fort mela

Bahu Mela Bahu Mela is one of the biggest Hindu festivals organized in Jammu & Kashmir. Despite being a popular Hindu festival, people of all age groups, caste and community come together and celebrate it with great fun and joy. The carnival is illuminated with lots of lights that enlighten the whole atmosphere and bring

Christmas celebrations in India and J&K

Compared to other religious festivals, Christmas is quite a small festival in India, due to the number of people who are Christians (about 2.3%) compared to people who belong to other religions. Having said this, the population of India is over 1 Billion, so there are over 25 million Christians in India! One of the

Fairs in Jammu

Jhiri Mela The Jhiri Mela is one of the well-liked fairs organized usually during the months of October or November. The fair is a reminiscent event which upholds the memories of an honest farmer called Jitu Baba, who belonged to the village of Jhiri. The story behind the fair is that of a farmer being

About Jammu

The city of Jammu, besides being the winter capital of the state, is also known as the city of temples. It is believed that Raja Jamboo Lochan originally founded the city in the 14th century. According to the popular legend, while the Raja was hunting one day, he happened to witness a tiger and a
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