Detailed Information about Jammu Festival & Its Importance

The multitude and the diversity in the religions and the culture here make India different from the rest of the world. One will find a variety in the languages, customs and the costumes as one travels from the west of the country to the east or from the northern tip of the country to the southern point. Each state in India has a very history to tell and showcase its own culture that has evolved according to the geography and the rulers of the past times. One such place located in the northern part of the country is Jammu known as the city of temples but yea this place makes news every year due to its popular festival called the Jammu festival.

Jammu festival is celebrated every year in the months of March- April for fourteen to fifteen days to promote the healthy culture and also to improve the cross border relations between the people from the other side of the border of Pakistan. The festival is a major event that showcases the cultural tradition of the Jammu region of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The main attractions during the festival are the plenty of the dance shows, the plenty of the stalls and the street acts performed here. The historic and the major site here in Jammu the Mubarak Mandi complex along with the famous Bahu Fort and the Kala Kendra is illumed with plenty of the lights and the time is also marked by loud music. As we all know that Jammu was for a long time under the rule of the Dogra rulers and hence here there is plenty of Dogri food all around for you to enjoy as you enter the Jammu Haat.

There are a number of activities held during the festival as we have seen the "rally of the lakes" which was a car rally across the lakes in the Jammu region during the Chief Ministership of Dr Gulam Nabi Azad. The cause for the up keeping and the development of the Mansar and Surinsar lakes was undertaken during the past years to curb the problem of the receding water level of these lakes. The Jammu festival is held every year with the aim to benefit the people of the state and help promote the tourism in the place.

The organizers of the festival also held various staged programs in which the special artists are invited to perform for the people and this adds to the festive mood and the celebrations. Other shows during this time that the past years have seen are the light and the sound display at the parade ground, the helicopter joyrides, the handicraft and the handloom products show, the photo exhibition shows, the national painting camps, the book fairs, the film shows etc.

The festival has helped the local artists and other talents to showcase their talents and the small house industries and the business to fetch some good trade during this time. The annual event of the Jammu festival adds to the keep the spirit of the people of the Jammu region alive and high.