Fairs and Festivals in India in month of June
| June Festival | Date | Place |
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| Ganga Dussehra | 18 June 2013 | Haridwar, Rishikesh, Prayag, Varanasi & Garh-Mukteswar |
| Sindhu Darshan Festival | 03 June 2013 | Leh & Ladakh |
| Hemis Festival | 18 - 19 June 2013 | Ladakh, Jammu Kashmir |
| Champakulam Boat Race | 23 June 2013 | Allapuzha |
Ganga Dussehra , Haridwar, Rishikesh, Prayag, Varanasi & Garh-Mukteswar-18 June 2013: Ganga Dussehra is the annual celebration of the most sacred of Hindu rivers, Ganga, or the Ganges in the famous shores of Ganges like Haridwar, Rishikesh, Prayag, Varanasi and Garh-Mukteswar. The celebration lasts for ten days from the new moon at the beginning of Jyaistha (amanta reckoning). The last day, 10 Jyaistha, is the holiest of them all (this normally occurs in June in the Gregorian calendar, or occasionally at the end of May). Thousands of devotees flock at the shore of Ganges to get the holy bath. They take the clay at the shores of Ganga to their homes to venerate. Every day during evenings aratis are performed to mother Ganges in the shores of Haridwar. Vaishnavas, devotees of Lord Vishnu, take this opportunity to worship Mother Ganga and increase their devotion to Lord.
Sindhu Darshan Festival Leh & Ladakh: 03 June 2013: The Sindhu Darshan Festival is organised annually at Leh. People travel for a Darshan and Puja of the River Sindhu (Indus), which originates from the Mansarovar in Tibet. The Festival aims at projecting the Sindhu River as a symbol of multi-dimensional cultural identity, communal harmony and peaceful co-existence in India. It is also an opportunity for people from around the country and overseas to visit the beautiful regions of Leh and Ladakh. As part of the celebrations, various groups from different states in India bring water from the other mighty rivers in the country in earthen pots and immerse them in the Sindhu River, thereby mingling the river water with other waters of the land. The festival promises a kaleidoscope of Indian culture and an exciting array of performing arts being brought together at an exciting place.
Hemis Festival - Ladakh, Jammu Kashmir- 18 - 19 June 2013: The courtyard of Hemis Gompa-the biggest Buddhist monastery in Ladakh is the stage for the famous 'Hemis' festival that celebrates the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava. The colourful two-day pageant falls on the 10th day (Tse-Chu) of the Tibetan lunar month. The local people are seen dressed up in their finest traditional garb for the occasion. Lamas called 'chhams' perform splendid masked dances and sacred plays to the accompaniment of cymbals, drums and long horns. The head lama presides over the function. The festival takes an auspicious turn every 12 years in the Tibetan Year of the Monkey, when the two-storey high 'Thanka' depicting Padmasambhava is displayed. This famous 'Thanka', richly embroidered with pearls and semi-precious stones, is due to be displayed at this years festival i.e in 2004. A colourful fair, displaying some beautiful handicrafts, is the special highlight of the festival.
Champakulam Boat Race, Allapuzha-23 June 2013: The Champakulam Moolam Boat Race is the oldest and most popular vallam kali (snake boat race) in Kerala state of south India. The race is held on the River Pamba in Allapuzha on Moolam day (according to the Malayalam Era M.E) of the Malayalam month Midhunam, the day of the installation of the deity at the Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Temple. The festivities include spectacular water floats, decorated boats, Vanchipattu - the song of the oarsmen and the most thrilling Chundanvallom race. Chundans are a category of boats over 100 feet in length with raised prows. The foreign rulers first called them snake boats. An exotic procession of water floats, boatsdecorated with colourful parasols and performing arts greets thespectator before the race. Champakulam boat race is closely connected to the installation of the deity at the Ambalappuzha sree .
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