Jammu offers Festivals and Fairs (Mela) that have traditions and age old histrory.
Jammu Festival: Cultural procession of the Jammu Festival is an inaugural event. It has added features of major carnivals and sometimes also includes few tableaus prepared by the professionals on the life and history of Jammu ... read more
Navratra Festival: Though the yatra to the shrine of Mata Vaishno Deviji is a round-the-year event, the one undertaken during the Navratras is considered the most auspicious ... read more
Jhri Fair (Mela): Every year during the Karthik Purnima (Late autumn full moon) falling during the last week of October and early November an annual mela is held here. Lacs of devotees throng the village to commemorate the martyrdom of Baba Jittoo ... read more
Shiv Khori Festival: Shiv Khori Festival is celebrated on the eve of Maha Shivratri every year. Lakhs of pilgrims from different parts of the country visit this Cave Shrine to seek blessings of Lord Shiva ... read more
Mela Bahu Fort: Among the fairs, the Mela Bahu Fort is one of the most popular festivals and is celebrated on the auspicious occasion of Ramnavi. The festival is very colourful .... read more
Chamliyal Mela (Festival): The people on both sides of the India-Pakistan border participate with great enthusiasm in the annual fair which begins on fourth thursday of June every year .... read more
The Festival of Kite Flying:
An array of designer kites soar the skyline in Jammu on Raksha Bandhan and Shri Krishna Janmashthami. People start flying kites early in the morning and continue until the evening. .... read more
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