Local Holiday in five sub divisions of Kangra district on Saturday

Dharamshala, September 14, 2017: The deputy commissioner of Kangra district in Himachal Mr CP Verma has declared a special Holiday on Saturday in five sub divisions of district namely Dharamshala, Kangra, Palampur , Baijnath and Jaisinghpur in connection with Sair Festival. He said that all the government offices and educational institutions in the said areas shall remain closed in the said areas.
In this festival the night before, a plate is prepared for pooja with each of the seasons harvest ie maize, lemon, gauva and some rice and wheat& cucumber.
The next morning, a barber of the village goes to each house before a crow caws, in pin drop silence of the early morning darkness, with the idol of a deity, that of ‘Sair Devi’ .
Nevertheless, the barber is then given some of seasons harvest and some money. Later in the morning as many as 6-7 dishes are prepared, of which pakodu, patrodu and bhutoru are a must and rest may vary.