International Shiv Ratri festival in Mandi, HP

Here we are talking about the one of the famous festival of the state as well Mandi district which is known as International Shiv Ratri Festival. This festival came in the month of March every year. This festival is very much popular in Mandi district and it comes after the Navratri.

International Shiv Ratri festival in Mandi

Here we are talking about the one of the famous festival of the state which is known as Shiv Ratri festival. This festival is popular in the Mandi district. This festival came in the month of the March and continues for the nine days. This festival is related to the different Gods but basically it is famous for the God, Shiva. In this article we are talking about the details information regarding this place which is given below, for more information than you have to read the article. Basically this article is divided into different part which includes the history of the festival, what it is popular for and how to reach this place, all these things are discuss in details below in the article.
International Shiv Ratri festival in March 2013
Himachal Pradesh is basically famous for the festival and hilly areas. In this state there is about district, in which every district has its own festival. Here we are talking about the one of the famous festival of the state which is known as Shiv Ratri festival. This festival is celebrated across the state as well country but this festival is famous in the Mandi district. This festival came after the Navratri and it is celebrated in the month of the March.
Before this festival there is Navratri festival in which prayer of different gods is done every year, this festival is continue for the nine days that's why it is called Navratri. After this festival there is Shiv Ratri in all the Lord Shiva's temple.
In the Mandi district there are so many people came across the country as well as aboard to see this festival.in the evening people drink the water with the content of Marijuana which is called Ghota. And on the next day people go to the Shiv's Temple and take the blessing.
Famous thing of the festival
The one of the famous thing of this festival is Ghota which is the content of water in which some Marijuana and other things are added to it. It is much tasted to drink, but always remember don't drink this Ghota to the Children below 18 years.
How to reach this place
You can easily reach this place by bus as well taxi. You can also reach this place by train as well as airplane. Distance of the Mandi from different places is given below: from Shimla it is about 100 km, from Chandigarh it is about 225km and from the national capital Delhi it is about 400 km.