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THE BACKGROUND OF THE TEMPLES IN
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The Dussehra
festival of Kulu, the Ramlila demonstrations with crackers at many places, the Shivaratri
festival at Mandi town, the week-long celebrations of the Minjar fair at Chamba, the
Renuka festivities at Pachhad in Sirmur, the Sayar festivity at Bakloh (Kangra), Karsog
(Mandi) and Sabathu (Simla) on the Ist of Asvin month (September) where a buffalo bull is
sacrificed symbolic of the destruction of the Mahishasur are some Of the more famous
religious festivals celebrated in large fairs..
The legend behind Renuka is as follows : "The sage Jamadagni had his ashram
(hermitage) somewhere near the lake where he was living along with his wife Renuka. One
named Sahasraijuna murdered the sage. Renuka was a very devoted wife. Struck by the
incident, she jumped into the lake, thus putting an end to her life. The lake was named
after Renuka, who assumed the status of a goddess after the great sacrifice. The event is
celebrated every year from I0th to 12th day of the bright half of the Kartika (November)
month at Renuka in tahsil Pachhad of district Sirmur. |
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