Fish killing festival of the Himalaya- Maund mela
- 6 years ago
Garhwal is located in the state of Uttarakhand, which is a northern hill province of India. The area has its own traditions, festivals and culture.
Each year a festival takes place here on the banks of river Aglar in the Tehri district of Garhwal. This is the Maund Mela. This unusual fair, attracts people from Kumaon, Garhwal and the Jaunsar region of Uttarakhand. The fair is held every year in the Aglar valley and is also known as the fish killing festival.
The festival of fish killing is celebrated on June 29, every year. Thousands of villagers from Tehri Garhwal and nearby districts trek down to the Aglar River to participate in this festival. The Aglar River is a tributary of Yamuna. The villagers believe that the festival was started around a century back by the ruler of Tehri.
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Each year a festival takes place here on the banks of river Aglar in the Tehri district of Garhwal. This is the Maund Mela. This unusual fair, attracts people from Kumaon, Garhwal and the Jaunsar region of Uttarakhand. The fair is held every year in the Aglar valley and is also known as the fish killing festival.
The festival of fish killing is celebrated on June 29, every year. Thousands of villagers from Tehri Garhwal and nearby districts trek down to the Aglar River to participate in this festival. The Aglar River is a tributary of Yamuna. The villagers believe that the festival was started around a century back by the ruler of Tehri.
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world...
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