कुल्लू

SHIRAR KAIKA FAIR,KULLU...
kaika or Kahika...this fair is of utmost importance to the locals living in upper kullu belt and plays very positive role in the monotonous life and relieves mentally.This fair is connected with local deities, the Kahika fair of the shirar,... Kulu valley is an important one. This is celebrated for three or four days and there are a lot of interesting folk tales in the area connected with it. It is said that there was a character known as 'Nada' who defied the Brahmanical priests and gods and evolved along with his wife their own sacrificial Yagnas to placate the local deities. People in the area hold the 'Nada' couple in high esteem and perform a ritual enactment of the death and resurrection of the husband.