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The Kurukshetra Festival is celebrated in the month of December in the Kurukshetra city of Haryana. The festival is celebrated as a commemoration of the birth anniversary of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita.
Kurukshetra Festival: Birth anniversary of Srimad Bhagavad Gita
The city of Kurukshetra is named after the great sage king Kuru and was the site of the great battle of Mahabharata. Infact, it was here that the great dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna took place, which later took the form of Bhagavad Gita, the holy book of the Hindus.
On the day of the Festival of Kurukshetra, people from far and wide gather to take a holy dip in the sacred tanks of Brahma Sarovar and Sannihit Sarovar. For an entire week, the Bhagwat Katha is conducted, which presents the various stories of the Bhagavad Gita.
The other programs at the Kurukshetra Festival of Haryana include shloka recital, dance, dramas and deep daan (charity) at the Brahma Sarovar. Also, free medical camps, book exhibitions and bhajan recitals in classical tradition, etc. are also organized.
Description of Kurukshetra Festival in Haryana
During the Kurukshetra Festival in Haryana, the pilgrims all gather to take a holy dip in the Brahma Sarovar and the Sannehit Sarovar, the waters of which are considered sacred. There are religious men telling stories from the Bhagwad Gita, the holy book of the Hindus, recital of religious shlokas as well as other celebrations such as dance and drama performances and the ‘Deep Daan’ at the Brahma Sarovar which are all a part of the religious festivities of the Kurukshetra Festival. There are also free medical camps, exhibition of books and classical Bhajan and recital programs are organized.
Time for celebrating:
The Kurukshetra Festival in Haryana takes place in the month of November / December.
To reach Haryana to participate in the Kurukshetra Festival, you can take a flight to Delhi or Chandigarh. Kurukshetra is also a significant railway junction and all the major railways pass through here. So is the case with buses as buses from the Haryana Roadways and other State Corporations pass through Kurukshetra.
