7 Amazing facts about Kullu Dussehra you didn’t Know!

Kullu Dussehra is one of the most beautiful and amazing festival celebrated in Kullu Valley.

1. History of Kullu Dussehra - It’s the legend of 16th century when Raja Jagat singh used to rule over Kullu kingdom. It is believed that one day he came to know about the peasant in the region who was possessing the riches of pearls. Raja Jagat Singh became greedy and wanted to own the riches of the peasant and thus ordered the poor peasant to either handover the pearls to the king or get hanged but the irony of situation was that the pearl possessed by the Brahmin was the great wisdom and knowledge, Knowing of the consequences peasant threw himself in the fire and cursed the king that “Whenever you will eat, the Rice will appear like worm and water like blood”. To change his fate Raja was told by the brahmin to go and fetch Raghunath deity from Ayodhya and hence Raja Jagat Singh told one of his brahmin to do the desired work. The Brahmin sneaked into the city and was able to steal the deity of Raghunath but was captured by the local people of the Ayodhya. It is believed that when they were carrying the deity towards Ayodhya the weight of the deity increased manifold but when carried towards Kullu it became light. This Raghunath deity is placed in the rath during the Rath yatra on first and last day of Dussehra and this is how Dussehra in Kullu is celebrated. I have written history in facts because many people don’t know about the history of this amazing festival and hence I believe it is an amazing fact to know Kullu Dussehra.
2. Kullu Dussehra was declared an international event and is witnessed by around 4-5 Lac people from across the globe.
3. No Burning or ravan - The burning of Ravaan is basically a symbol of Dussehra festival. But the most amazing facts about Dussehra in Kullu is that no Ravaan is burnt during the event of festival celebration. I have visited number of states during Dussehra festival but I have not seen a single state in India where Ravaan is not burnt during Dussehra, But Kullu is  such a state. Dussehra festival is marked with pulling of Rath along the Dhalpur ground.
4. Fair and Festival - Kullu Dussehra is not only about the Rath Yatra but there is more to explore. Here you can do shopping, eat you favorite snack, Chill out with your friends or family members. The festival is celebrated for nearly 7 days where the four main grounds of Dhalpur are covered with various stalls.
5. Guinness Book of World Records - Kullu Natti has its name in the Guinness Book of World Records as “The largest Nati dance consists of 9892 participants, achieved by District Administration Kullu, in Himachal Pradesh India on 26 October 2015. The event was headed by DC – Kullu Rakesh Kanwar.The folk dance was dedicated to the theme of the girlchild (beti hai anmol)and the participants would take a pledge to work for the cause. 
6. Indian and international artist perform – Artist like Kailash kher, Jassie Gill etc. performed at kala kendra Kullu in 2018. List of 2019 artist will be disclosed soon.
7. Tambola - Tambola is a game of numbers and luck, if you are lucky enough then you can even win a Car or Motor Bike for a cost of mere Rs.500. This game is played by huge number of people every year.