Chandra-Bhaga Sangam Parv from June 2

Dipender Manta

Tribune News Service

Kullu, May 18

Residents of Lahaul-Spiti will celebrate Chandra-Bhaga Sangam Parv at Tandi on June 12 where a large number of Buddhist and Hindu followers will arrive.

Around 100 violin masters will play the instruments and more than 1,000 women, dressed up in traditional attire, will present the local Lahauli dance. It will be the main attraction of the event.

To project its religious importance on the national stage, the organisers have decided to invite spiritual leaders of both Hindu and Buddhist religions.

It was last year when the mortal remains of the VHP leader Ashok Singhal were immersed in the Chander-Bhaga sangam. The sangam is a religious place in the region where the locals performed rituals after cremation, similar to those performed at the Ganga ghats in Haridwar.

Talking to The Tribune, Chander Mohan Parsheera, president of the Chander-Bhaga Sangam Parv Samiti, said this event would be a blend of religious and cultural activities to promote spiritual tourism in the region.

“Priests of Pashupatinath temple from Nepal and Buddhist spiritual leaders from Bhutan are invited to take part in the event. Since June 2, Puja will be held by Hindu and Buddhist monks at the venue, which will continue till June 12,” he said.

“To establish the emotional cord between people of the Lahaul and Spiti valley, the samiti has decided to honour the families of those girls, who got married from Spiti in the Lahaul valley and around 60 families have been informed about the move, while total 100 families will be invited for the purpose,” he remarked.

Mahseh Sharma, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Tourism and Culture, and Manohar Lal Khattar, Haryana Chief Minister, are expected to take part in the event.

The attraction

• Around 100 violin masters will play the instruments and more than 1,000 women, dressed up in traditional attire, will present the local Lahauli dance
• Priests of Pashupatinath temple from Nepal and Buddhist spiritual leaders from Bhutan are invited
• Since June 2, Puja will be held by Hindu and Buddhist monks which will continue till June 12