Which is the famous fair of Punjab?
Jarag fair is one of the important fairs of Punjab that is held in Jarag, a village in tehsil Pail and district Ludhiana. The fair is also known as Baheria Fair. It is organized in the month of Cheth (March-April), in the honor of the Goddess Seetla.
Which are the major fairs of Punjab?
Contents
- 1.1 Baba Sodal mela.
- 1.2 Rauza Sharif Urs.
- 1.3 Jor Mela.
- 1.4 Roshni Da mela.
- 1.5 Bathinda Virasat Mela.
- 1.6 Vaisakhi.
- 1.7 Mela Maghi.
- 1.8 Baba Sheikh Farid Aagman.
What was the old name of Muktsar?

During the 1740s some Sikh families settled here, then a town developed there where the battlefield was. Later it took the name Sri Muktsar Sahib, renamed from Kidhrani di Dhab. A Gurdwara was Built by Baba Mubarak Makkar who was and ardent follower of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
What is festival called in Punjabi?
Festivals in Punjab
Festival | Where | Date |
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Lohri | All over Punjab and Chandigarh | 13 January |
Baisakhi | All over Punjab and Chandigarh | 13 April |
Teeyan | All over Punjab and Chandigarh | Around beginning August |
Gurupurab | All over Punjab and Chandigarh | Full moon night after Diwali |
What is the main festival of Punjabi?
Which Punjabi festival is today?
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti (also spelled Govind Singh) is a Sikh festival that commemorates the birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the tenth Guru of the Sikhs.

When was Muktsar established?
7 November 1995
The Shri Muktsar Sahib district was created as a new district on 7 November 1995 by the separation of the Muktsar subdivision from the Faridkot district. The last battlefield of the tenth Sikh Guru, Shri Guru Gobind Singh, lies in the district’s main city.
Who was the founder of Muktsar Sahib?
Guru Gobind Singh, who had watched the battle from a nearby mound praised the martyrs’ valour and blessed them as Chali Mukte, the Forty Immortals. After them Khidrana became Sri Muktsar Sahib – the Pool of Liberation.