Expressing solidarity with the victims of flash floods in Leh town, Lahaulis tone down their annual festival
Expressing solidarity with the victims of flash floods in Leh town, Lahaulis tone down their annual festivalIn a bid to show solidarity with the victims of theu00a0 flash floods in Leh town, tribals in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul district have decided to celebrate their annual festival without much fanfare. "The decision to shun celebrations was taken unanimously by the locals," said Suresh Kumar Kardo, the organiser of the festival.
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| Disaster: On August 6, flash floods in Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, killed at least 183 people and rendered hundreds homeless. File pic |
Kardo added, "The three-day long tribal fair that began yesterday will be celebrated without dance and merry-making. Besides, special prayers are being organised both in the morning and evening for peace of the departed soul and early recovery of the injured."
Since centuries, the people of this landlocked valley celebrated the fair 'Janjatiya Utsav' with much gusto from August 14-16.
Deputy Commissioner Ritesh Chauhan said, "Other events like rural sports and exhibition of dry fruits and crops are being organised as held earlier."
