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Himachali Bhajans(Pahari Bhagti Sangeet) are integral part of Himachali culture. Whether it's birthday,marriage or some other festival,Bhajan in local(pahari) language are always sung along with other Hindi Bhajans & Aaarti.You can enjoy few Himachali Bhagti songs below.
Want some relief from hot summer then visit Palampur and breath cool,fresh air in the lap of Himalayas
Today Dev bhoomi Himachal completed 60 years of existence .After independence the Chief Commissioner's province of H.P. came into being on 15th April, 1948.Since then Himachal day is celebrated every year on 15th April.Himachal has witnessed tremendous growth in all walks of life in last 60 years.Literacy rate which was just 7.1% in 1948 has gone up to 86%.Almost all villages have drinking water facility and electricity.Himachal now have more than thirty thousand industrial units. Most of people confuse Statehood day celebrated on 25th January with Himachal day.On 25th January,1971 Himachal got the status of full fledged state due to efforts of Dr. Y.S.Parmar.
Refer to http://himachal.nic.in/tour/history.htm for history of Himachal.
Every community,region,religion has its own set of customs and manners .Marriage customs in Devbhoomi Himachal not only differ from one done in rest of India but also within state.Kundli(Horoscope) still plays a vital role in match making.Marriage in same gotra and inter cast marriages are still not considered good.Once the horoscopes match then priest fixes date of marriage .Different districts of Himachal has different marriage customs .Bride and Groom are carried in Palki in some places .Boy has to wear Dhoti to perform some rituals in marriage.Girl normally wear a suit(Now a days Lehngas are also popular).Bride is given jewelry ,cloths etc by grooms family .Bride is also given jewelry by her maternal uncle and family.Dham(Lunch served) is one of attraction of Himachali marriage .
Here are some videos which will let you enjoy a Himachali marriage .
Video source:Youtube
