Bishnupur Festival



Detailed Information about Bishnupur Festival & Its Importance


The festival of Bishnupur mainly observed by the people of West Bengal state is mixed religious plus cultural festival. One of the significance of this festival is that as it fetches out the numerous traditional and culture items it helps in promoting the rich culture of not only West Bengal but also helps in preserving the rich diverse culture of India. Promoting and preserving are the two main idea behind the encouragement of such religious as well as culture festival in India.

If you are a fashion lover or a fashioner of cultural items like silk sarees, then it's your place. In West Bengal cultural exhibitions and shows are happening in peak. Variety of handmade and handloom products plus silk textiles are also expose during this festival. The gorgeous Indian silk sarees that adorns brides and beautiful people, precious stones and jewels are also sold in different ranges. If you happen to attain this festival do not miss out the evening fair or you can also drop into any of the flea market and do the bargain up to the lowest discount rate and enjoy the most fantastic shopping experience here. For those music devotees you can hang out for a wonderful nightlife program and chill up with the mix blended traditional plus modern music concerts.

The festival Bishnupur will happen till the end of December starting from the 27th onwards and so you can hit up the days before Christmas with this festival after which you can enjoy the trance mesmerizing festivals of Christmas and New Year. Thus if you haven't known the idea about this festival before now you can take the advance and make your winter vacation the most festive and heart fill vacation with Bishnupur in Christmas and New year season.

The main celebrations and programs of the festival are held in the temple of Madanmohana and the main towns of West Bengal. Here you can enjoy the classical music of the culture of this state. Because on this festival day people from different corners of the state comes out in groups, go for pilgrimage to the temples in procession and sing hymns and play music during the ritual ceremonies and worship. Tourist can also get different knowledge from it too. Expert musicians and distinctive singers and performers from far and wide those belonging to the Bishnupur Gharana and other hired professors also comes here to presence their special items. The unparalleled blend of the various eminent artist and their performances also makes the day more auspicious and more creative to attract the attention of the people. Perhaps the festival of Bishnupur is one of the biggest festivals of the state of West Bengal and is observed in the grandest way.