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The Folk Almanac

Journeys planned around India's living festivals — arrive for the first drumbeat, leave after the last swirl.

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Jhiri Mela: An Ode to The Devotion of Baba Jitto: A 3-Night Jammu Cultural Journey

Nov · Jhiri MelaNext · 2026 edition · 23 Nov–2 Dec

Jammu & KashmirJhiri Mela

Jhiri Mela: An Ode to The Devotion of Baba Jitto: A 3-Night Jammu Cultural Journey

Four days in Jammu during Jhiri Mela, the great November fair of Baba Jitto, the farmer-saint of the Dogras. You hear his story at Jhiri, where the fair is held, eat your way through the mela and the old city, and spend a day on the Chenab at Akhnoor, where the Dogra state was born.

4 days · 3 nightsJammu · Jhiri · Akhnoor

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From the Goddess to the Farmer-Saint — Vaishno Devi & Jhiri Mela, Jammu

Nov · Jhiri MelaNext · 2026 edition · 23 Nov–2 Dec

Jammu & KashmirJhiri Mela

From the Goddess to the Farmer-Saint — Vaishno Devi & Jhiri Mela, Jammu

Four days that follow one thread of faith: darshan at Mata Vaishno Devi in the Trikuta hills, then the November fair of Baba Jitto, the farmer-saint who was her devotee. Along the way, a traditional Dogra lunch and the old city food of Jammu.

4 days · 3 nightsKatra (Vaishno Devi) · Jhiri · Jammu

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Aug–Sep · Mela Patt5 day journey

Jammu & KashmirMela Patt

Mela Patt of Bhaderwah

Nag Panchami to Saptami (August–September; dates follow the lunar calendar, confirmed each year)

5 days · 4 nights

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