Harballabh Fair
Shree Baba Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan is a festival of Indian classical music, held every year on the last weekend in December, in Jalandhar City.
The festival, which was first held in 1875 at the Sidh Peeth Shri Devi Talab Mandir, in Jalandhar, is named after Baba Harballabh who is considered a saint and an exponent of Hindustani classical music in northern India.
The 3 day long festival hosts 15-20 artists every year. Prominent artists of Hindustani Classical Music from India and Pakistan have performed at the festival at one time or the other during the history of the festival, which attracts thousands of music lovers from all over India and other countries.
There is no admission fee. The money for organizing the festival comes from various donations and grants, both public and private.
Read more about Harballabh Fair: Shree Baba Harballabh Sangeet Pratiyogita, Shree Baba Harballabh Sangeet Utsavs
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