Do you get excited when you hear of a celebration? Yes, without a doubt, for a Himachali. In the Himachal Pradesh region, which is revered for its holy beings, every occasion is greeted with awe and satisfaction. Attend several important celebrations in Himachal Pradesh if you want to gain a glimpse of Himachali custom and culture. Sair is one of them. To commemorate the end of the yield collect, the state holds a festival. Old people claim that the extremely ancient Sair festival is regularly observed in the middle of September in Shimla, Mandi, Kullu, Kangra, and Solan regions.
What are People in Sair Doing?
Locals present their gathered harvests to the Gods at Sair while beating drums and blowing trumpets. It is said that by doing this, one may call upon the forces of the Gods and seek for megacrop endowments the following season. Additionally, locals hold prophetic gatherings where they cast out evil spirits in order to ensure the prosperity of their respective families as well as the assurance of animals and harvests from any kind of common disaster.
Indeed, here we’ll put on view what celebrations and beliefs make the stories different in upper and lower areas of Himachal.
Here, preparations for the morning puja begin the previous evening. People include their harvests, which often include maize, guava, lemon, and wheat, in the puja preparations. Each organic item is placed on top of the wheat that has been spread out on the plate. The following morning, a barber from the town goes to every home carrying the Sair Devi sign and is given the season's collection along with some money. After then, the barber is given some of the season's proceeds and some cash as "chadawa." Some people even present their "Suhaagi" and "Rakhi." 6-7 dishes are prepared later in the morning, of which Pakodu, Patrodu, and Bhutoru are without a doubt a necessity and the other three may vary.
During the Sair celebration, a typical plate of six dishes is prepared, with Dahi Bhalla, Aloo Ki Sabji, Meethi Roti, Gulgule (singed sweet balls), Bhutoru (seared yeasted bread), Kabuli Channe, and Pakodu in the centre. In many homes, kheer is also made. Family members are then given these dishes to share, and they oblige by providing the identical meals they had prepared for the event. In anticipation of a better harvest the following year, the lemons are scattered in the rice fields the following day.