Celebrated in Chamba, Kullu and elsewhere, Chrewal, Badronjo or Patroru is a festival of fire and flowers - and a time for purification of the fields. In August, several places in Chamba, Bilaspur and Sirmour have the Gugga fair which is connected with the worship of Gugga, the Nag Devta. The same month witnesses the Dal fair in Upper Dharamsala in Kangra district. The Shravan fair is held at the shrine Naina Devi in Bilaspur district, while the Ashapuri fair is held in Kangra. As the rains end, autumn sends fiery colours racing through the hills.
Villagers scout the hillsides for flowers which are collected in the village square.
These are then offered to the local deity. Then comes a spate of revelry - singing, dancing and feasting. Kalpa has some of the most vibrant celebrations and every twelve years, there is a special festival. The Kangra valley celebrates the festival of Sair. At Nurpur in Kangra, under the watchful walls of its old fort, the Nagini fair bids the summer farewell.