Spring fest in Kullu from April 28.

Why in news?

• The three-day state-level Spring Festival, locally known as Pipal Jatra, will be held with fervour from April 28 in Dhalpur. It is held from April 28 to 30 each year, but only religious ceremonies were held in a curtailed manner in the past two years.
• Besides the local Gouhri Devta, chief deity Lord Raghunath will also participate in the festivities.

About kullu

• Kullu is a municipal council town that serves as the administrative headquarters of the Kullu district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
• It is located on the banks of the Beas River in the Kullu Valley about 10 kilometres north of the airport at Bhuntar.
• Kullu was ruled by Koli rulers of Badani dynasty.