10-day Kullu carnival.

Why in news?

• Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur inaugurated the 10-day Kullu carnival .
• He visited the craft market and cuisine stalls at Rath Maidan, Exhibition Ground and Dasehra Ground.
• He also witnessed the fashion show in which, apart from traditional attire of the district, costumes of other parts of the state and country were also displayed.
• A cultural programme was presented in the evening by various artistes at the Atal Sadan.

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