Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Saturday inaugurated the week long International Renuka fair, at Renuka in Sirmaur district.
He received the Palanquin of lord Parshurama at Dr YS Parmar senior secondary school, Dadahu and participated in the Shoba Yatra. He also visited the temples of lord Parshuram and Goddess Renuka and paid obeisance besides performing pooja. The people of the area dressed in colourful attire, dancing to the tunes of traditional music, joined the Shobha Yatra to celebrate the festival of the chief deity of the area.
“Fairs and festival are inseparable part of the lives of the people of the State and we are guided by our deities, who always protect us from the evils” Singh said, adding that the people of the State were recognised for their rich traditional customs and culture and only those civilisation exists, which respect and keep alive their cultural and traditional heritage.