Banashankari Fair

Banashankari Fair is one of the popular fairs of Karnataka that is celebrated with extreme merriment. Fairs and festivals forms the heart of one's own culture. All the culturally inclined regions have their own fairs and festivals which are very unique in nature. The state of Karnataka also enjoys a large number of traditional and religious fairs and festivals at different times of the year.

Fairs and festivals have always been an integral part of life and it gives enough scope to breathe under the sky. Fairs and festivals gives a wide space for social interaction and they help to build up the brotherhood feeling. Taking a close glimpse of Karnataka, this place also celebrates the diversity of occasions in its land. Among them the Banashankari Fair is one of the significant fairs.

Karnataka has a multi-culture and thus it celebrates a large number of fairs throughout the year. There is not a single month in the calender in which Karnataka has no occasion. Most of the fairs are celebrated annually. The Banashankari Fair of Karnataka is celebrated annually in January. The Banashankari Fair near Badami commences on the full moon day of the first month of an English calender year and lasts for 10 to 12 days.

The fairs and festivals in the past used to hold an important place as it was the only medium of amusement to the rural people. Now the purpose though have been changed but charm has remained the same. The Banashankari Fair at the village temple in Banashankari is much more than a religious event for the people of that locality. A large variety of articles and utensils are purchased in the fair. Rathosava is an important item sold in the fair.

Palm implements and other domestic interior articles are exhibited and purchased in the Banashankari Fair of Karnataka.