The Sindhu Darshan festival is celebrated in Leh Ladakh region, every year on the full moon day. The first edition of the festival was held in 1996 during October. Celebrated over three days, this is a celebration of River Sindhu, the former Indus Valley Civilisation, with the motive of endorsing the river as an icon of communal harmony in India.
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The Sindhu Darshan festival is celebrated along the banks of the River Indus (River Sindhu) in Ladakh.
It is celebrated every year on the day of Guru Purnima (full moon day), the festivities continue for three days.
The celebration features such cultural events as musical shows, dance performances and art exhibitions, organised by artistes from around India.
Also called the Singhe Kabaab Festival, it draws focus to the Sindhu river and promotes the waterbody as a symbol of the country’s communal unity and harmony.
People spanning the breadth and width of the country come to take part in the Sindhu Darshan Festival.
Festival-goers bring clay pots that are filled with water from their native states. These pots are then submerged in the Sindhu river.
A tribute to India’s age-old values of tolerance and communal harmony, the Sindhu Darshan festival is a 3-day celebration packed with festivities and practices steeped in tradition.
