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India's culture has been based on the ideology of fairs: HP Guv

Shimla, Nov 23(UNI) Indian culture is based on the ideology of the fairs and through the fairs people get opportunity to meet each other and the rich cultural traditions of the state are preserved and promoted by such events.
This was stated by the Governor Himachal Pradesh Acharya Devvrat while addressing a mass gathering on the concluding day of Six-Day International Shri Renuka ji Fair. He said that Himachal Pradesh is known as Dev Bhoomi in the world and the people of this holy land have incredible reverence and faith attached to deities and that's why they organize fairs in accordance with the ancient traditions and discipline.
The governor said that the people of India are the descendants of the sages and our ancestors, who were great noblemen. He said that we should take inspiration from the ideals of great men. He said that great men like Lord Parshuram took birth on the soil of India for the destruction of 'asuras' (demons) and liberated this land from the asuras. While highlighting the life character of Lord Parshuram, he said that Lord Parshuram was a great warrior and a scholar who had given knowledge of the Vedas to the people walking on its path.
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