Hamirpur Fairs

Like almost all parts of the country Hamirpur too fairs are held and thousands of people visit these fairs. They are held generally on the occasion of some religious festivals. The site of the fair is generally a sacred place. Many small fairs are held on various occasions. Special features of the village fairs in India are that they fulfill the needs of the rural people

Many local Melas(Fair) and celebrations are organized at the local level and many are famous at the state level. Few of them are mentioned below.

Itra Mahabeeran Fair: Chandrapurwa is situated 4 Km away from Bharwa Sumerpur. there is a fair Every year in October month which is held for two days. This fair is very famous in entire District.

Sidhh Baba Fair: This fair is held in Deogaon and Pandhari and held for eight days.playing cards is the main attraction of this fair.

Kamhariya Fair: There is a Shrine of Muslim religion to whom Urs is celebrated and organize a fair. 

Fair in Gayatri Tapobhumi: Every year a two days fair is held in the shrine of Roti Ram Maharaj.

Fair of Basant Panchami: In the fifth of Basant, In Bharwa sumerpur near railway crossing held a great Cirque in which many wrestler comes from far away.

Teeja fair of Bharwa Sumerpur: Teeja fair and Jal vihar is organized in Bharwa Sumerpur. Many people from nearby villages of all caste and creed gather every year. Many programs are conducted at night like Ramleela, Nautanki and orchestra.Dangal (Cirque) is also organized in the day. Lord Krishna with various floats procession of the fair is to be taken in this fair.

Fair of Bhedi Village: 'Jawara' Fair is famous in Bhedi Village.

Fair of Maharaja Baba: People organizes a fair in Sisolar in every year at 'Kartik Poornima'.

Fair of Navdurga: Every year in October month Nav durga fair is held in whole of Hamirpur. The Tableaux of Goddess durga is decorated every where. this fair is held for nine days. People vigils and worship nine days.

Fair of Bhuinya Rani: There is a temple in Jhalokhar village near Kurara. It is said that the soil have such virtue to cure derm disease. a fair is held at that temple.

Fair of Bidokhar: There is a Brahmdeo Temple where the fair is held every year.

Fair Of Sudakh Baba: This fair is held for a month in Chhani Bujurg.

Fair of Kherapati Devi: Fair is held in Kundaura village in Agahan months.

Kans Fair Maudaha: Kans, the maternal uncle of Lord Rama is treated as a sign of bad virtue . There held a fair which is very famous.

Sant Sammelan Pandhari: Every month in November month. Sant sammelan held just after the fair of Gayatri tapobhumi.

The above written fairs of Hamirpur is really attractive and useful because it provides diversion and amusement and promotes trade and industry.

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Hamirpur Language

Bundeli is an Indo-Aryan language language of Western India which related to or equal to Braj Bhasha is widly spoken in hamirpur.

It was the literary language in North India until the 19th century. " Saaji chaturang sain ang mai umang dhari sarja shiwaji jang jeetan chalat hai" 

It is the most common Hindi dialects spoken in this area. It consists of several sub dialects in area by area. Although Bundeli is spoken in whole of Bundelkhand yet one can find the local variation of Bundelkhndi  In mahoba, Charkhari, and Ragaul. It is said that there is difference in speaking language in each and every village like the difference of the taste of water in each and every well. But whatever changes may be the language is called Bundeli.

Bundeli is partially different from Hindi. It has a vast variety of slangs and transformed Hindi words. For example. 

"Likhe ka to neek hi likh raho ho apne jile ke bare ma. Lekin sasur angreji ke maare jyada padhaiya nahi bhitat."

Local dialects and sub-dialects are very common in each and every portion of hamirpur. In the western portion of Hamirpur district, a peculiar speech form known as ‘Lodhiyon ki boli’ is used and 'Mahobahi Bhasa' is called the sub dialect. You will find in Hamirpur there are a lot of variations in conversation in some villages between local people is quite difficult to understand.

In Hamirpur the hindi speekers are 95% and Urdu is spoken by around 5% of the population in Maudaha, Rath and Muskara villages.

Bundeli language have its traditional importance. It has been in existence at least from 12th century AD onwards. Some filmy dialogue used by Amitabh bachhan and Ashutosh Rana was in Bundeli such as: 

"Khaike Pan Banars Wala and Are Sasuri Ke." 

Bundeli is spoken outside of Hamirpur like Banda,Mahoba, Chitrkoot and some part of MP.

 Alha-Khand and Bhaddari has created in Bundeli language. ( das das hathi hathan lai lai das das kos deen hai daar) The poed Chand Bardai, wrote this epic based on King Prithiviraj's wars with state of Mahoba. 

Many literary works in Bundheli were produced during the reign of Emperor Akbar.Notable figures are the poet Kesab Das of the 16th century, while Padmakar Bhatt and Pranjles wrote several works during the 19th century. Prannath and Lal Kabi, produced many works in Bundheli language at the court of Chhattarsal of Panna. 

There is no large newspaper and magazines in this language till now due to large number of slangs. There are no television serials or films in Bundeli except Bolywood moovi Banded Queen, welcome to sajjanpur and omkara.

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