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Bala Festival
 Once in every four
year, the people of Kinnaur District celebrate a festival called Bala in
the month of Baisakh. On this day, the old weapons belonging to the
deities are brought out and cleaned. The main feature of Bala
Festival is that the people of the village divide themselves into two
groups and play mock battle. The winners return to the village with
sounds of joy, singing and dancing. They also perform many dances with
the ancient historical weapons.
The deities are taken around the village in palanquins, and they believe
that the evil spirits and ghosts step into the palanquins and the weight
increases suddenly.
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