Annual Sankri Devta Mela 2023

Directorate of Tourism, Jammu in collaboration with District Administration Udhampur cordially invites all the devotees to the Annual Sankri Devta Mela from 15th to 17th September, 2023. Sankri Devta temple is located in village Meer, in District Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir. It is located enroute Pancheri which is about 33 km from Udhampur. The temple, which is believed to be more than 500 years old, has idols of deities which are known to be of Shiva and Shakti. This year famous Sankri Devta Mela is being organized from 15th to 17th Sep. 2023, in which huge number of people are expected to take the blessings of Baba Sankri. During Mela/festivity, the atmosphere is filled with devotion and spirituality and exuberance where devotees and people sing local folk songs and chant bhajans. On the First day of Mela, a dangal has been organized this year in which wrestlers from within and outside the UT will participate and people in large Number are expected to gather around to watch the same. The folk artists of Panchari and other adjoining regions will be presenting the folk songs and folk dances showcasing the rich cultural heritage of Jammu region. On the concluding day, the Vaans such as Dudanavaan, Trishul, Gungraal, Gurj and other vaans are taken to the holy shrine and ceremonial Pooja/Jaatar is performed, in which the various Deities are invoked and their glory is sung and their blessings are sought and then the Prasad also distributed among all the devotees.