Jhiri Mela, Jammu

Directorate of Tourism, Jammu in collaboration with District Administration Jammu welcomes all devotees to the Jhiri Mela 2023 at Jhiri Village, Jammu. About 22 kms from Jammu city towards the west is Jhiri village which attracts lakhs of devotees from various parts of North India in November every year during this Mela. This year the Jhiri Mela is scheduled to begin on November 26, 2023 for 10 days. It is held to pay obeisance to the Mesiah of the peasants ‘Baba Jitto’ who sacrificed his life for the cause of farmers in the 15th century AD The people first visit Jhiri village to pay their obeisance in the twin temples of Baba Jitto and his daughter Bua Kouri and then visit adjoining village Shama Chak where hundreds of small memorials (Samadhis) have been built by the devotees. The farmers recall the sacrifice of Baba Jitto by various means and prayers. No farmer forgets to take part in this fair and families of those who had taken even a grain of the produce of Baba Jitto come at this place to repent the sin of their ancestors. There is a pond at the place and it is believed that the ladies who do not conceive are blessed with a child if they take bath in it. The people have deep faith in this fair and the related traditions. The highlight of this mela is also to promote the sports and cultural richness of the region.