EVERY year, in the month of Feb and March Channan Peer Festival or Mela Channan Peer is held in Cholistan desert for six consecutive weeks. The fifth week is considered to be the most popular and most honored one. It attracts people from far and wide, who pray for welath and sons at the dune, just as they have done for thousands of years. Today thousands of Pilgrims come to Channan Peer to worship at the dune either by using Camels, horses or modern mode of transportation like tractors, trollies, jeeps and cars. It is a carnival season for all the pilgrims, who stay there for at least a night and camp, cook and eat together and sleep in the open sky as part of the traditions and ritual of the Channan Peer. The sacrifice of different animals is done in order to win the favors of Channan Peer in order to get the son and wealth.
It is one of the most celebrated occassion and people wait for it all the year, the whole desert takes a festive mood and happenings happen all over the desert. Other than pilgrims, visitors also come to visit the mela and enjoy the celebrations. This year the event was further supported by the district government of Behawalpur who gave a local holiday on the 5th Thursday of the festival so as to let people participate in it in a complete manner.
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