Raulane festival is celebrated every year in kinnaur. This festival is for Saunie ( Holy Spirit of kanda/ peaks ) . It is believed if the festival is celebrated with full zeal Saunies feels happy and blesses the villagers with prosperity and plenty in coming year . Raulane festival is a unique festival in which men dresses like a women . Men wear traditional dress of women Doru, cholli, pattu and heavenly decked with gold and silver ornament. Men who dress as a women known as Raulane. So the festival is named Raulane. Men who become Raula dress in traditional attire of men and their face is covered with gacchi . It is believed that their face should not been seen , not even a body part of them has to be open so their full body is covered. Raulane is celebrated in deity temple known as Santang. They dance there in full swing with traditional instruments. Dance , traditional ritual , prayers are done in this festival.
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