▁of ▁the ▁bright ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁H indu ▁month ▁of ▁Ph alg una . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁fair ▁is ▁held ▁from ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁of ▁that ▁month . ▁The ▁fair ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁extended ▁to ▁nearly ▁ 1 2 – 1 5 ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁bright ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁Ph alg una ▁Month . ▁ ▁K hat ush y am ji ▁R ath ▁id ol ▁during ▁Pad ▁Y atra ▁from ▁Temple ▁to ▁road ▁nearby ▁up ▁to ▁some ▁distance . ▁On ▁this ▁holy ▁occasion ▁pil gr ims ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁country ▁come ▁here ▁on ▁foot ▁with ▁n ish a ans ▁( hol y ▁mark ▁- ▁flags ) ▁in ▁their ▁hands . ▁People ▁enjoy ▁their ▁holy ▁journey ▁by ▁singing ▁sh y am ▁b h aj ans ▁and ▁playing ▁various ▁musical ▁instruments . ▁They ▁enjoy ▁the ▁journey ▁by ▁playing ▁h oli ▁with ▁g ul al . ▁Many ▁Sh y am ▁Bh akt as ▁supply ▁food ▁to ▁ped est ri ans ▁in ▁the ▁sh ade ▁of ▁t ents . ▁They ▁encou rage ▁also ▁to ▁complete ▁their ▁journey ▁with ▁full ▁enthus ias m . ▁They ▁enjoy ▁this ▁occasion ▁as ▁the ▁marriage ▁of ▁K hat ush y am ji . ▁People ▁enjoy ▁the ▁m ela ▁by ▁purch asing ▁various ▁things . ▁On ▁D wad ashi ▁(= ▁ 1 2 th ▁day ▁of ▁month ), ▁Bh og ▁is ▁being ▁prepared ▁as ▁B aba ' s ▁Pr as adi ▁of ▁K he er , ▁Ch ur ama . ▁ ▁G ob ard han ▁Pu