Mahabharata Festival is celebrated to commemorate the day of the conversation between Arjuna and Lord Krishna. Mahabharata Festival is at Kurukshetra that the epic battle of the Mahabharata took place. In Mahabharata Festival, one of the most pleasant experiences that have begun at Kurukshetra is the Gita Jayanti celebrations. These include the recitation of the Shrimad Bhagwad Gita, pageants celebrating the Epic Mahabharata and Lord Krishna. Seminars on the holy Bhagwad Gita and performances by theatre groups, Bhajan recitals, the `aarti` and `Deep` Daan` at the Brahma Sarover holy water tank mark the day. Each event is glittering memorable and deeply soulful experience.

Marking of Mahabharata Festival
Mahabharata Festival also marks the holy venue where Lord Krishna and Arjuna had the enlightening conversation between them that led to the birth of the Bhagwad Gita, the holy book of the Hindus.

Occurrence of Mahabharata Festival
Mahabharata Festival is held every year at the Kurukshetra in Haryana, to commemorate this day. It is celebrated with a number of events and celebrations and is one of the most popular of the Haryana Festivals. Though the time for celebrating the Mahabharata Festival almost coincides with the celebrations for the Gita festival at the same place, the Mahabharata Festival in Haryana takes place on a much larger scale and will have wider participation.

Shrimad Bhagwad Gita and Mahabharata Festival
During the Mahabharata Festival, there are a number of events that are held. These include recitation of the Shrimad Bhagwad Gita, whereby homage is paid to the Epic Mahabharata and Lord Krishna. A number of seminars and interesting discussions are also held during this festival. A number of scholars and specialists participate in the enlightening conversations and analyses the Holy book of Gita.

Theatres Groups in Mahabharata Festival
A number of theatre groups also participate in the festival to add more zeal to the Mahabharata Festival at the Kurukshetra. There are also other cultural events such as Bhajan recitals, the "beautiful "Aarti". And the "Deep Dan" that happens at the Brahma Sarovar holy water tank at Haryana. All of these events are memorable and a poignant experience for all participants.

Mahabharata Festival and its Cultural Fest
Mahabharata Festival in Haryana is thus essentially a cultural festival. There are striking classical and folk dances as well as troupes who come from all over the country and give brilliant performances based on the theme of the epic Mahabharata. The Mahabharata Festival in Haryana is held during the month of December.