Piplu Fair begins in Una District:

• The district-level Piplu fair started at Piplu village in Bangana sub-division.
• The district-level Piplu fair will begin at the Thakurdwara temple in Piplu village of the Kutlehar Assembly segment.
• The temple is located on the Solasinghi Dhaar and overlooks the valley. 
• Devotees from Una, Hamirpur and Kangra districts visit the temple every year and on the day of ‘Nirjala Ekadashi’, the annual fair began to be organised here. It is held during the time when the farmers are relatively free. 
• The wheat harvest is over and locals await the monsoon for maize sowing. The fair therefore gradually became a place for local trade with small goods and agriculture produce being exchanged for money. 
• About seven years ago, the state government accorded a district-level status to the Piplu fair and since then the district administration has been organising it. Since the temple courtyard is not sufficient to accommodate the crowd during the fair, local farmers allow pitching up tents, setting up temporary stalls and stage for cultural programmes on their adjoining vacant agriculture fields. 
• Various departments will put up exhibition stalls, the Animal Husbandry Department will organise a cattle show-cum-market, where farmers can buy good breeds of cows, buffaloes and goats. 
• The fair attracts a large number of people from Una, Hamirpur and Kangra districts every year. Fairs and festivals were part of the heritage and they should preserve and propagate these. The government was making efforts to strengthen facilities at religious places.

About Piplu Fair :

Bangana Lathian Piplu is a popular tourist destination nestled on the top of Solah Singhi Dhar, on Una Barsar-Hamirpur Road. The place offers a splendid view of Govind Sagar Lake, which is located close to the place. This is a renowned Sikh shrine, visited by numerous Sikh pilgrims every year. The destination is known for hosting a popular fair known as Piplu Fair. This fair is celebrated every year on the day of Nirjala Ekadashi in the month of June. The Naina Devi Temple and Jogi Ponga are some of the attractions located nearby.

Places of Interest in Una :

Chintpurni Temple: It is located on Dharamshala-Hoshiarpur road on a ridge. Thousand of devotees visit this temple. The main fair is held during the 10 days of "Shukalpaksh" in August. In addition to many religious festivals. There is a Yatri Niwas which is managed by Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation.

Bangana Lathian Piplu: This area falls on the Una Barsar-Hamirpur road. Piplu is situated on the top of Sola Singh Dhar from where the view of Gobind-Sagar is fascinating. This area can attract tourist during winter season especially, when they propose to visit other religious places like Jogi Ponga and Naina Deviji.

Dera Baba Bharbhag Singh: The place has famous Gurudwara where thousand of Sikhs visit every year to receive the blessing of Baba Bharbhag Singh, who was a saint and established this Gurudwara which was earlier known as Dera. It is about 40 Kms. from Una Town and one can reach this place by bus directly or by train upto Una or by air upto Chandigarh. The Gurudwara is situated on the top of the hill and is surrounded by Ecyluptus trees. The Gurudwara Sarai apart from PWD Rest House is available for the night stay. A famous fair also known as Baba Bhar Bhag Singh Mela is held here in the month of February in honour of Barbhag Singh ji who was reowned for his magical powers. This fair is held at the time of holi and is famous for the treatment of mental problems and is unique fair of its kind in the country. A large number of visitors suffering from mental problems come to this fair and are treated at the gurudwara by the priest called 'Masands'.