India's only rural village sports Olympics takes place here every year.

Running for eight decades now, the popular sports festival in the districts of Punjab is a fascinating sight to witness. This sporting event takes place in the very beginning of February and lasts for 3 days.

It is the time when the farming chores are put on the back burner and people gather to perform some of the craziest, insane and bizarre feats at Kila Raipur Village which is 15 kilometers from Ludhiana.

But Caution: These sports events are not for the fainthearted!

The Indian Rural Olympics are basically designed to test one’s skill, strength, will-power and endurance!

The amazing sports that happen here can be believed only if you have seen it!

Various competitions are organized which involve animals including mules, dogs, camels, bullocks, etc. All the professional sports activities in which sportsmen participate are a spectacle to watch.

The biggest crowd-puller is the adrenaline-pumping, trail blazing and eye-brow raising Bullock Cart Race. Throughout the races, one could hear the voice of “oooohhsss” and “aaaahhss” from the crowd! The winner of this race receives a large cash prize. Even the Guinness book and Limca book of world records authorities swarm to this festival to recognize many world records made here during these 3 days.

I still remember my only visit to this Rural Olympics 9 years back. It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience which you will remember until your last breath. Every Indian should at least once visit this "Rural Olympics".

For reaching here, either you can alight at LDH which is connected very well throughout the country and then hire a 4-wheeler. It will be a bit costly but will be hassle-free as that whole vehicle will be reserved for you only for the whole 3 days.

Or else, you can even take any Hisar-bound passenger trains from Ludhiana and it's the 3rd halt after LDH. Even though Kila Raipur is a small village but during this festival you will be surprised to see the crowd and amenities provided here.

There is no option for staying there at the village, so a preferable itinerary would be to reach there early morning, enjoy the full day, fill up your tummy with delicious "Desi Punjabi" food and return back to Ludhiana in the evening for the night's sleep in a hotel. Ludhiana has numerous amounts of Hotels/Lodges to stay.

PS: Bit of caution, It's a male-dominated festival and region, so it's not advisable for lone females/girls to visit. But yes, girls in groups or pairs are pretty safe.