Thaneek Pura is a hill station[1] village (hamlet) in Chintpurni in the Una district of the state of Himachal Pradesh in India.
The area is surrounded by the western Himalaya in the north and east in the smaller Shiwalik (or Shivalik) range bordering the state of Punjab.
Thaneek Pura is also famous for a fair which is an annual event starting on the subsequent day of Krishna Janamashtmi and coincides with Guga Navami celebrations.
During the rainy season many fairs are held across the region and common belief is that Gugga worshiping provides protection from Snakes.
These followers while singing the tales of Gugga Ji carry a Chhat (a wooden umbrella) and people offer them grains and other stuff.
Apart from various pujas and rituals, the wrestling competition (Maali or Dangal) is organized for three days where participants from all over the region and compete.
The annual three-day fair is also a part of these festivities where people come and enjoy great food, and shop for decorative items, handicrafts, clothes, cosmetics, household goods, and toys for children.
In general, temperatures in Thaneek Pura, Chintpurni are about 5-8 Celsius lower than in the Punjab and Haryana plains and in Delhi.