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August 12, 2010 | Udaipur hosts historic women's only fair |
Udaipur:Hundreds of women recently participated in a two-day long fair exclusively meant for women of Udaipur to celebrate bonds of friendship. The fair had various items of interest such as
artificial jewellery stalls, bangles, clothes, accessories, sweets and other mouth-watering
snacks. Explaining the importance of the fair, a woman said it has been famous
since ancient time. "The custom and traditional value of our Mewar is famous across
the world from ancient times. The festival is known as Hariyali Amavas. It's a
two-day long fair covering whole day. Thousands of women participate in it. For
one-day men can also visit in this fair along with their better half and enjoy
the festival. The fair ground is known as 'Saheliyon ki Baadi'. In this fair,
everyone enjoys the authentic sweets and other fairs specialties," said Gayatri
Rathor, a resident of Udaipur. The festival also includes folk and other artistic
events. A police team was assigned to ensure security for the women. "You can
see the crowd of women enthusiastically participating in it. Men's entry is restricted
for today. We have done essential arrangements, police officials are on their
toes to look after the security of women flock. We are strictly looking after
the traffic of the area. Heavy vehicles are restricted in this area, even two
wheeler vehicles are not allowed," said Tejraj Singh, Assistant Superintendent
of Police, Udaipur. "Around 200 police officials are doing their duty here, among
which 80 are women constables. We are strictly taking care of the event so that
there would not be any mishap occur," he added. Women danced and sang along with
their friends at the fair. |
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