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Now West Delhi too gets a feel of the 'festival of swings'

Last Updated 29 July 2014, 14:42 IST

It’s the arrival of monsoon festivities with married women all set to celebrate Teej, the festival of onset of rains and dedicate their prayers to lord Shiva and his companion Parvati. As  women prepare to shop for the day, Dilli Haat at Janakpuri is all set to provide them with whatever ‘she’ needs to rejoice with its organisation of the three-day Teej Festival.

Janakpuri is the place for one of the newest and the ultra-modern elements added to the Dilli Haat edition by the Delhi Tourism board. With a sprawling area mostly dedicated to modern amenities, the place aims to establish itself not only as the only cultural hub of West Delhi but also the best getaway to Delhi and NCR.

The first day of the first-ever celebration at the newest Dilli Haat turned out to be a
success story for sure with many nearby shopkeepers participating to sell their products from ethnic attire to jewellery, paintings and some lip smacking food. The day also saw people going crazy about camel rides and folk performances that held at the foyer of the Haat and at the amphitheatre respectively.

How can there be a fest without some fun competitive games that make you rejoice -- either you are a participant or a spectator. This time the Haat organised competitions majorly meant for the ladies such as Mehndi competition, Bindi competition and Rangoli Competition. Apart from these, the folk performances saw special nagaras of the Banchar village and Kachhi Ghodi dance and traditional swings for women and girls which are peculiar to this festival. It was only the Janakpuri Dilli Haat which saw a Rakhi bazaar for the upcoming Rakhi festival.

The haat which is still in its inception saw a colossal mob entering its premises on Sunday evening, something it was not even prepared for. The rush created havoc on the road facing the Haat which is only two lanes wide. Parking remained a major problem because of mismanagement by the staff which was very slow in collecting parking fee and allowed only one vehicle in at a time.

The cars had to wait outside on the road, occupying one lane which created an intense traffic congestion. Also, the people who never wanted to wait in a queue for such long parked their cars outside only, hence adding to the havoc.Also, with little security parked at the exit gates, people were seen entering the haat from the exit gates only without actually buying any tickets and going through security checks.

While the Sunday evening raised hopes of the organisers because of an impressive participation, Monday gave a foul picture as the haat remained nearly vacant through the evening.

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(Published 29 July 2014, 14:42 IST)

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