<p>When mango spread on roadside draws the attention of every passerby, what if it’s put on offer in a festive like occasion? <br /><br /></p>.<p>There will be milling crowd, vying with each other to pick the best among the lot.<br /><br />That’s exactly what happened at ‘Mango, Jackfruits Mela’ organised at Nesara, an organisation involved in promoting organic farming, on its premises on Geetha road in Chamarajapuram.<br /><br />As mentioned above, jackfruits was also available, and there was no dearth of fruit lovers, weighing between the two. Whether to take home mango, or jackfruit, forget its sticky content.<br /><br />No sooner the mela opened for the day at 10 am, fruit lovers walked straight towards mangoes and jackfruits.<br /><br /> There was also a mix of alphonso, besides regular badami, totapuri and mallika, but it didn’t dampen the spirit of buyers, who have a penchant for experiment. It was available at Rs 45 per kg.<br /><br />Hari of Hari Giri Farms whose organically grown mangoes and also jackfruits were on sale, told Deccan Herald, they have brought close to three tonnes, and expect to empty by a day or two.<br /><br /> It’s obvious for him to exude confidence, with the melas that preceded that of Saturdays’ had made roaring business. <br /><br />Chandrashekar of Indraprasta Farms also had a share in jackfruits, with some of the fruits coming from his farm on H D Kote road. <br /><br />It was also time to pamper taste buds with food from the cauldron of organically grown ingredients. <br /><br />While Chandrashekar had brought coffee made of arecanut, ‘masala majjige’ (butter milk) among other drinks, Ruchi Sringara, make-shift hotel, again of Hari Giri Farms had eatables aplenty. <br /><br />Instant food products like jackfruit papad, rasam and sambar powder were also on sale.</p>
<p>When mango spread on roadside draws the attention of every passerby, what if it’s put on offer in a festive like occasion? <br /><br /></p>.<p>There will be milling crowd, vying with each other to pick the best among the lot.<br /><br />That’s exactly what happened at ‘Mango, Jackfruits Mela’ organised at Nesara, an organisation involved in promoting organic farming, on its premises on Geetha road in Chamarajapuram.<br /><br />As mentioned above, jackfruits was also available, and there was no dearth of fruit lovers, weighing between the two. Whether to take home mango, or jackfruit, forget its sticky content.<br /><br />No sooner the mela opened for the day at 10 am, fruit lovers walked straight towards mangoes and jackfruits.<br /><br /> There was also a mix of alphonso, besides regular badami, totapuri and mallika, but it didn’t dampen the spirit of buyers, who have a penchant for experiment. It was available at Rs 45 per kg.<br /><br />Hari of Hari Giri Farms whose organically grown mangoes and also jackfruits were on sale, told Deccan Herald, they have brought close to three tonnes, and expect to empty by a day or two.<br /><br /> It’s obvious for him to exude confidence, with the melas that preceded that of Saturdays’ had made roaring business. <br /><br />Chandrashekar of Indraprasta Farms also had a share in jackfruits, with some of the fruits coming from his farm on H D Kote road. <br /><br />It was also time to pamper taste buds with food from the cauldron of organically grown ingredients. <br /><br />While Chandrashekar had brought coffee made of arecanut, ‘masala majjige’ (butter milk) among other drinks, Ruchi Sringara, make-shift hotel, again of Hari Giri Farms had eatables aplenty. <br /><br />Instant food products like jackfruit papad, rasam and sambar powder were also on sale.</p>
