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Hoshiarpur, October 22
After 3 years, the SARAS mela once again returns to charm the city. Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa will inaugurate the 12-day-long regional SARAS mela to be started from October 23 at Lajwanti Sports Complex on local Tanda road.
Deputy Commossioner Isha Kalia stated that there would be cultural performances for eight hours a day by performers from 18 states. Cultural items will include, folk dances of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bihar, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttrakhand, Punjab (rural bagpipers, malwai gidha, bhand marasi). Besides, sufi music, qawwali, Kathputli, Bamboo walkers, cinema scope, madari, jadugar, saperas, nachars, etc, will also delight the visitors.
North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC), Patiala is sending a troupe of 150 dance artists from 8 North Eastern States of India. Besides, handicrafts from 24 states would also be on display.
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