Kapal Mochan mela to be held this year
Shiv Kumar Sharma
Tribune News Service
Yamunanagar, November 9
In a major relief to traders and pilgrims, the local administration has decided to hold the historical ‘Kapal Mochan’ mela this year.
The five-day mela will start on November 15 and come to an end on November 19.
The mela is held at Kapal Mochan, near Bilaspur town of Yamunanagar district every year, but it could not be held last year due to the Covid pandemic.
The pilgrims arrive here mainly from Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. They take dip in the three holy sarovers — Kapal Mochan, Rin Mochan and Surajkund — on the occasion of Kartik Purnima to attain ‘moksha’.
Every year, about 8-10 lakh pilgrims visit this mela, but this year, the number of passengers will be less, because the devotees coming to the mela will have to register themselves first on the portal of the local administration. Deputy Commissioner Parth Gupta and Superintendent of Police Kamaldeep Goyal visited the mela premises today. They held a meeting with officers and officials associated with the mela to take stock of the preparedness being made for smooth conduct of the mela. The DC said the devotees would have to follow the corona guidelines. He said that entire area of the mela would be divided into four sectors for the smooth conduct of the mela.
“We are making all arrangements for the smooth conduct of the mela,” said DC Parth Gupta. He said special arrangements were also being made to keep the mela premises clean.
“The pilgrims will get all basic facilities, including potable water,” said Parth Gupta. He added that clean water was being filled in all three sacred sarovers — Kapal Mochan, Rin Mochan and Suraj Kund.During the mela, Bartan Nagri of Jagadhri makes brisk business as the pilgrims take home Jagadhri-made utensils as a token of good omen.
“This mela is like a second Diwali for the metal industry of Jagadhri. Manufactures, whole-sellers and retailers do brisk business as all utensils kept in their godowns are sold ,” said Sunder Lal Batra, general secretary, The Jagadhri Metal Manufacturers and Suppliers Association. The traders of utensils said the entry of the pilgrims should be allowed without registration so that more devotees come to the mela.
