
Maun Mela fishing festival and traffic near twin bridges in Uttarakhand
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Maun Mela, a traditional community fishing festival held along the Aglar River in the Tehri Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India.
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Gurudwara Shri Kesgarh Sahib is situated in the central place of city Anand Sahib. It is also known as Takht Shri Kesgarh Sahib. After the establishment of Anandpur Sahib, Guru Gobind Singh Ji used to hold congregations on this hill. Revelation of Khalsa and first inititation (Khande Di Pahul) took place here. At that time the hill of Kesgarh Sahib was at least 10-15 feat higher than its present height. By the side of this hill there stood another hill. It was known as "Tambu (tent) Wali Pahari" because a special tent was set up here on the day of revelation of Khalsa. This hill does not exist any more. Similarly, there was a long range of small hills extending from Kesgarh Sahib to Anandpur fort. KESGARH SAHIB fort was built in 1699. The hill armies attacked Anandpur Sahib several times b
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