
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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Woman displays magic tricks with Umbrella during International Magic Festival at Dilli Haat in Pitampura, Delhi. Manish Chatrath, chairman, Delhi Tourism, inaugurated the festival, which is in its third year. "When we organized this magic festival for the first time, I didn't know it was going to be so successful," he said. "Many people ask me why we organize it at Pitampura and why not at INA's Dilli Haat. I don't know the reason, but maybe it's the people here that bring us here every year." Chatrath was accompanied by GG Saxena, managing director and chief executive officer, and Binay Bhushan, general manager, Delhi Tourism. Rajah and Natalie, magicians from Mauritius, got the maximum applause as they turned a pigeon into a rabbit and a rabbit into a big bunny, and later made the bunny
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