
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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A group of folk dancers dance to a folk song at 6th international mango festival in New Delhi in 1993. They wear a red turban and white Kurta and play Nagada and flute. Rajasthani artists play the Dhol at 6th international mango festival and a kid dances to the sound of Dhol. They wear a traditional Rajasthani dress. A variety of mangoes can be seen at 6th international mango festival. An official member of mango festival speaks about the mango festival, he says, "When all these festivals and fairs are intended to project the uniqueness of our country and about India as a destination. mango is something very unique to India so it does project India at that sense. I think people want to know about mangoes it is such a delicious fruit, they have eaten it, they want to know where it grows, ho
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