
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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An Image of lord Jagannath placed in a chariot carried along the town of Madras. Devotees are offering fruits like, banana, papaya and mangoes. Tiny statues and idols are on display for sale. The Chariot festival is celebrated usually in the month of June or July commences when the chariots of Lord Jagannath accompanied by his elder brother Balabhadra and sister Devi Subhadra are brought out on to the Main Street of Puri known as Bada Danda. The Chariots are then taken to the Shri Gundicha Temple to their aunt’s house where the deities enjoy nine days stay and are served with sweet pancakes. Source: http://www.rathyatra.org/ This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection compri
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