
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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Pariyon wala Kuan is also known as the 'well of fertility'. It is situated in Choti Ziyarat complex in Badaun in Uttar Pradesh state of India. According to locals, if a woman does not conceive a baby for a long time, then this well could be a boon for her. If she bathes in the water of the well then she will surely conceive a baby within a year. Budaun is holy land of Great Sufi Saint's, Auliya, Wali and Peer's as well as a place of izarat's. It is very holi place in the India. According to Prof. Goti John this city was named "BEDAMOOTH" in an ancient inscription which is now in Lucknow Museum. In that Period this pradesh was known as PANCHAL . According to a line of that Stone Writeup there was a village “BHADAUNLAK” near it. Muslim Historian Mr. Roz Khan Lodhi said that King Ashoka
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