
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 Bihari man makes Ghewar on his cart during the annual Sonepur Mela in Bihar. Making: Take a big bowl and pour ghee to it followed by 8-10 ice cubes. Whisk them together until ghee converts into cream like consistency. When the butter becomes somewhat like cream then remove the ice cubes and again whisk the butter till it turns smooth. When ghee becomes smooth like cream then add refined flour and milk to it. Whisk everything together till it becomes smooth. Now add water in small portions and whisk until the lumps dissolves completely. Smooth batter is now ready with flowing consistency. Now add lemon juice and mix it well. Heat enough ghee in a wok to fry ghevar. Ghee should be piping hot. Pour a spoonful of batter into the hot ghee. Batter will splatter into the ghee then again pour so
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