Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Aug 16: The 3-day historic Shankri Devta Mela in block Panchari concluded today with overwhelming participation of over 70,000 devotees, who thronged the mela site from different areas of the state to pay obeisance and get blessings of revered deity for overall peace and prosperity.
MLA, Chenani, Krishan Chand Bhagat, MLC, Jugal Kishore, Deputy Commissioner, P.K Pole, Additional SP, Benam Tosh, Mela Officer, Tehsildar Settlement, Udhampur, Sanjeev Goswami, heads of different educational institutions, teachers and local Mela Committee members were present on the occasion.
During the festival, the folk artists belonging to surrounding areas turned up in large numbers to sing folk songs of the areas highlighting various aspects of civilization with special reference to Deity. Number of cultural troops drawn from various educational institutions also presented folk dances and songs depicting the tradition of the area.
Number of temporary sweet shops, toy shops and other eatable corners by the locals as well as outside vendors were the main attraction for the general public visiting the Mela site.
For the successful culmination of the three-day festival, the district administration of Udhampur had made elaborate arrangements of security, drinking water and power supply, medicare, traffic regulation and additional bus services.
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