Bhopal mela is an annual affair in Bhopal, which offers a galaxy of products on sale. Be it bangles, key chains to electronic goods, Chinese toys, crockery, almirahs, household furniture, two wheelers Bhopal mela offers the same. This annual mela is held in winters around December – January and is for about forty days. Thousand throng the mela in the weekend which just passed by. There used to be a time when people of Bhopal and nearby areas used to wait for this mela but with number of avenues which have come up in recent times, the momentum has dropped. But Companies still offer special discounts on the various products for the mela. There used to be some exemption of commercial taxes on the products at the mela which was missing this time. The response at mela has been less this year then which it used to draw earlier. Many businessmen participating in the said, for a garment seller from Rajasthan, added that response has been half than that was last year, for a bangle dealer the response has been mediocre. The sudden drop in temperature in Bhopal especially during evenings has taken its toll on mela’s attendance. The number of people visiting at night used to increase but may be due to chill in the air, this has not happened at scale it used to be. Some people might have also got attracted to other happening mela’s in the town.
The mela as its wholesome is more than just sales of products, and gives it the rustic flavour it always had. It has events particularly in evening to attract visitors, games, many typical mela shows i.e. horror shows, car driving in a ‘well’, big spiral wheel, eateries. I met an interesting machine which not only provides you your weight, but also astrologic predictions by weighing you !! all in one machine and that just for two rupee isnt it great !
Anil Gulati
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