Freed Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 * Taken from - The Sikhs, Images of a Heritage - T S Randhawa - 2000 A scene from a Mela - local fair with wrestlers, fairground rides,Vanjaaras selling bangles , Mithai sellers with scales, liquor sellers ,a dancing bear, monkeys , a Dad carrying his son on his shoulders so he can see the wrestling and Dancers with sticks with a dholi. Almost all things you can still see at a punjabi mela. One thing I remember from punjabi melas is the 'fortune telling' white bull - usually painted blue or with blue stars and hand prints - its handler would get a 'punter' to hide something like a watch and the bull would tell who had it - or it would pick out who from the crowd would be going 'abroad' - on one occasion it picked me out - my Mama couldn't stop laughing and told them I was born abroad in UK ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navi_Kaur Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 That is so beautiful, totally excellent 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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