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| Agar Jitto mela conclude, thousands pay obeisance | | | JAMMU: The Three day fair, popularly known as Agar Jitto Mela that commenced on Saturday received a huge rush of devotees, touching 40 thousand marks, here at Agar village.
The day of Purnima, witnessed maximum rush of devotees at the annual fair.
A small village Agar, located about 5 km from Katra, was beautifully decorated for the big event with thousands of devotees from within and outside the state including Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pardesh thronging the place to pay obeisance to Baba Jittu Mal- a farmer, who had preferred to end his life instead of bearing the injustice at the hands of greedy landlords.
The Agar Jitto Mela is organized by the people to pay tribute to the Baba Jittot Mal, also known as the Baba Jitto to commemorate his sacrifice.
The devotees took holy bath at springs known for healing power and paid obeisance at the temple constructed in the memory of the saint farmer. It is believed that by taking a bath at the spring, people can get rid of several skin diseases and cure the victims of witchcraft.
The devotees also sought blessings of Bua Kodi, the daughter of Jitto, who jumped on the pyre of the Baba.
The devotees, including the decedents of people who had eaten the wheat on which Baba Jitto laid his life, performed the ritual in which they whirl their heads on the beats of drum and many beat their body with the iron chains. The entire village of Agar has been magnificently decorated by the local people for the fair, shopkeepers and the district administration.
The shopkeepers have installed several playoffs, exhibitions and food stalls to make the traditional fair a pilgrim-cum-excursion point for the people.
Other attractions of the mela were dogri play “Baba Jitto" by Natrang and Vishal Dangal by J&K Indian Style Wrestling Assocation.
The locals and the mela committee appreciated the DDC Reasi Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary for adding new events to the mela that helped attract large number of people. |
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