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Jarag Fair
This fair is held in Jarag, a village in tehsil pail. It is held in Chet
(March-April) in honor of the goddess Seetla. It is also known as the
Baheria fair. Sweet gurgulas ( jaggery cakes fried in oil) are prepared
one day earlier and then given in offering to the goddess and thereafter
to the donkey who is her favourite. After propitiating the goddess, the
family members eat the remaining Savoury gurgulas with great relish. This
festival is observed in Malwa and Powad, but the fair is held only
in Jarag. There is a pond where the devotees of Seetla gather. They scoop
the earth and raise a small hillock which is accorded the status of the
goddess's shrine. Potters specially bring their donkeys decked in colored
blankets. Some even put bells or conch shells and beads round their necks.
In many folksongs of the Punjab, there is a reference to the fair of Jarag.
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