Pbi singer Gurnam Bhullar regales audience on Day 2

The ongoing 14th Chandigarh National Crafts Mela, a joint effort of the North Zone Cultural Centre and the UT Art and Culture Department, Chandigarh, witnessed a huge footfall on the second day of this annual feature. Punjabi singer Gurnam Bhullar’s performance in the evening was the main event. He regaled the audience with his hit numbers.

The 10-day-long cultural extravaganza will showcase a plethora of programmes, including folk songs and folk dances of various states of the country, besides certain engaging stage and ground performances by folk artistes.

A cultural quiz was held today for children, which evoked overwhelming response from school students. Avid mela enthusiasts enjoyed a variety of performances of various regions that continued to entertain the visitors throughout the day. Dressed in traditional attires, artistes from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and elsewhere regaled the audience, offering a toast of the rich and composite cultural heritage of India.

Among the performers at the mela were the ‘been jogi’, ‘nachaars’, ‘nagada’ players and ‘kaachi ghodi’ artistes, who kept the visitors to the mela entranced throughout the day. Tiny tots had a gala time as they enjoyed the camel ride.

The heritage street and the typical utopian Punjab village set up at the venue, offering a typical rural metaphor, were the perfect happening spots for the mela enthusiasts. They were excited to be completely soaked in a rural ambience and were happy to click selfies.

Foodies had a wide range of cuisines and culinary treats from the states of Punjab, Haryana Rajasthan, Bihar, Gujarat and Delhi to choose from. Guhana’s (Haryana) ‘jaleb’ was the hot favourite among those having a sweet tooth.