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Sevagiri Fair 1960
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Pusegaon is famous throughout Maharashtra because the Sevagiri Temple and annual fair attracts tens of thousands of pilgrims. The fair is a festival held at the end of December for two years running and then in early January every third year Here you will find a short account of the fair in the time when Pusegaon had approximately 2,500 inhabitants. Even then half a century ago crowds filled the streets for 13 days from the 13th to 27th December
Picture on Ektachrome - 6 x 6 processed by Kodak, Mumbai, 1960. Black and white negatives were processed by Tony Morrison in Pusegaon |
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From the 1960 'photo' diary of Tony Morrison 'Pusegaon fair Dec 15th - 27th Procession Dec 17th Village population 2,500. Fair day as an estimate 50,000 . Animals the cattle show in the region 5,000. A large chariot (ratha) - coloured blue silver and white is drawn through the streets by the crowds.On this are seated the religious leaders and wise men of the village - standing are other people to receive money. Thousands of rupee notes are strung finally all over the decorations. Other gifts are given or presented to the saint, notably mirrors and a cobra (live). Along the streets other people dance, play music and there are magicians and horn players - a huge horn or 'trumpet' as we were told is about 3 feet six inches in diameter. Children with balloons, streamers of a variety of colours with red being dominant. All were wearing best sarees and turbans with many decorations and jewellery Stalls with a variety of sweetmeats in the main streets. laru, jelabi, bajees (potato, herbs, turmeric - fried)' Peter Krinks made a short report 'The Pusegaon Annual Fair'. It was large and well organised . There were impressive displays of cattle and other livestock ; colourful wrestling matches; a magnificent religious procession with bands and dancers. On the night of 17th a famous Marathi play,' Lagnarchar ' was presented by about 12 actors and 8 musicians from outside, hired by the villagers for about Rs 1000 [1000 rupees] Photos were not taken at night |
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