I-Vibrant Rural Fair eNdiya
I-Sonepur Fair yaseByhar minyaka yonke iwubuhle obuhle ezindaweni zasemaphandleni ezihlanganisa ingokomoya nezindlovu, izinkomo namahhashi. Kuqala isikhathi esingcwele esingamaHindu esingcwele saseKartik Purnima (ngokuvamile ngoNovemba), lapho abagibeli behamba ekuseni ekuseni, bese beqhubeka ngenyanga. Abadayisi basezitaladini, ama-gurus angokomoya, ama-stalls e-snack, izandla zobuciko, ukugibela amageyimu, abadlali be-circus, kanye nemidlalo yaseshashalazini bonke benza umkhosi ongafanelwe omunye.
Ngenkathi izilwane nezinyoni zisetshenziselwa ukuthengiswa, imithetho ebuyekeziwe yezilwane zasendle iye yavimbela lo msebenzi eminyakeni yamuva. Ngonyaka ka-2017, ngeke kube khona izinyoni ezenzweni ezifanele ngenxa yesiqondiso esisha senkantolo ephakeme.
Ngokusobala, i-Sonepur Fair inemvelaphi yasendulo ibuyele ekubuseni kukaMbusi wokuqala waseNdiya uChandragupta Maurya, owayevame ukuthenga izindlovu namahhashi kuwo ngenxa yebutho lakhe. I-Fair ibuye ikhumbule ukungenelela kukaNkosi Vishnu ukuqeda isiqalekiso esikhulu kanye nokulwa isikhathi eside phakathi kwendlovu kanye nengwenya emlandweni wamaHindu. Indlovu yasindiswa, emva kokugeza emfuleni futhi ihlaselwa ingwenya, yiNkosi Lord.
Ngokwesiko eyaziwayo njengezinhlanzi ezifuywayo, ngenkathi zisemgwaqweni oshaywe kahle, i-Sonepur Fair manje inokugxila kakhulu kwezohwebo ngenhloso yokuheha abavakashi basekhaya nakwamanye amazwe. Ukuze kwenziwe lokhu, iBihar Tourism yathatha inhlangano yayo, kubandakanya izindawo zokuhlala, ngo-2012.
Ngo-2014, kunezitezi ezengeziwe, ezithengisa izingubo, imishini yezolimo, izimoto, kanye nezimpahla zabathengi ezihamba ngokushesha. I-plaza yokudla nayo ihlelwe ngamaketanga kazwelonke. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwakunomncintiswano wezemidlalo, nemidlalo ye-adventure efana ne-para-sailing, ibhaluni le-hot air, i-ski-skiing, ukudonsa amanzi kanye nokugibela imoto yonke.
Izindlovu ku-Fair Sonepur Fair
Nakuba i- Pushkar Fair eRajasthan idume ngamakamela ayo, yizindlovu ezikhanga izinkanyezi eSonepur Fair. Zihlotshiswe futhi zihlanganiswe emgqeni endaweni eyaziwa ngokuthi iHaathi Bazaar (I-Elephant Market). Kungenzeka ukuba ukhuphukele ezindlovu futhi ubathinte, ugibele, futhi ubondle. Kodwa-ke inani lezindlovu ezisezingeni elihle liye lancipha eminyakeni yamuva kusukela ngo-90 ngo-2001 kuya ku-13 ngo-2016.
I-Sonepur Fair Bath Ehlanzekile: Kufanele-Bheka
Kodwa-ke, yini eyenza ukuthi i-Fair ibonakale futhi ikhunjulwe ngami ngishumayela izixuku zabahambeli abageza okungcwele ekuphumeni kwelanga eKarkk Purnima (inyanga egcwele ngokugcwele), lapho imifula yeGanges neGandak ihlangene khona, ukuze ihlanze futhi ihlise noma yikuphi ukungaboni kahle.
Ngezansi ngo-5 ekuseni, hamba phansi ebhange lomfula bese uqasha esinye sezikebhe eziningi ezihlanganisiwe lapho. Ama-rupie angama-200 (uma uxoxisana kahle), umuntu ohamba ngesikebhe uzokukhuphuka kancane bese ehla emfuleni amahora ambalwa ngenkathi uhlala uhambelana nemisebenzi eyenziwa ngasemngceleni wamanzi.
Abahamba ngezinyawo bathandaza futhi bahlambe phakathi kwesizinda sokukhala kanye nephunga elimnandi lempepho. Kodwa-ke, kuba khona kwababulali be-ghost kanye ne- tantriks (abenzi bomlingo omnyama) okwenza kube yinye yezwe.
I- tantriks yenza umkhuba wabo wokuthakazelisa futhi ophazamisayo kuze kuqhutshwe ukugubha okukhulu kwamagundane , njengoba amehlo abo ebuyela emakhanda abo, ukuvimbela imimoya emibi. Ngangihlala ngifakwe emzimbeni, njengoba behola omunye ehamba phambili emanzini ukuze aziqede izinkinga zabo. Naphezu kokuhlala eNdiya iminyaka engaba ngu-7 futhi ngihamba kakhulu, ngangingakaze ngibone i- tantrik ngaphambili. Futhi, ngiyavuma, lokho engangibona khona kwangishiya ngizizwa ngingenandaba kodwa ngisabe ngenye indlela yenkambiso ye-India eyimfihlakalo. (Ingabe i- tantriks yangempela noma isenzo nje? Lokhu kungokwenu ukunquma!).
Ngombono wami, uma ungaphuthelwa lo mboniso wesigodi, usuke ulahlekile enhliziyweni yomkhosi futhi ungase uthole ngisho nokuhlangenwe nakho kwakho komkhosi ukuba ungajabuleli. Njengomthwebuli wezithombe waseNdiya wangitshela ukuthi, "Ngeke kwenzeke ukubona lezi zinsuku eminyakeni eyishumi, njengoba iNdiya ivuselela ngezinga elinjalo ngokushesha."
Amathiphu: Ngenkathi ungase ulingeke ukuba uhlale uhlala ebhange lomfula bese ubuka ukugeza okuvela lapho, ungenzi. Kunamandla kakhulu uma ubukwa kusukela emfuleni! Izindlovu nazo zinokugeza ekuseni ekuseni emfuleni ngezihambi, futhi kuyibona okumele ibone. Abakwa-boatmen bazokuyisa lapho kwenzeka khona. (Ngeshwa, angizange ngikubone lapho ngivakashele i-Fair, njengoba ushintsho emgwaqeni lomfula luvimbela ukuba lwenzeke okokuqala okokuqala). Qaphela ukuthi iqiniso leNdiya lisho ukuthi izimo ezingcolile zihluphekile eduze komfula, ngakho-ke qaphela lapho uhamba khona.
I-Pious ne-Provocative
Ithempeli laseHarihar Nath e-Sonepur, elizinikele eNkosini Vishnu, libuye livakashelwa kakhulu yizihambi ngesikhathi sebusuku nasekuseni kukaKartik Purnima, ngemuva kokuthatha amanzi okugeza. Kufanelekile ukuya lapho ukubabona bekhuphukela ethempelini ngeminikelo egcwele izimbiza ezigcwele amanzi angcwele. Abaningi kakhulu, baboshwa ngamaphoyisa.
Ngokuphambene kakhulu nalezi zenzo zenkolo ezithandekayo, ukusebenza kwe "yaseshashalazini" kuyizinto eziqakathekileko zokuzijabulisa kwebusuku kwamadoda e-Fair. Abesifazane abavame ukugqoka (okuvame ukulethwa eKolkata naseMumbai ) ukudansa ngokuvusa umculo ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene zangaphakathi ngaphakathi kwezindawo ezifanele. Imibukiso ngokuvamile iyaqhubeka kusukela ngo-10 ntambama
Indawo Yendawo Yokuhleleka Nezindawo Zokuhlala
I-Fair Sonepur Fair yenzeke eSonepur, ngamakhilomitha angu-25 enyakatho yedolobha elikhulu iPatna. I-Bihar Tourism inikeza izindawo zokuhlala ngendlela enhle ngesimo sezintambo ezinezintambo ezihlotshisiwe ezinamanzi okugeza angasentshonalanga. Izindleko ziyi-7,000 rupees ubusuku bonke, ngaphandle kokudla nezintela, phakathi nesonto lokuqala. Isilinganiso sinciphisa ama-rupie angu-2 500 ngobusuku ngehora lesibili lokuhle, nama-rupees angu-500 ubusuku bonke emasontweni wesithathu nesine okwenziwe kahle.
Uma lolu khetho lubiza kakhulu (izindlu zibiza kakhulu ngalokho okutholayo nezinye izinketho endaweni), ungahlala ku-Patna futhi uhambo oluhle. Kuye ngesilinganiso sezimoto, isikhathi sokuhamba kungaba khona kusuka kumaminithi angu-30 kuya ku-awa nehafu. Ukuvakasha kwe-Bihar kuhamba ngezinyawo ezingabizi kakhulu ngosuku oluya e-Hotel Kautilya ePatna.
Ukuze wenze amalungiselelo okuhamba nokubhuka uxhumane no-Bihar Tourism nge-imeyili ku-bihartourism.tours@gmail.com, noma ifoni (0612) 2225411 no-2506219.
Ngaphandle kwalokho, kunamahhotela amancane amancane nakwa-Sonepur. Eziningi zitholakala eduze kwesiteshi sesitimela. Ukuphepha ngeke kuqinisekiswe ngokusebenzisa.
Ngcono Kanjani Ukuvakashelwa?
Umkhosi uqala ngoKartik Purnima (inyanga egcwele inyanga engcwele yamaHindu yaseKartik, evame ukuphela kuka-Okthoba noma ngoNovemba) njalo ngonyaka. Iningi lemisebenzi kanye nokuhweba kwezilwane kwenzeka phakathi nesonto lokuqala lomkhosi. Ukuze uthole okuhlangenwe nakho okuhle, yiba khona ngosuku lokuqala ukubona ubufakazi bokushona kwelanga. Uzodinga ukufika ngosuku olwedlule, ukuze ukwazi ukuvuka ekuseni. Ukuhlala usuku noma ezimbili kwanele ukuhlola umkhosi.
- Thola Uphi Uma Kukhona I-Fair Sonepur Fair
Kuthiwani Ngokuphepha?
UBihar, ngenkathi ehlushwa isithombe esingalungile iminyaka eminingi, uye waphuthuka kakhulu ngokwezomthetho kanye nokuhleleka. Isibe sesinye sezizwe ezisathuthuka ngokushesha eNdiya kanye nokuvakasha okukhulayo okuvakashelayo. Ngangihamba njengowesifazane oyedwa futhi angizange ngisongelwe noma ngingasakhululeki kunoma yikuphi okunye eNdiya (nakuba nganginengqondo futhi ngithatha izinyathelo ezifanele zokuzivikela, kufaka phakathi ukungahlali ngedwa ngemva komnyama). Kukhona ukuphoyisa kwamaphoyisa e-Fair, nabalindi bezokuphepha eBhihar Tourism Tourist Village (lapho kuhlala khona izivakashi).
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