This festive season, people are enjoying Diwali shopping at different spots of the city. Bhopalites are busy buying decorative items, dress materials and eatables. To give more opportunity to the shopaholics, ‘Deep Mela’ exhibition cum sale is being organised at Gauhar Mahal from Friday.
Organised by Madhya Pradesh Handicraft and Handloom Development Corporation, the historical shopping hub of the city is adorned with sparkling and fizzy shades of around 27 districts of the State. While informing about it, in-charge at Gauhar Mahal, Brijendra Raghuwanshi said, “We organize Deep Mela every year during diwali and display special items for this festival and provide opportunity to the people to buy traditional and unique items for their homes.”
Artisans from Indore, Chhatarpur, Betul and Jhabua have arrived at the fair. There is a unique collection of diwali lanterns, diyas, Laxmi and Ganesh diyas made of terracotta, rangoli colours and manual books with various rangoli patterns. Besides, the fair sports a collection of silver puja thalis embedded with meenakari work. Around 55 artisans have put up the stalls at the fair.
Chanderi and Maheshwari work on half silk cotton suits added more zest at the fair. Lots of designer sarees and suits with applied work of Kankab, Jamdani, Malwari Walkalam silk and patch work are also displayed. Sarees in bagh print and heavy zardozi work are also available there at affordable prices.
Stalls of imitation jewellery with a touch of Gujarat and Rajasthani jewellery embedded with kundan karigari with the finishing of pretty traditional look. The other stalls are decorated with home decor and other stuff.