The Sankranti Mela 2015 concluded with a lot of enthusiasm and fervour on Sunday. Organised at Bhopal Haat, a huge crowd was observed on the last day of the exhibition-cum-sale of handloom and handicraft materials. Huge variety of colourful and traditional handicraft materials evoked a great response by the shopaholics at the Sankranti Mela 2015.
People were seen captivated towards the exquisite collection of dress materials, jewellery, leather, food items, terracotta and much more being exhibited by self help groups from across the country. Usually exhibition is organised each year, to promote the self- employed artisans living under poverty line. With the help of such opportunities offered by government they get a chance to display their products.
SHGs artisans from different parts of the State had arrived in the mela to display and sale their products. These artisans earn the profit of sale directly from the customers. There was an array of colourful kurtis, suits in various handloom materials including Maheshwari and Chanderi. Moreover, the stoles which are in trend these days are also available in the same material. The most capturing part of the mela was the handbags made out of jute. Especially the college students are more captivated towards these traditional yet trendy handbags. Bed sheets, cushions, door mats and more remained another centre of attraction for the buyers.
The females were captivated towards the imitation jewellery and of course the trendy outfits. Moreover the beautifully embedded footwears also captured the interest of the female buyers. last but not the least the home decoration items are yet another reason for the shopaholics to visit the mela. Notably the exhibition was organised by State Panchayat and Rural Development Department the mela every year receives a satisfactory response by regular buyers and this year too people took a good pleasure of the handloom materials being exhibited there.