The much awaited annual Saifai Mahotsav would be held at the native village of SamajwadiParty supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav from December 26.
This year, Saifai Mahotsav will have political plus entertainment agenda with several senior politicians along with people from the entertainment sector gracing the 14-days long Mahotsav.With added attraction like ‘ Dragon Dance’ and ‘ Poi Dance’ of New Zealand this time, in the presence of Rashtriya Janatya Dal (RJD) President lalu Prasad Yadav, JD (U) leaders Sharad Yadav and Nitish Kumar, the Saifai mahotsav this year would be a grand affair.
Samajwadi Party MP Dharmendra Yadav, who is the chairman of the organising committee, said here on Sunday that Bollywood star and party MP Jaya Bachchan would inaugurate the fortnight long Mahotsav at Chandigiram stadium in Saifai.The mahotsav would continue till January 8. Cultural programmes and other activities would be held every day. The most popular Bollywood night, in which several renowned actors and singers would perform . would be held on the last day of the festival.
A bi-cycle marathon from Mainpuri to Saifai, wrestling competition and mushiara are the other attractions of the mahastov, he said. Comedy night with Kapil Sharma, Sand art by Sudarshan Patnaik, lokdhara presentation by 2000 children and other cultural nights by television and Bollywood artists would be the added attractions, Yadav said.
This year’s Saifai Mahotsav would have political importance too as RJD President lalu Prasad Yadav and his family members would grace the occasion along with JD(U) leaders like Sharad Yadav and Nitish Kumar.lalu’s youngest daughter Rajlaxmi is going to be married with Taj Pratap, grand nephew of Mulayam Singh Yadav and the engagement ceremony is scheduled on December 16. Themarriage is slated in February next year.
The Saifai Mahostav was started in 1997 by late Ranveer Singh, father of Taj Pratap, who is the MP from Mainpuri lok Sabha seat. This year famous Dragon dance of China, which symbolizes goodluck, would be held in the new year. like the lion dance it is most often seen in festive celebrations, the dance is performed by a team of dancers who manipulate a long flexible figure of a dragon using poles positioned at regular intervals along the length of the dragon.Another new entry would be Poi dance from New Zealand where the artists gives a unique style of both dance and singing.