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the land of 50 villages. As fast very much needed.
as the fish grow in this pond, it During the fish festival,
does not happen in any other people take it as an enjoyment
pond. This fish festival is held and clean the spring so that its
here once a year, it benefits water goes to their fields and
horticulture and the water here helps them. People from different
also becomes clean”, shares places interact with each other
Ghulam Mohammed Ghanai. on the pretext of this festival, so
"This festival has been going I think it should be promoted.
on in our place for many years. It is during the month of May,
The old people of this village that this festival becomes an
started this festival because they attraction in which people
used to clean this spring once in throng and clean the pond so
a year. Even today agriculture that water comes to their fields”,
is the means of earning for the adds Rao Farman Ali.
people in the village. Agriculture
means agreement with the
culture, so the springs are
important because when the
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seed is sown, paddy beds are more about the Panzath
prepared and tilting is done, it is festival of Kashmir.

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