The middle section of the tableau featured a craft cart inspired by the Surajkund Mela, showcasing handicrafts like sarkanda craft, leather juttis, chope, bagh, phulkari, brassware of Rewari and surahi. The final section of the tableau showed how Haryana has widely come to be recognised as a sporting powerhouse contributing to over 30 per cent of India’s medals in international competitions, including the Olympics and Commonwealth Games. It also paid tribute to the Centre’s ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ scheme for the welfare of the girl child. The tableau of Punjab showcased the state as the land of knowledge and wisdom, displaying the exquisite handicrafts and rich musical heritage of the region. It was an aesthetic blend of the state’s inlay-designing prowess, interspersed with exquisitely woven handicrafts. A woman in traditional attire was shown weaving cloth with her hands, thus displaying the art of folk embroidery covered with floral motifs popular all over the globe as “Phulkari”. The trailer portion of the tableau depicted one of the most deeply-revered sufi saints of Punjab, Baba Sheikh Farid, “Ganj-i-Shakkar” (a storehouse of candy), sitting under the shade of a tree and immersed in composing hymns that are included in the Guru Granth Sahib. Punjab primarily being an agrarian state the tableau displayed a pair of bullocks with a yoke depicting the agricultural aspect of the state. It also showcased the rich musical heritage of the state, with a traditionally dressed man holding a “toombi” in his hand with a “dholak” and beautifully decorated earthen pots (ghara).
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