ALLAHABAD: As the management and denizens of Sangam town get ready themselves to host the impending Magh Mela (scheduled to start from January 02), masses of pandas, practicing on the sandy banks of Ganga for ages, have additionally pulled up their socks to welcome their 'Jajmans' (shoppers) coming to holy town from a number of states.
For the purpose, while few of the well-known panda's have equipped their very own website online to their shoppers, other have opted for other social websites like Whatsapp, Facebook or without delay contacting their 'jajman' thru mail.
From signal language to social networking, pandas of Allahabad have graduated from the normal manner of the use of of symbols on their flag post to that of social platforms to ask 'jajman' at Sangam.
Prayagwal Panda of the city carries database of ancestors of quite a lot of shoppers and represents them with an emblem that may be an animal or an object.
"Our 'jajman' are in touch with us since the last three months as they will be coming to magh mela, some as 'kalpwasi' (those camping at the banks of Ganga for full one month) while others coming just on the main bathing days", said Dummpy panda, of the circle of relatives of 'Ghoda-hathi' image. From receiving them on their arrival, be it thru bus, teach or flight, to offering them decent place to stay and acting rituals, we are there for our 'jajmam' from generations, he added.
Keeping track and contacting their 'jajmans' is been practiced by those pandas for generations without any struggle or somebody encroaching anyone else house. "Each of the panda, depending on the symbols, has their 'jajman' spread in a given state of group of states of a given direction. Someone will manage state of Odisha, others will have them from cities of Madhya Pradesh", explains Somu panda.
Three-four years down the road things were other however as the web has equipped the helping hand, things have modified vastly. "From Whatsapp, facebook and e-mail, our 'jajman' are in constant touch with us and it's a win-win situation for both of us", said Acharya Shukla Chandra. Majority of 'jajmman' have already fastened their scheduled by the use of e-mail or social web page, he added.
"Coming from down south, I was apprehensive about the comfort of my parents but now the things have been taken care of our priest, I am at ease", said Vivek Ramachandran, a techei from Chennai.
For the purpose, while few of the well-known panda's have equipped their very own website online to their shoppers, other have opted for other social websites like Whatsapp, Facebook or without delay contacting their 'jajman' thru mail.
From signal language to social networking, pandas of Allahabad have graduated from the normal manner of the use of of symbols on their flag post to that of social platforms to ask 'jajman' at Sangam.
Prayagwal Panda of the city carries database of ancestors of quite a lot of shoppers and represents them with an emblem that may be an animal or an object.
"Our 'jajman' are in touch with us since the last three months as they will be coming to magh mela, some as 'kalpwasi' (those camping at the banks of Ganga for full one month) while others coming just on the main bathing days", said Dummpy panda, of the circle of relatives of 'Ghoda-hathi' image. From receiving them on their arrival, be it thru bus, teach or flight, to offering them decent place to stay and acting rituals, we are there for our 'jajmam' from generations, he added.
Keeping track and contacting their 'jajmans' is been practiced by those pandas for generations without any struggle or somebody encroaching anyone else house. "Each of the panda, depending on the symbols, has their 'jajman' spread in a given state of group of states of a given direction. Someone will manage state of Odisha, others will have them from cities of Madhya Pradesh", explains Somu panda.
Three-four years down the road things were other however as the web has equipped the helping hand, things have modified vastly. "From Whatsapp, facebook and e-mail, our 'jajman' are in constant touch with us and it's a win-win situation for both of us", said Acharya Shukla Chandra. Majority of 'jajmman' have already fastened their scheduled by the use of e-mail or social web page, he added.
"Coming from down south, I was apprehensive about the comfort of my parents but now the things have been taken care of our priest, I am at ease", said Vivek Ramachandran, a techei from Chennai.
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