Mysore/Mysuru : A two-day ‘ Maagi Mela ‘ (Winter Festival) began at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry this morning, under the joint aegis of Sahaja Samrudha and Sahaja Seeds. It aims to provide protein-rich seeds/vegetables, which is required more during winter season.

Dr. Shivaprasad Huded, Vice-Principal of JSS Ayurveda Medical College, inaugurated the Mela, which will be open for public from 10 am to 8.30 pm today and tomorrow.

Freshly harvested crops such as avarekai (field bean), togari beans, fresh groundnuts, purple yam, red-husk sorghum, climbing potatoes and more are on sale.

Different varieties of avarekai like chinugalu, dabbe, kempu, mani and hittala from H.D. Kote, Periyapatna, Tumakuru, Dharwad and Bengaluru districts are on display. Shelled avarekai is also available. Along

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