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Auspicious Bada Mangal ritual begins today, know its significance
As we all know that famous Bada Mangal ritual kicked start in Lucknow city which is observed on all Tuesday during Jyestha month according to Hindu calender. This festival is believed to be 400 yrs old and mainly celebrated in city of Nawabs.
Now during Bada Mangal celebrations Idol of Hanuman adorned with heavy gold and silver jewellery. Devotees turn up in large numbers to offer prayer since early morning.
This year Bada Mangal will be observed on four auspicious Tuesdays i.e on May 21, May 28, June 4 and June 11 and district administration took all necessity arrangements to organize peacefully as holy month of Ramadan is going side-by-side.
The Hanuman Sethu temple committee member, Amit Pandey said, “There will be closed-circuit television cameras at five place and separate entry and exit points for men and women. Vehicle parking passes will be available for visitors. Also the road leading to the temple will have a canopy and water fans to buffer sun.”
According to LMC more than 1500 Bandhara (community feast) are going to be host by devotees this time across the city. They will be a fine of 2k if found encroachment and scattering garbage.
Civic officials have asked Bhandara organisers to install trash-can and fire extinguisher and have ensured stall should not exceed the given area to hamper traffic. A team of 200 volunteers with NCC cadets and policemen and officers are deployed to ensure safety and security.
The Hanuman Temple in Aliganj is famous and more than a century old and provisions of jute mat are arranged so that people can easily walk barefoot, coolers and AC were installed too for public.
Hanuman Temples in Lucknow all decked up to mark Bada Mangal:
Hanuman Setu situated in the heart of the city near Lucknow University which will be decorated with lotus and marigold flowers other necessary items will also be arranged.
A special fair will be held near Temples all over city.
Diversions during Bada Mangal celebration month will be enforced during every Tuesday between May 19 to June 11 this will start from Monday midnight and continue till Tuesday midnight in city, below are some Traffic diversions:
* No heavy vehicles from I.T.College and Vivekanand polyclinic towards Kapoorthala crossing will be allowed and will be diverted towards Mahanagar.
*No vehicles from Kursi road towards Neera Nursing Home will be allowed, they will be diverted towards Hewett polytechnic via Rahimnagar.
*Traffic from I.T College crossing and Niralanagar will not be allowed towards Kapoorthala but will be diverted towards Nirala nagar trisection.
*Traffic will not be allowed from Chhanilal crossing towards Kapoorthala crossing, will be diverted towards wireless crossing.
The State Scores Extra High on Gaming-Friendly Industry Index
Meghalaya scored 92.85 out of 100 possible points in a Gaming Industry Index and proved to be India’s most gaming-friendly state following its recent profound legislation changes over the field allowing land-based and online gaming, including games of chance, under a licensing regime.
The index by the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) uses a scale of 0 to 100 to measure the level of legalisation on gambling and betting achieved by a state based on the scores over a set of seven different games – lottery, horse racing, betting on sports, poker, rummy, casino and fantasy sports
Starting from February last year, Meghalaya became the third state in India’s northeast to legalise gambling and betting after Sikkim and Nagaland. After consultations with the UKIBC, the state proceeded with the adoption of the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Act, 2021 and the nullification of the Meghalaya Prevention of Gambling Act, 1970. Subsequently in December, the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021 were notified and came into force.
All for the Tourists
The move to legalise and license various forms of offline and online betting and gambling in Meghalaya is aimed at boosting tourism and creating jobs, and altogether raising taxation revenues for the northeastern state. At the same time, the opportunities to bet and gamble legally will be reserved only for tourists and visitors.
“We came out with a Gaming Act and subsequently framed the Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021. The government will accordingly issue licenses to operate games of skill and chance, both online and offline,” said James P. K. Sangma, Meghalaya State Law and Taxation Minister speaking in the capital city of Shillong. “But the legalized gambling and gaming will only be for tourists and not residents of Meghalaya,” he continued.
To be allowed to play, tourists and people visiting the state for work or business purposes will have to prove their non-resident status by presenting appropriate documents, in a process similar to a bank KYC (Know Your Customer) procedure.
Meghalaya Reaches Out to a Vast Market
With 140 millions of people in India estimated to bet regularly on sports, and a total of 370 million desi bettors around prominent sporting events, as per data from one of the latest reports by Esse N Videri, Meghalaya is set to reach out and take a piece of a vast market.
Estimates on the financial value of India’s sports betting market, combined across all types of offline channels and online sports and cricket predictions and betting platforms, speak about amounts between $130 and $150 billion (roughly between ₹9.7 and ₹11.5 lakh crore).
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Delhi are shown to deliver the highest number of bettors and Meghalaya can count on substantial tourists flow from their betting circles. The sports betting communities of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are also not to be underestimated.
Among the sports, cricket is most popular, registering 68 percent of the total bet count analyzed by Esse N Videri. Football takes second position with 11 percent of the bets, followed by betting on FIFA at 7 percent and on eCricket at 5 percent. The last position in the Top 5 of popular sports for betting in India is taken by tennis with 3 percent of the bet count.
Local Citizens will Still have Their Teer Betting
Meghalaya residents will still be permitted to participate in teer betting over arrow-shooting results. Teer is a traditional method of gambling, somewhat similar to a lottery draw, and held under the rules of the Meghalaya Regulation of the Game of Arrow Shooting and the Sale of Teer Tickets Act, 2018.
Teer includes bettors wagering on the number of arrows that reach the target which is placed about 50 meters away from a team of 20 archers positioned in a semicircle.
The archers shoot volleys of arrows at the target for ten minutes, and players place their bets choosing a number between 0 and 99 trying to guess the last two digits of the number of arrows that successfully pierce the target.
If, for example, the number of hits is 256, anyone who has bet on 56 wins an amount eight times bigger than their wager.
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