Fun, fervour & festivity at its peak at this Teej Party in Lucknow

A grand Teejotsav was recently organised by the

Uttar Pradesh Police

Family Welfare Association Vama Sarathi at the UP 100 headquarters. The theme of this year's Teejotsav was

Meena Bazaar

and under which stalls selling jewellery were also set up at the venue. A jhoola, beautifully decorated with flowers was also set up to cmplement the occasion and the theme as was a selfie point adorned with flowers and kites on it. The guests were gifted gajras at the entrance and welcomed by Meenakshi Singh who was also the Lucknow zone president of the association. The excitement of the occasion got more happening with the entry of the Chief Guest of the event Neelam Singh. Dressed in traditional bright coloured saris and lehengas and their hands adorned with mehendi, the ladies added to the vibrant atmosphere of the whole event.

Meenakshi Singh with Neena Mishra (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

Raji Satyarth with Pooja Thakur Sekera (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

Poonam Atul with Sheena (L) and Rajoo Meena (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

Shubhangi Malhotra with Shweta Gupta (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

The wives and daughters of the men in the force, sang the song 'Atithi Jo Aap Padhare, Hue Dhanya Bhaagy Hamare' to welcome Neelam Singh who couldn’t stop herself from dancing on it and later, thanked the girls for their warm gesture.
The evening kick-started with a Ganesh vandana performed by Meghna which was followed by the performance of Rajoo Meena performing a traditional Rajasthani ghoomar dance. A

thumri

'Humari Atariya', sung by Jyotsna Tewari and Suman Panda’s rendition of the kajri 'Piya Mehendi Liyada' was appreciated by all. A

group dance

performance by Jyoti Modak, Pratibha Tiwari, Neha Bharadwaj, Shweta Gupta and Punita Singh on Chhalka Chhalka Kalsi Ka Paani and solo performance by Sima Modi on 'Rangilo Sawan Aayo Re' received a huge round of applause.

Jyotsna Tewari with Sima Modi (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

Vani Awasthi (L) & Manju Srivastava with Kamya Kulkarni (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

Niharika Singh (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

Group dance by the ladies (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

Ladies sang Teej and saawan songs at the event (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

The most impassioned performance of the evening was the group dance by the ladies on the track Aala Re Aala

Simba

Aala in which they all held the photographs of their husbands.
The event saw many exciting games in which Shweta and Shubhangi won the Punctuality prize and also a Q/A round in which many ladies participated. Throughout the exciting performances, there was also a time when many ladies including Neelam Singh couldn’t stop themselves and and joined in the dance.
— Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui