‘Phool Walon Ki Sair’ festival put off over DDA’s ‘limited’ permission

For the first time since its revival in 1962, except during the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, ‘Phool Walon Ki Sair’, Delhi’s centuries-old festival embodying religious harmony, will not take place this year, said its organisers.

The week-long event was initially scheduled to begin on November 2, but has now been postponed. Organisers stated this is due to prolonged uncertainty and delayed permission regarding the use of its traditional venue, Aam Bagh Park in Mehrauli, where the fair and other festival events are typically held.

Organisers from Anjuman Sair-e-Gul Faroshan society said that after corresponding with the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), which manages the park, for several months without receiving full approval, they had no alternative but to postpone. A resolution said