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Time for mango mania

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Minnu Raju

Posted: Jul 06, 2008 at 2248 hrs IST

New Delhi, July 5 Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit inaugurated the much-awaited Mango Festival on from July 4 to 6 at Pragati Maidan. Several varieties of mango are on display from farms all over the country.

On Saturday, the eagerly-awaited mango eating contest for women was held. The men’s competition is on Sunday. Each participant was given 3 kgs of mangoes to polish off in 3 minutes. Anita Choudhary who bagged the first prize of Rs 3000 ate 1 kg 194 grams of mangoes.

Chanda won the second prize worth Rs 2000 and Asha Soodh, the third prize worth Rs1000.

KB Sharma, the chief manager of Delhi Tourism, said: “This competition has been on for the past 15 years. It is the most enjoyable part of the festival.”

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