You can twist your way to slimness if the claims of a stall-owner at the National Consumer Fair, which opened here on Friday, are to be believed.
Hansraj, a stall-owner from Rajasthan but living in Bangalore, explained how a small disc-like contraption — the size of a weighing machine — could help lose weight. The disc-like object has a top layer that can be rotated while standing on it.
“An added benefit is that the surface of the board is an acupressure board,” said Mr. Hansraj. Another product on display at his stall is a “magic brush” which massages the head while brushing the hair.
The exhibition, which is being held behind the Mangala Stadium for the third time, was inaugurated by district in-charge Minister J. Krishna Palemar.
Mayor Rajani Dugganna was present. Both went round the fair and saw the products on display. Ms. Dugganna spent some time at a sari stall from West Bengal. The fair will be here for more than a month, according to the organisers.
A majority of the over 100 stalls at the fair were either not open yet or were being set up. Some stalls already set up include kitchen appliances, solar powered products, textiles, food products, toys, jewellery, handicrafts, footwear and home appliances from all over the country. There are about 25 amusement rides and a 3-D show.
A variety of home-made products are on display at a stall from Mangalore. The products include aloe-vera shampoo, juice concentrates, squashes, soap, incense sticks and phenyl.
Simple cotton saris with hand-embroidered borders and designs from West Bengal are an attraction. A.S. Biswas said that the saris were from Nadia district near the Bangladesh border in West Bengal.
Each sari is handmade and the price ranges from Rs. 450 to Rs. 4,000. Saris with Naksi border, baluchuri emboss and Dhaka buta are available at the stall.
“None of these saris will shrink as they are of 120 count (weave). Saris of 60 or 80 count shrink, but these are of a superior weave,” said Mr. Biswas.
