The week-long tribal 'Bhagoria' festival in which colourful markets are put up in western Madhya Pradesh will begin tomorrow.
About 100 Bhagoria 'Haats' (markets) will be set up in Jhabua, Alirajpur, Dhar, Khargone and Barwani districts of the state.
Of them, 35 are going to be organised in Jhabua district on different dates, officials said.
The young tribals, attired in colourful dresses, turn up at the haats with their traditional music instruments to sing and dance as a part of the festival.
Foreign tourists too turn up to have a glimpse of the merry-making at the haats.
Heavy police force will be deployed at Bhagoria haats to ensure that no untoward incident occurs, district Superintendent of Police Sanjay Tiwari said.
"Apart from our full strength, cranes, watchtowers,
drones, coastguard helicopters, CCTVs and floodlights have been arranged to keep a watch on every movement of the revelers and devotees," Dudhe said.
A senior police officer said leaves of almost all the security personnel have been cancelled in view of the immersion.
"A strong team of all assistant sub-inspectors, constables, women constables along with hundreds of women officers have been deployed to maintain law and order during the immersion," said the official.
Also, several traffic constables have also been deployed at prominent locations to control vehicular movement.
