The ten-day Jhiri mela concluded successfully in Jammu. The devotees and visitors said next year it should be held for bit longer period. It is held to pay obeisance to the Mesiah of the peasants ‘Baba Jitto’ who sacrificed his life for the cause of farmers in the 15th century AD The people first visit Jhiri village to pay their obeisance in the twin temples of Baba Jitto and his daughter Bua Kouri and then visit adjoining village Shama Chak where hundreds of small memorials (Samadhis) have been built by the devotees.
