This festival is mostly celebrated in the state of Uttar Pradesh in North India, and there are many different ways in which it is celebrated throughout the state. One of the key features of this event is the use of many different musical instruments for the song and dance performances. These musical instruments are looked upon as sanctified and when people come here and worship them, it becomes one of the major sources of income for the organizers. The co relation of day today instruments with religious beliefs for the Hindus is one of the key themes in this festival. For many of the people who are in the automobile business, this is a good time of the year. Most of them decorate their shops and their cars, believing that Goddess Laxmi will bless them with prosperity and wealth. One of the significant themes during this festival is the precedence of good over evil. People believe that the birth of Ram was a time of salvation for them from all of the evils of the world. It is why this place and this mela are considered to be one of the most sanctified ones for the Hindu mind and soul.
There are many practical implications to this festival. It manifests itself in many ways. It lies on the premises and the belief that the objects that surround us in our daily life have power and life. They need to be nurtured with blessings and prayers. This will create positive energy and will therefore lead to happiness and prosperity. And therefore things that are used primarily during trade are kept aside for worship and for blessings. This could be any object of trade ranging from cars to computers. Also, when it comes to cars, they are not used unless there is an absolute emergency. Another major practice is that students are asked not to touch their books and materials of study on this day because they are kept for the devotions to the goddess of music and knowledge, Goddess Saraswati.