The Sheetla Mata Fair is held in March-April, the
month of Chaitra on Krishna Paksh, in village Seel-Ki-Doongri (Jaipur).
Doongri is a hillock on top of which the shrine of Sheetla Mata stands.
The fair is held in her honor for a day every year. The fair attracts
hordes of visitors from far and wide. People believe that epidemics
spread because of the wrath of Sheetla Mata and hence they worship her
and make offerings so that she may be pacified. The deity is represented
by a red stone.
A temporary market comes up at the fair and the rural folk can be seen
trading in wares such as shoes, clothes, foodstuff, utensils and
agricultural implements A cattle fair is also organised during the fair.
The village Seel-Ki-Doongri is situated beside a tank known as Band
Sheodungri. It lies on the (NH-8) Jaipur-Kota road 35 kms south-east of
Jaipur and 5 km from the tehsil headquarter, Chaksu. The nearest rail
head is Chaksu on the Jaipur-Sawai Madhopur section of Western Railway.
Regular buses are available on the Jaipur-Kota, Jaipur-Tonk,
Jaipur-Deoli routes which pass by this village.
