lucknow excitement of the forthcoming festival was visible as much on the third day of the eid midnight carnival which has brought together cultures of lucknow and lahore at indira gandhi pratishthan with almost 50 stalls from states and cities exhibiting the cultural exuberance and food from both nations the expo attracted a large number of visitors on sunday the festival will go on from noon to midnight till july 5 arrival of pakistani fashion from long kurtas to palazzo and shararaas shoppers couldnt have been better timed as everyone gets ready for the festival along with mouth watering dishes being churned out of the cauldrons simmering on charcoal fire the evening got all the more festive with lipsmacking awadhi and pakistani delicacies on entering the exhibit area one is greeted with wares and furniture from agra to bhatinda jaipur and bhopal the exclusive polystone artefacts and wall murals from ghaziabad a special attraction at the fair is a cushion with pockets to hold glasses and bottles to help one enjoy drinks anytime anywhere when i saw artefacts and home decor objects i thought they were cast in stone but they are light and much better than stone and terracotta said visitor daljeet kaur about artefacts made of polystone synthetic brought in by ruchir agarwal from ghaziabad