kanpur the women visitors were seen shopping and children enjoying on the eatery joints on the second day of kanpur mahotsav on sunday the weekend was like a fun day as a large number of people visited the festival several visitors appreciated the placement of stalls which was better as compared to previous years the handicraft and art exhibition remained the highlight of the event even on day two the stalls with wooden carving works and clay pottery of khurja grabbed crowd a long queue of people was also seen at the painting exhibition of sanjeeba who is famous for writing poems and quotes in paintings as anticipated the footfall was double than yesterday sunday added to the charm of the festival as more people could visit the place district programme officer dinesh singh said while talking to toi he added that craftsmen who have won national and state awards for special craft were also invited companies like bsnl and others have been given space in the event the shooting competition during will also be held kite flying and pigeon flying competitions will also be organised the locals also enjoyed cultural performances a large number os children was also seen last year it was a real mess with stalls set up randomly there is more woollen stuff this time the taste jhalmuri is worth appreciating said manisha a resident of birhana road area however the parking remained an issue of concern though there is a lot of space the entry and exit from the same gate is creating chaos it could have been better if they had made separate entry and exit gates rued atul saxena he appreciated the food section the organisers have tried to give a different look to the stalls but the work is incomplete some stall are painted while others remain dull it could have been avoided by better planning said ankita a resident of shivalaya