LUCKNOW, Nov. 29 -- It was pack-up time in every nook and corner of the 350-acre National Jamboree complex at Defence Expo Ground as the curtain fell on the programme in Lucknow on Saturday.

The venue had turned into a temporary township where 35,000 Scouts and Guides drawn from 28 states and eight Union Territories pitched their tents, honed their skills and learnt key lessons on discipline. The event began on November 23 and was formally inaugurated the next day.

Guide Captain Saritha K Varghese and her contingent from Kerala said that they were every moment of the 19th National Jamboree organised by Bharat Scouts and Guides. The hospitality was good as organisers looked after all the visiting teams well, they said.

On Saturday, Varg...