The Union Ministry of Culture has decided to
organize the Festivals of India in Laos
PDR, Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar.
'The Festivals of India' in Laos PDR
and in Cambodia would be held from 9th to 11th February 2014. The Indian
delegation to the Festivals of India would be led by Secretary Culture, Shri Ravindra Singh. An artiste
delegation of 75 artistes would be participating in the Festivals.
The two festivals would comprise of the
following:
a. Dance Festival: Classical Dance on Ramayana would be
performed by the Kalakshetra Foundation over 3 days. The Kalakshetra Foundation
would be performing Jatayu Moksham, Choodamani Pradanam and Mahapatttabhishekam
to celebrate the Ramayana in Laos PDR.
b. A Buddhist Exhibition: Dhamma Darshan would be presented with the
objective of exploring and illustrating the life and teachings of Buddha as
well as the sacred sites of events depicting the legend along with the
dissemination of Buddhism which is based
on Dhamma.The Buddhist exhibition would be presented by the Nava Nalanda
Mahavihara, an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture.
c. A Buddhist
Mahotsava: The
Buddhist Mahotsava would be organized as part of the Festival of India will
witness the construction of sand mandala, butter sculpture, sacred dance and
Lama Chant by the monks from the Himalayan region. This is conducted to further
disseminate Buddha’s messages in the world. The Buddhist Mahotsava would be presented by Central Institute of Himalayan
Culture Studies Dahoo, Arunachal Pradesh.
d. A Food
Festival:
Indian cuisine Festival encompassing a wide variety of regional cuisines,
native to India would be presented as part of the Festival of India. The Food Festival would be presented by
Ministry of Tourism.
e. Mehendi Art
and Yoga:
Mehendi artists from the South Zone Cultural Centre and Yoga teachers from
Department of Ayush would be participating in the Festivals of India.
f. A Film
Festival: A
film festival comprising of some of selected films of Bollywood would be
presented in the Festival of India. Selected Films include, JodhaAkbar, Dil
Chahta Hai, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, etc. The film festival would be presented
by the Ministry of I&B.
Festival of India in Vietnam and Myanmar will be held next month. In Vietnam the
festival will be held from March 6 to15
and in Myanmar from March 17 to 21, 2014.