Araku Utsav

Relevance: Prelims: Art and culture

Why in news?

  • The two-day annual festival — Araku Utsav 2020 — was off to a grand start at Araku Valley in Visakhapatnam district on Saturday.
  • The aim of organising such festivals was to spread the tribal tradition and culture to other regions. Such utsavs would also put Araku on global map.

Mimicry show:

  • People in large numbers from Araku and surrounding mandals thronged the utsav venue on the first day.
  • A number of stalls exhibiting handlooms, garments, tribal foods and others were put up.
  • The food stalls with tribal delicacies received good response.
  • Cultural programmes, including folk dances, entertained the visitors. Mimicry show by renowned artiste Siva Reddy was the major attraction.

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