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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