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The series of festivals began with the four-day Kakinada Beach Festival at the NTR Beach in Vakalapudi from January 12. Correspondingly, the four-day Konaseema Festival will be hosted on the banks of the Godavari at Muramalla from February 22 and the three-day Manyam Jatara in the Agency area from March 26.
The idea is to promote the district in the tourism map and attract domestic and international tourists by making these festivals annual calendar events.
While announcing this, Deputy Chief Minister N Chinarajappa said that there was a huge potential to be tapped on tourism front in the district where there were several attractions for the tourists.
Stating that the Beach Festival would coincide with Sankranti, Chinarajappa said arrangements would be made in the beach to celebrate Sankranti on a grand scale. Priority would be given to local artistes to perform in all the three festivals and also performances of reputed artistes would be arranged.
Referring to the Konaseema Festival and Manyam Jatara, he said that on the lines of the beach festival which was being conducted annually, the two festivals would also become calendar events in the district from this year.
“These festivals provide a platform to display the rich culture of the district. Food stalls will serve exclusive cuisine of local flavours, while the handicrafts and handlooms of the local artisans will also be on display,” he added.
Source: travelnewsdigest.in