The Eight-day cultural fair called Vasantotsav was inaugurated on Tuesday at Sanskruti Kunj in Gandhinagar. The annual festival is organized by the Department of Youth and Cultural Affairs, Government of to celebrate the richly diverse heritage of the country.
This year the theme of the festival is Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat. Artists from across India have come to Gujarat to participate in the festival. Chhattisgarh being the pair state of Gujarat, the festival was kicked off with the performance of Panthi dance, which is a folk dance from the of Chhattisgarh.
Along with dance performances, several stalls have been set up to showcase and sell various local traditional handicrafts of different states. (AIR NEWS)