Davido, Pasuma, others set to headline festival of India in Lagos this August
The event is scheduled to hold on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Onikan Lagos.
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The festival is a collaboration between International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and the India Disapora in Lagos and is designed to bridge the cultural gap between India and Nigeria.
Speaking at a briefing, CEO of Gaurapad Charities and chairman organising committee, Bolaji Rosiji said the goal of the festival is to "celebrate cultural unity and diversity for national and global peace – vasudhaiva kutumbakam (the world is one family). The Festival of India, with the Ratha Yatra (chariot) Festival as its central spectacle, has an inestimable impact on the minds and hearts of literally countless casual visitors and active participants in major cities worldwide. The Ratha Yatra (chariot) Festival originated in the holy city of Puri, India, and has been celebrated for thousands of years. It is a grand culmination of a series of celebrations spread over the summer and the monsoon month and is the most splendid of them all."
He also revealed that his organisation is collaborating with Lagos State, through its Ministry of Culture and Inter-Governmental Affairs, for a successful festival. In attendance will be Davido, Pasuma and a whole lot more.
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Highlights of the festival will include procession display of various Indian costumes, dressing and dance groups representing different states in India. Festival of India will also host internationally renowned traditional and contemporary musicians, dancers and dramatic artists from India and Nigeria.
Attendees can also expect things like sumptuous, vegetarian feast, transcendental art and bestselling books on yoga and meditation.
Venue: Tafawa Balewa Square, Onikan Lagos.
Date: Saturday, August 13, 2016.
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