Muglin (Chitwan), March 3 : On the occasion of Visit Bharatpur Year-2024, the District Coordination Council of Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities, Chitwan is going to organize 'Indigenous Cultural and Business Festival-2080' at the banks of Narayani river.
The festival is being organised for
the first time from the March 22 to 31, said President of NEFIN, Chitwan,
Mahendra Dura. He said that the festival is going to be organized to inform
about the culture and ethnic identity of the indigenous community.
There will be more than 200
commercial exhibition halls at the festival on the banks of the Narayani river.
Some 200,000 people are expected to attend the festival.
A total of 17 indigenous
communities live in Chitwan including Tharu, Chepang, Tamang, Gurung, Magar,
Newar, Kumal, Darai, Dura, Thakali, Hyolmo, Rai, Limbu, Bhujel. All the ethnic
groups will display their costumes and culture.
Dura also said that the festival is
expected to help in the marketing of the various products produced in the
district. Promotion and sale of local products including agricultural, herbal
and mineral products will be carried out during the event.
Bharatpur Municipal Corporation is
the patron of this festival which is going to be held on the occasion Visit
Bharatpur Year 2024. (RSS)