The City’s annual festival—Chandigarh Carnival.
The three-day
carnival was held at Open Ground opposite Museum & Art Gallery, Sector 10,
Chandigarh and lasted till 22nd December, 2019.
The celebration provided an ample opportunity to visitors
and citizens of tri-city to participate in variety of events and activities,
which promoted Chandigarh as a Stylish City and as a hub of tourism and culture
in this region.The Adviser to the Administrator, U.T., Chandigarh, Sh.
Manoj Parida, IAS inaugurated the carnival along with Sh. Arun Kumar Gupta, IAS
Principal Secretary Home-cum-Tourism, Chandigarh Administration. The Carnival
Parade having Tableau/floats prepared by the different departments of the
Chandigarh Administration especially Government College of Arts, Chandigarh,
was the center of attraction.The high point was an impressive cultural show by Cultural
Troupe which included Devotional Prayers, Traditional folk songs and folk tales
of Punjab, Qawwali presentation, Humorous Skit (Bhand Mirassi), Jhoomar folk
dance, Sufiana Qalaam, Acrobatic Tricks (Bazian) of Punjab, Depiction of village
fair of Punjab.A remarkable turnout and the people enjoyed every bit of the
carnival, be it the joy rides in the amusement park, float rides by the students
of College of Arts, delicious food at the food court where in CIHM, AIHM, CITCO
and various others displayed their stalls.The exciting display of live arts workshop concerned many
during the event. The residents enjoyed every
bit at the various stall that were displayed by private and Government
Exhibitors.This three day Chandigarh Carnival was perfect place for
those who wanted to have ultimate pleasure and enjoy shopping, food, music,
rides etc.
GLIMPSES OF CARNIVAL
