The mega event of dance, music and art lokrang began with a bang on Thursday in the city. The rhythmical lights, enchanting backdrop of a huge bamboo tree, cultural performances gave a scintillating start to the event.
However, the sudden heavy rainfall on Thursday night razed the entire decorations and preparations at BHEl Dusshera ground.
lokrang being one of the biggest events of the year came with a lot of new concepts in 2017. A 3-D gate that was especially designed as the entry gate for lokrang 2017 collapsed. The rain did not even have mercy on the stalls put up for the exhibition at lokrang and were entirely drenched.
later, in the morning the entire set up was completed as it was designed for the Bhopalites to enjoy the event without any difficulty.
lokrang 2017 on its second day wooed the Bhopalites. It is just one stop for art lovers but is a must visit for the shopaholics.
The artifacts from across the country add more fervour to the mass fair. Pashmina shawls from Kashmir to handcrafted jewellery from Rajasthan, all are evoking a great interest of the Bhopalites at lokrang.
On second day, the BHEl Ground captivated huge crowd. Apart from enjoying having a look at the Bamboo exhibition the visitors also enjoyed a variety of eatables there.
Among the performances, the Bhopalites witnessed a massively colourful combination of various cultures and variant traditions of the country.
On second day the centre of attraction remained the wondrous performances by the artists from Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat and Orrisa.
But, the Russian dance performance was most captivating among all performances. The music, lights and the dance moves impressed the audiences a lot.
The grand celebration on second day concluded with the thrilling fire dance that actually gave goose-bumps to the audience.