About 400 members of the cultural troupes from various States who had participated in the Republic Day function in New Delhi reached Haridwar on Sunday. The visitors attended the morning prayer of the Ganga river and later visited the Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya where they were addressed by the university chancellor.
Members of the cultural troupes reached Har-ki-Pauri at Haridwar on Sunday in 10 buses and reached the Hari ki Pauri of the city. After performing the morning prayers at Ganga, the artistes visited the Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Shantikunj where several cultural events including Chhattisgarhi folk dance and songs were mainly performed by the students of the university in honour of the guests along with students. Addressing the visitors, the university chancellor Dr Pranav Pandya emphasised on the importance of Indian culture.
Along with the members of the cultural troupes from various States, officials of the Ministry of Defence including Officer on Special Duty in the ministry, AK Ghosh, ministry section officer Subash Chander and Uttarakhand Information and Public Relations Department assistant director KS Chauhan also accompanied the visitors. The visitors were escorted by Haridwar district information officer Manoj Srivastava. Srivastava informed that the members of the cultural troupes will also visit Parmarth Niketan in Rishikesh before returning to New Delhi.