Delhi Tourism’s much-awaited Mango Festival celebrating the king of fruits is back this summer season as the three-day festival is being organised from July 5 to 7 this year at Dilli Haat, Janakpuri. The festival will be inaugurated by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
Delhi Tourism has been organizing this festival for the past 31 years, to celebrate the magnificent variety of flavours offered by the king of fruits. Indian Summers are incomplete without mangoes and the Mango festival comes as a refreshing reminder of the love of Indian households for the fruit. An inseparable part of the Indian culture, from cuisines to ceremonies, it has always played an important role.
A Delhi Tourism official said that during the lean summer season which witnesses a decrease in activities in Delhi, the Mango festival has become a prominent feature as many look forward to the event.
“The festival has shifted venues many times, from Talkatora Indoor Stadium, Ashoka Hotel, Pragati Maidan and then, in 2010, to Dilli Haat Pitampura, following now at Dilli Haat Janakpuri,” he added. With the passage of time, the festival has become a major cultural event of Delhi, attracting thousands of visitors every year. Mango growers across the country including Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand and Uttar Pradesh will gather here to display traditional and hybrid varieties of Mangoes, he added.
Delhiites can look forward to another fascinating display of more than 500 varieties of traditional and rare mangoes from across the country. With over 500 varieties on display at the festival, this journey of mangoes from the orchards to Dilli Haat, Janakpuri, makes for a refreshing experience for the visitors. The various types of Mangoes on display will include Langra, Chausa, Rataul, Hussainara, Ramkela, Kesar, Fazri, Mallika, and Amrapali and other assorted varieties.
Delhi Tourism organizes the Mango Festival each year, with an aim to provide exposure to the domestic Mango Industry by exploring the evergreen love for Mango harboured by every Indian household. The Festival also provides agro industries and food processing industries the opportunity to display their products.