The 10th Pinjore Heritage Festival began on Saturday at Pinjore Gardens, with Haryana Tourism Minister, Ram Bilas Sharma inaugurating the festival.
Principal Secretary, Tourism Department Sumita Misra said that the Festival offers the visitors from soul-stirring performances to shopping handlooms and handicrafts to savouring culinary delights.
Managing Director, Haryana Tourism Corporation, Vikas Yadav said that the Festival offers a great connect between the new generation and ancient civilisations for which many initiatives have been taken like creation of Apna Ghar and display of artefacts from Dharohar Museum, Kurukshetra.
The visitors were enthralled by day performances by folk dance groups of North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala, like Been Sapera, Bachari, Jangam, Bhangra, Giddha and puppet show. Students from various schools of Pinjore, Panchkula and surrounding areas participated at various competitions like rangoli making and solo folk dance. The special children from Blind School, Sector 26, and Chandigarh also exhibited their talent through dance and singing performances on stage.
In the Food Court, students from State Institutes of Hotel Management (SIHMs) from Rohtak, Panipat, Kurukshetra Faridabad and Yamunanagar offered spicy and mouth-watering treats for visitors. The Crafts Bazaar displayed ethnic handlooms and handicrafts from various parts of the country including stone terracotta and brass metal artefacts, shawls and suits, handbags, decor items and bedcovers. On the first day of the festival, many competitions were organised for schoolchildren.
The Sufi singer Gazi Khan Barna from Jaisalmer will perform on Sunday evening.