Various cultural presentations and competitive events were held on the third day of the Mussoorie Winterline Carnival in the hill town on Tuesday. Both the visiting tourists and local residents turned up in numbers for the different types of recreational and cultural activities held throughout the day and evening on Tuesday.
The activities on the third day of the carnival during the daytime included mountain-biking from Camel’s Back, bird watching in the Benog sanctuary, an exhibition of rare photographs with Mussoorie exhibition from 12 PM to 5 PM at the Mussoorie heritage centre. During the afternoon time till the evening heritage walk was organised for children from Mullingar to Clock Tower in addition to which a fancy dress competition and live art session was also held from 3 PM to 6 PM with a rock climbing programme also being organised during the daytime. The musical play Gangu Ramola staged on the occasion also elicited much appreciation from the visitors present on the occasion. later during the evening, Hindi playback singer Shabab Sabri entertained the crowds with renditions of various Hindi pop songs and other numbers.
District regional tourism officer Seema Nautiyal said that the Mussoorie Winterline Carnival programme had been eliciting an enthusiastic response from the public as seen also on Tuesday with considerable number of tourists and local residents attending the various programmes held from morning to the night, she added.
A range of recreational, competitive and cultural activities have also been slated for Wednesday. A magic show by well known performing magician NC Sarkar from 5 PM to 7 PM followed by performance by Hindi playback singer Ritu Pathak till about 10 in the night will keep visitors entertained during the evening hours.
Earlier, a range of activities including a skating competition from 8 AM to 12 PM, nature walks from 9 AM to 1 PM, live art and craft for women from 11 AM to 3 PM and a scavenger hunt from 12 PM to 2 PM are also slated to be held during the day. The Uttarakhand Food Festival will also remain open for the visiting public from 12 PM to 4 PM.