With an aim to promote the rich cultural traditions of the country, Delhi Tourism is all set to hold a four-day-long Rakhi festival at Dilli Haat, starting from August 4.
The four-day-long festive extravaganza holds the stalls displaying mesmerising designer and a variety of colourful Rakhis. The festival will also hold "Culture and Food Festival" under Government of India flagship programme "Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat" on August 5 by the Government of Sikkim.
A senior tourism official said that the visitors will also get mesmerised by reviving up their senses with soul-soothing gazal evening by Madhumita Bose on August 5, followed by the display of magic show by "Magical Realism Kerala" on August 6 and 7.
Raksha Bandhan is a festival that marks the celebrations of brother-sister's holy bond that they share with each other. The festivity observes the sisters tying Rakhi, a traditional thread on their beloved brother's wrists wishing for prosperity and long life and brothers in return offer some beautiful gifts to their beloved sisters. "The whole festivity gets the environment filled with joy and happiness. Observing the traditional rituals," the official said.
Along with this, the fiesta will hold cultural performances by the artists from artists from Sahitya Kala Parishad alongside helping the visitors to relax their appetites by offering them a plethora of delicious ethnic food stalls from 25 different states of the country.
Dilli Haat is one of the most favorite hang-out joints for Delhiites of all ages. The serenity of the venue welcomes the visitors with an opulence of options to shop for the traditional outfits and handicrafts of different states at one place.