To provide a memorable treat to the connoisseurs of the city, Delhi Tourism Department organised the International Mango festival at Dilli Haat in Pitampura. The three-day celebration will continue till Sunday.
The festival features an array of recreational events and activities associated with the regal fruit, like mango eating competitions, quizzes, mango slogan writing, mango carving, children's shows, mango folk performances, mango tasting, and similar. At the event, one can savour over 384 varieties of mangoes, of which some are rarest of the species.
Some of the traditional mango varieties that are displayed in the festival include, langda, Dasheri, Alphonso, Fasli, Bombay Green, Chausa, Sindheri, and many more hybrid species of the fruit. The Delhi International Mango Festival also carries sale of processed mango items.This includes products like pickle, jam, chutney, mango pulp, mango juice, jelly, aam papad, and aam panna. One can also buy mango plants. The festival encourages trading of the fruit and has attracted buyers from all over the world.MA Khan, a farmer who comes from Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh to participate in the festival each year said,
"This year, the production of mango was good and he has exhibited around 25 varieties of mango like Hawa Hawai, Mocambo Mango, Chit Kabra which are much in demand.