The festival is a collaboration between International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and the India Disapora in Lagos and is designed to bridge the cultural gap between India and Nigeria.
Come August 13, 2016, Lagos will play host to a rich display of Indian culture as the Festival of India holds at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Onikan, Lagos.
The festival is a collaboration between International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and the India Disapora in Lagos and is designed to bridge the cultural gap between India and Nigeria.
Speaking at a briefing over the weekend to announce the festival, CEO of Gaurapad Charities and chairman organising committee, Bolaji Rosoji explained the origin of Festival of India, and its interwoven relationship with Krishna religion.
He also said the goal of the festival is to "celebrate
cultural unity and diversity for national and global peace – vasudhaiva
kutumbakam (the world is one family). The Festival of India, with the
Ratha Yatra (chariot) Festival as its central spectacle, has an
inestimable impact on the minds and hearts of literally countless casual
visitors and active participants in major cities worldwide. The Ratha
Yatra (chariot) Festival originated in the holy city of Puri, India, and
has been celebrated for thousands of years. It is a grand culmination
of a series of celebrations spread over the summer and the monsoon month
and is the most splendid of them all."
According
to Rosiji, the festival would be an international one with dignitaries
coming from all over the world while efforts were in place to get President Muhammad Buhari to attend.
He
also revealed that his organisation is collaborating with Lagos State,
through its Ministry of Culture and Inter-Governmental Affairs, for a
successful festival.
Highlights of the festival
will include procession display of various Indian costumes, dressing and
dance groups representing different states in India.
In
addition, the Festival of India will host internationally renowned
traditional and contemporary musicians, dancers and dramatic artists
from India and Nigeria.
Attendees can also expect
things like sumptuous, vegetarian feast, transcendental art and
bestselling books on yoga and meditation.
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