Indian Tribal News Service
New Delhi
The ongoing Aadi Mahotsav at Dilli Haat here has notched up its highest ever single-day sales recorded in any of its editions so far. Riding on an average daily footfall of 10,000, which even went up to 20,000, the Mahotsav registered sales of Rs 60 lakh on November 21, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs said in a statement.
The National Tribal Festival, ever since its start on November 16, has seen visitors thronging the 200 stalls from across the country savouring the mouth-watering delicacies and the wonderful, ethnic tribal products on display.
The National Tribal Festival, ever since its start on November 16, has seen visitors thronging the 200 stalls from across the country savouring the mouth-watering delicacies and the wonderful, ethnic tribal products on display
Showcasing traditional art and handicrafts and cultural heritage of the country, this festival connects the tribal artisans with larger markets and brings to focus the diversity and richness of the tribes of India.
The Aadi Mahotsav showcases a mini-India where the exquisite craft traditions of tribal artisans – weavers, potters, puppeteers, and embroiders – are all in one place.
With a wide range of artefacts like paintings from the Warli style or Pattachitras; from jewellery handcrafted in the Dokra style to bead necklaces of the Wancho and Konyak tribes; from the famous Toda embroidery from the South to virgin coconut oil of the Nicobar Islands; from multi-flavoured nutra-beverages of the north-east to the colourful puppets and children’s toys and traditional weaves such as Dongri shawls and Bodo weaves; from Kota Doria of Rajasthan to iron craft from Bastar to Longpi pottery from Manipur— the festival is a feast for the senses.
