INTERNATIONAL MANGO FESTIVAL
AT
DELHI
Summers and mangoes go hand in hand as
mango makes our sultry summers extremely succulent.
One of Delhi’s most popular events is
the International Mango Festival which celebrates everything
about the King of all tropical fruits, ‘Mango’.
The Delhi Mango Festival is held every
year, ever since its inception in 1987. It is a huge platform that brings
together people from all parts of the country, gourmands, sellers and growers
to interact and create and generate awareness about the various varieties and
uses of the succulent fruit.
Hosted by Delhi Tourism in alliance
with the Delhi Government, this festival aims to showcase the specialities of
mangoes from different states of India. Many other mango festivals are also
held across India during the same time.
The International Mango Festival in Delhi features
an array of recreational events and activities associated with mango, like
mango eating competitions, quizzes, mango slogan writing, mango carving,
children’s shows, mango folk performances, mango tasting, and plenty of mangoes
to go around with varieties of the fruit on display.
One gets to savour over 1100 varieties
of mangoes and some rare species of the sumptuous fruit.Some of the traditional
and exceptional mango varieties are Langda, Dasheri, Alphonso, Fasli, Bombay
Green, Chausa, Sindheri, and many more hybrid species of the fruit.
The Delhi International Mango Festival
is one opportunity to taste them all for free and relish the appetising
experience.
The Delhi International Mango Festival also carries sale of processed mango
items. This includes products like pickles, 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 buyers from all over the
world.
The Mango Festival, Delhi 2016 will be held in July at Dilli Haat,
Janak Puri. The International Mango Festival, Delhi is organized at the most
opportune time around the month of July, after the seasonal showers.It is an
awaited event for a mango-lover who can experience fruit-tasting at the best
time.
It is an event that packs in musical programs
such as renditions of folk songs on mango themes as well as competitive events
like mango eating competitions and slogan writing competition.
Come to the festival and completely immerse yourself into
the tempting mango extravaganza!
By Air
Delhi is served by
two airports to the southwest of the centre. The
spanking new Indira Gandhi International Airport -Terminal 3, 26 kms
from Connaught Place receives all the international flights and many domestic
flights as well. Pre-paid taxi
services, auto rickshaws, the Delhi metro and
airport-city buses are available round the clock to get to the city. You
could have a rented car meet you on arrival or ask your hotel to arrange a pick
up.
By Train
The
two major railway stations of Delhi are the New Delhi Station close to
Connaught Place, and Old Delhi Station in the congested Old Delhi area. New
Delhi station is within walking distance of cheaper hotels around Paharganj and
the central shopping and business district. Old Delhi station is connected to Connaught Place
by buses, taxis or autorickshaws. Both stations have overwhelming crowds and
unscrupulous touts. Be careful with your baggage.
By Bus
Delhi is very well
connected by road to the neighbouring states. The main bus stand is at
Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT), close to Old Delhi railway station. All
inter-state buses terminate and begin from here. Private buses pull in at the New Delhi Railway Station
near Connaught Place. The Sarai Kale Khan
Bus stand adjacent to the Hazrat Nizamuddin Station serves those bus routes
headed south out of Delhi city.
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