Delhi Tourism’s month-long summer festival, “Greeshm Utsav”, started at Dilli Haat in Pitampura on Friday.
Various activities such as fabric painting, western dance competition and street plays act were organised on the first day.
Punjabi artiste Harsimran Singh Uppal enthralled the visitors with his songs. He later thanked the audience for making the evening memorable for him.
The festival also witnessed a play by artistes of Sukhmanch Theatre. There was a one-hour yoga session, which was attended by a large number of fitness enthusiasts.
The prime attraction was the “world’s largest operating cooler”. The famous Chaau dance from Odisha was another highlight of the day. Visitors also shopped at the venue and gorged on food and drinks.
The three-day event is open to the public from 12 noon till 10:00 p.m.
Activities on offer
On Monday, the festival will shift to another venue. Besides Dilli Haat in Pitampura, the festival will be held at Dilli Haat Janakpuri, Garden of Five Senses, Dilli Haat INA market and HaritIma Tourist Complex, Kanganheri
Various activities such as mobile film photography, RJ classes, origami and painting, and dance competition will be organised.
Street plays, kavi sammelan and Comic Con are also a part of the schedule. Further, seminars on women’s safety and career counselling will be held.
Artistes like Dilbagh Singh, Surendra Sharma, Nizami Brothers, Javed Ali and DJ Nakul will perform at the festival.
The complete schedule is available on the Delhi Tourism website.
