The city exudes a pristine charm with its beaches, hills, traditions and well-mannered people. Every tradition that we follow here has a meaning and delivers a message. Visakha Utsav is meant to bring out the flavour of our rich culture and tradition to the fore and help the next generation understand the significance of the festival in its true sense, Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has said.
After inaugurating the much-awaited ‘Utsav Vedika’, cultural event organised as part of Visakha Utsav on the Beach Road on Friday, he said: “Carnivals such as these help revive our art forms. One should feel proud to be part of the utsav that is bound to attract the attention of many on a positive note.”
He said that the city had a history of its own and that Visakha Utsav would remain as one of the prominent chapters of the glorious past.
District Collector N. Yuvaraj said that the city had been warming up to the festival after a long gap since 2006.
And, against odds, officials from various departments had been working as a team to celebrate Visakha Utsav for three days.
There was excitement in the air as the curtains of the carnival went up for Tappategullu , accompanied by a folk dance by Lambadi women from Warangal.
After presenting a theme-based song, a dance ballet choreographed by Kuchipudi exponent Bala Kondala Rao was staged.
What followed was cultural extravaganza.
Health Minister Kamineni Srinivas, HRD Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao, Zilla Parishad Chairperson Lalam Bhavani, MLAs Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar, V. Anita, P. Vishnu Kumar Raju and Palla Srinvasa Rao, VUDA Vice-Chairman T. Baburao Naidu, and Municipal Commissioner Pravin Kumar, were among those who participated in the programme.
Carnivals such as these help revive our art forms, says Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu, after inaugurating it
