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Narendra Modi talked about the different cultures and traditions.
cultural importance of fairs in our In fact, attending fairs are one
country. He mentioned various of the best ways to explore and
fairs like Minjar Mela and Sair of understand India. This is true
Himachal Pradesh that celebrate for not just foreign tourists but
the agriculture, Jagra fair of for every citizen of the country.
Uttarakhand and Himachal India, a land of ancient history,
Pradesh that celebrates heritage and culture is one of the
religion, and numerous tribal favorite destinations for cultural
festivals like Medaram Jatara tourism across the world. Each
or Samakka-Saralamma Jatara year, lakhs of tourists visit India
of Telangana, Maridamma fair to witness the unique yet diverse
of Andhra Pradesh, Siyawa Ka culture that India is a home to.
Mela of Rajasthan, Mawli Mela of Traditional fairs are one of the
Chhattisgarh, Bhagoria Mela of cultural heritages of our country
Madhya Pradesh, Tarentar and and it attracts tourists from
Madhopur fairs of Gujarat. Each far-off places as well. For
one of these provides a unique instance, Pushkar fair, an annual
flavor of India and cherish the multi-day livestock fair that
ethos of 'Ek Bharat - Shreshtha happens in Pushkar, Rajasthan,
Bharat'. alone attracts around 2 lakh
These fairs and festivals tourists from India and abroad;
give us a unique opportunity Kumbh Melas witness a footfall of
to witness, learn and enjoy more than 20 crore visitors from
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