Visakha Utsav
Its the Festival special for Vizagites. 'Visakha Utsav' is organised by A.P. Tourism. It is organised every year in January from the third Friday to Sunday . This years Visakha Utsav is being conducted in parallel with Aruku
Utsav, Bheemili Utsav and World Telugu Federation Conference. The festival comprises of a variety of cultural
programmes, sports events, food fair and exhibitions, fashion shows, trekking etc. It is celebrated in the cold month of
December. Visakha Utsav is the year 2000 festival means
"Millennium Utsav".
Deccan Festival
"Deccan Festival" is celebrated in Hyderabad every year in February on 25th . It is celebrated by AP tourism. Cultural programmes with ghazal nights, qawalis and mushairas are
organised. The
Deccan festival highlights Hyderabad's arts, crafts, culture and cusine. "Pearls & Bangles" Fair and food fair with items covering both Andhra
and Hyderabad.
Rayalaseema Food & Dance Festival
Rayalaseema Food & Dance festival is organised in October to highlight the arts and cuisine of Rasyalaseema area
of Tirupati, Chitoor District by A.P.Tourism at Tirupati.
Lumbini Festival
Lumbini festival is organized in December from second Friday to Sunday every year. It is mainly celebrated in Hyderabad
and Nagarjunasagar to highlight and celebrate the 'Buddhist Heritage' of Andhra
Pradesh.
Ganesha Chaturthi
Ganesha Chaturthi is a main festival and is celebrated in Maharashtra, Tamil
Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Ganesha, the elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati is widely worshipped as the munificent god of wisdom. On the day of the
Chaturthi, i.e. the last of the days dedicated to the elephant-headed god. This immersion is
accompanied by drum beats, devotional songs and dancing.
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