India's oldest tribal exhibition at Bhubaneswar – Adivasi Mela 2020

India’s oldest tribal exhibition at Bhubaneswar – Adivasi Mela 2020

Unni Mohanadas January 25, 2020 Destinations, Uncategorized 0

Location : Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Destination Type: Cultural

The Adivasi Mela Bhubaneswar Tribal Exhibition & Festival is one of the oldest and most colorful festivals of the tribal people which showcases art, culture, music, tradition and artifacts. It is set up by Odisha government every year.

History of Adivasi Mela

Adivasi Mela was started in 1951 on 26th January under the patronage of Adivasi and Harijan Welfare Department
Customarily its inaugurated on January 26^th every year coinciding with Indian Republic day
Each year. subtle changes of tone and tenor ale brought into the design and layout of the exhibition to make it more attractive to the people

Activities for tourists at Adivasi Mela 2020

Understand the vivid tribal culture and living style from makeshift tribal huts exhibited
See apurchase tribal jewellery such as the hansuli and forest produces like turmeric, mustard, kandula, paluaa, jhuna, black gram, chilly powder, mung
Participate in tribal art forms shows
Visit Orisa state museum at Bhubaneswar
Visit 1370 years old Parsurameswara temple

How to reach there

Air

Located around 6 km away from the city-centre, the Bhubaneswar Airport or Biju Patnaik International Airport connects the city with rest of the country by air. There are daily flights for Bhubaneswar from cities like New Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Visakhapatnam.

Train

Bhubaneswar Railway Station is the main railhead connecting the city with several Indian cities. There are regular superfast trains available from Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore etc.

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