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ISLAND TOURISM FESTIVAL
(Months : December - January) This fortnight long festival
organized by the Andaman
& Nicobar Administration every year during the months of
December - January, is the main festival of the islands. The festival
comprises an exhibition, cultural programmes, competitions, etc.
Government agencies and private entrepreneurs from the islands and
mainland India also attend the exhibition organized during the festival.
The exhibition highlights the developmental aspects of these islands.
Cultural troupes and artistes of national and international fame are
invited to perform during the festival apart from performances by the
talents of the islands including tribals. The festival projects the image
of the islands as an eco friendly tourist destination.
SUBHASH MELA
(Month: January ) Subhash mela is organised in
Havelock
Island every year on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra
Bose. Its a week long festival filled with cultural programmes.
VIVEKANANDA MELA
(Month : January) Vivekananda Mela is organised at Neil Island to
celebrate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
BLOCK MELA
(Months : January/February) Held at
Diglipur,
this festival highlights the developments that have taken place in the
rural areas and displays the typical rural life of these islands.
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