Dehing Patkai Festival

Dehing Patkai Festival
Begins 16 January
Ends 19 January
Frequency annual
Location(s) Lekhapani,
Tinsukia, Assam
Inaugurated December 2002

The Dehing Patkai Festival is a once-a-year festival held at Lekhapani in Tinsukia district of Assam. The festival is named after the majestic Patkai range and the mischievous Dehing River.[1][2][3] It is organized by the Government of Assam, providing the tourists with boundless chances for fun and feast.[1]

This festival was first started in December 2002, and the then President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was the honourable chief guest .

Events

The festival incorporates tribal fairs, tea heritage tours, golfing, adventure sports, and wildlife pleasure trip. Another attraction of the festival is that it offers a trip to the 2nd World War cemeteries. It also arranges for a trip to the Stilwell Road, which was once the passage to the golden land of Myanmar.[1][2][3] Visitors can choose to go for an elephant safari and take a path into the wildness. Food Festival, Craft Fair, and Cultural Functions are also held during these days for the visitors. The Festival offers a wide range of adventure sports like angling, kayaking and parasailing. Trips to the Tea Gardens and the Digboi oil field are also a part of the festival.[1][3]

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See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Dehing Patkai Festival". North East India. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dehing Patkai Festival". Locate India. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Dehing Patkai Festival". Incredible Northeast India. Retrieved 12 January 2010.

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