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| May 16, 2010 | Rural festival in Sikkim to promote village tourism | | Gangtok (Sikkim): In an effort to strengthen the state's economy and woo tourists to its picturesque locales, the Sikkim tourism has promoted a rural festival called Winter Village Fest of Assam Lingzey 2010. The government promoted village tourism by setting up many
village home-stays in different parts of this picturesque Himalayan state during
the festival that began on May 10 and concluded today. "The Chief Minister of
Sikkim (Pawan Chamling) took this initiative. We are promoting village tourism.
We are doing this programme, so that the people of the villages come forward and
help in the development," said Kamala Rai, a local resident. During the festival,
villagers of the area got an opportunity to exhibit their traditional costumes
and crafts, besides presenting the unique traditions and distinctive cultural
features of Sikkimese society to visitors. "I think it's a very good idea because
as a tourist it is very difficult to go inside their house to see how they live,
their costumes. So, we can see everybody here, we can see all the traditional
costumes," said Valeria, a tourist from France. The main attraction of the festival
was the traditional food stalls belonging to three Sikkimese communities - the
Sikkim Nepalese, the Bhutias and the Lepchas. The state government is aiming to
build more traditional houses in model villages with suitable modern amenities,
so that tourists can experience the rural lifestyle. | |
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