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After the end of Portuguese rule, the Brazilian version of the festival was imposed by Timoteo Fernandes in 1965, a Goan musician who modeled it after the famed Rio Carnival. [6] [4] This was done to attract more tourism. [2] Today, the urban parade includes floats from local villages, commercial entities, and cultural groups.
The Kankaria Carnival is an annual festival celebrated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Commencing in the last week of December, the carnival has been a significant part of Ahmedabad's cultural festivities since 2008. It features a broad spectrum of activities including cultural programs, art exhibitions, amusement rides, and social initiatives ...
Cooch Behar Rash Mela (commonly known as just Rash Mela or Ras Mela; Bengali: রাস মেলা) is the annual winter carnival in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India which is organised on the occasion of Rash Purnima every year between the months of November and December every year since the rule of the 17th King of Koch Bihar Maharaja Harendra Narayan.
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Darjeeling Carnival is a ten-day carnival arranged in the town of Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. The carnival consists of several functions like poetry-reading sessions, painting and photo exhibitions, tea-drinking ceremonies, a Land Rover rally, music concerts and ethnic food festivals.
A scary scene at a traveling carnival in India was captured on video on Sept. 4. Drop tower carnival ride crashes to the ground, injuring 16 people.
Cochin Carnival is an entertainment event held every year in the last week of December at Fort Kochi in the city of Kochi, Kerala. [1] This event is held mostly during the last two weeks of December and finally ends on 1 January.
Park Street is turned into a walk-only zone during Christmas and New Year's eves. Allen Park is the nucleus of the carnival where the live music performances take place. The choir of Dr Graham's Homes School from Kalimpong, Calcutta Symphony Orchestra from the Calcutta School of Music and choirs have performed at the KCF.