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Visitors Treated To Soulful Sufi Melody On 2nd Day Of .FEST In Bhubaneswar

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OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: The music lovers were treated to a night of soulful Sufi melodies on the second day of .FEST at the IDCO exhibition ground in Bhubaneswar on Monday.

Singers Harshdeep Kaur, Navraj Hans, Priya Malik and Dipti Rekha Padhi rendered captivating modern, traditional and Sufi songs before a crowd of more than 12,000 at the ground.

Besides musical treat, the visitors enjoyed the mouth-watering regional specialities from different states, delicacies from Odisha and international cuisines from the 16 Hockey World Cup participant nations.

The Night Bazaar/Flea Market enlivened Bhubaneswar’s winter nights and offered a fantastic stage for local artists, start-ups, performers, craftsmen, and innovators to present their goods. The Flea Market with more than 120 handicraft and textile products of Odisha proved to be a crowd-puller.

BhuFeSto, a storytelling festival, saw people from all walks of life especially children listening to international and national professionals at the Kala Bhoomi, IG Park, Buddha Jayanti Park, and APJ Abdul Kalam Park in the city.

The distinguishing feature of the .FEST has been Sebbe-Au-Ebbe (Then & Now), a photo exhibition that showcased the glorious urban/city history of Bhubaneswar, one of the first planned cities of independent India.

OB Bureau

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