Hyderabad city is a known place, famous for its diverse
culture and traditions. The population is composed of many segments
with different faith and belief systems. The population as such
celebrate a number of festivals, local as well as those celebrated
through out the country. The popular festivals celebrated here
include Deccan Festival, Lumbini Festival, Mrigasira Festival and
Ugadi. Ugadi is a festival celebrated throughout Andhra Pradesh
state. The festival marks the new year for A.P (Andhra
Pradesh).Festivals celebrated in the city and throughout the country
include Makara Sakranti, Shivratri, Diwali, Moharram, Eid and
Vinayak Chaturthi.
In Hyderabad, festivals are celebrated with the same fanfare and
zeal as the rest of India. During festival days there is a marked
increased in commercial activity, people can be seen devoting great
time to worship, the bazars and markets are filled with the
celebrations and gifts stuff and many popular places can be seen
adorned with decorative stuff.
Also celebrated in the city are various cultural fairs and
festivals. The Deccan Festival for instance, witnesses the hosting
of cultural shows and exhibitions throughout the city. The fairs
organized in the city are moments wherein a person can capture some
age old experiences and traditions that are still alive in the
region. At many places the festivals are celebrated with interesting
games and activities. Bull-fights and cock-fights are popular at
many places in the city.
The Kite Festival is one of the popular festivals celebrated at
Shilpamaram. During this festival people of all ages can be seen
flying kites at the mentioned place. The scene above reveals multi
colored pattern of objects soaring in the sky. The scene is quite
fascinating.
Festivals, as elsewhere are accompanied by grand feasts and serving
popular food. The streets and restaurants smell exotic during the
festival days. Several traditional dishes and sweets are prepared at
homes and also served at restaurants.
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