Visakha Utsav

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Visakha Utsav
Location(s) Beach Road, Visakhapatnam
Years active1997-present
Website http://www.visakhautsav.in/

Visakha Utsav is a tourism event every year conducted by the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation and Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority at Visakhapatnam. [1]

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History

Visakha Utsav first time started at the year of 1997 from that day onward every year in December month this tourism event is conducted by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. [2]

About

Main aim of the utsav is to promote the culture, arts, crafts, music and dance of Visakhapatnam and Andhra Pradesh. [3]

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References

  1. "Visakha Utsav website launched". The Hindu. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. "History of the utsav". discoveredindia.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. "about the utsav". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.