: Celebrate Nature on Your Next Vacation With 5 Gorgeous Indian Ecotourism Festivals #IndiaNEWS #Culture Who said festivals have to be about bright lights, music and propaganda? Showcasing our rich

Celebrate Nature on Your Next Vacation With 5 Gorgeous Indian Ecotourism Festivals #IndiaNEWS #Culture
Who said festivals have to be about bright lights, music and propaganda? Showcasing our rich cultural heritage and biodiversity, these festivals portray another side of fun and frolicking. Filled with colours, short films, exotic fruits and more, they aid in our ecotourism and agrotourism while promoting concepts of sustainability and the environment.
Take a look at five such festivals that you ought to know about in India.
1. Dahanu Festival
The recently concluded Dahanu festival is celebrated in this coastal town in Maharashtra. The Dahanu festival celebrates the agriculture of the land. The town has hectares of chikoo farms, palm trees and fragrant roses growing in full glory.
The annual festival was started to promote local culture and products. Stalls are put up to showcase ethnic art forms. Fishermen of this place arrange boat rides and trips for travellers. There’s a chikoo safari, a village tour and trekking, among other highlights.
The festival, which is conducted with a sustainability theme, has been a great boost to the local community.
The fest takes place in the month of March.

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2. Konkan Fruit Festival
Another festival celebrating the fruits of the land, not many may know of Goa’s Konkan Fruit Festival (KFF) conducted by the botanical society of the state.