Annual Adivasi Mela commences in Bhubaneswar today ANI | Updated: Jan 26, 2021 23:45 IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 26 (ANI): The 15-day annual tribal fair or Adivasi Mela commenced on Tuesday at Bhubaneswar s Adivasi Exhibition Ground. The fair will remain open for the public from 11 am to 7 pm every day till February 9.
The organiser of the tribal fair, Guha Punam Tapas Kumar, informed that the fair has been conducted annually since 1951 and is the oldest fair in the country. The Adivasi Mela exhibits lifestyle, artifacts, handlooms and handicrafts of the tribal of the Odisha under one roof, Kumar told ANI. Odisha plays an important role in the development of the scheduled tribes, she added.