More than 1,000 people from all walks of life took part in a cultural festival titled ‘Namma Bengaluru Habba’ (Our Bengaluru Festival) at the Sankey Tank lake here yesterday to create awareness on preserving the environment.
Organised by the Karnataka Tourism Department, the festival had about 20 artistes who performed the traditional ‘Yakshagana’ theatre, and drum dance ‘dollu kunita’.
There were also shows by street musicians, magicians, jugglers, caricature artists and painters. Visitors had an opportunity to cruise around the lake with fly boards and jet skis.
There were also 20 stalls and a flea market selling organic produce and eco-friendly products, including terracotta jewellery, natural soaps, millet-based products and jute.
“As environment protection is a cause of concern, it is events like these that will create awareness among public and lead to greater sustainability,” said state Information Technology, Biotechnology and Tourism Minister Priyank M Kharge.
“It is great to see so many people participating in support of the cause. The festival is a community building activity to preserve Bengaluru’s ecology,” he added in a statement.
A diver does a stunt on Sankey lake during the Namma Bengaluru Habba (Our Bengaluru Festival) yesterday.
