Assam government to launch 'Raas Mahotsav Tourism Circuit' to promote Krishna Festival globally

The Assam government has planned to promote the Raas Mahotsav Raas Festival of the state at global stage and has taken up initiatives to open a tourist circuit especially for Raas Mahotsav to attract both foreign and domestic touristsRaas Mahotsav is an annual festival celebrated across Assam primarily dedicated to worship of Lord KrishnaIn Upper Assam the Northern Assam region especially in Majuli and central Assam the Raas Mahotsav has been celebrated and Lord Krishna Raaslila has been performed by human beings and in the lower Assam part the traditional Raas festival has been shown through clay idolsPathsala Raas Mahotsav and Patacharkuchi Raas festival are two of the important Raas festivals in the stateAssam Tourism Minister Ranjeet Kumar Dass told ANI that to promote the Raas Mahotsav of Assam in the global stage the Assam government has taken up few initiativesWe are planning to make a tourism circuit especially for Raas Mahotsav connecting from Majuli to Palasbari Nalbari Patacharkuchi Pathsala Our government has brought Bihu Jhumoir in global platform and trying to Bagurumba also This year under the guidance of Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma the state government has provided financial grants to the Raas Mahotsav celebration Committees across the state Ranjeet Kumar Dass saidThe Assam Tourism Minister further said that today he inaugurated one Shree Krishna temple with a cost of Rs 2 crore at Pathsala area which will also attract the people as well as touristsIn Assam people have tried to create a Brindaban like atmosphere during Raas Mahotsav In Upper Assam Raas Mahotsav has celebrated as human being performed Raaslila In Lower Assam part we worship Lord Krishna and celebrating Raas Mahotsav by showing clay idols in different forms of Raaslila In Majuli it has now become a tourism point and foreign tourists are also coming Tourists are also coming to the Lower Assam part especially in Nalbari Howli Pathsala Patacharkuchi area In the coming days foreign tourists will also come to the Lower Assam part to see Raas Mahotsav Today we have inaugurated a newly constructed Shree Krishna temple at Pathsala with a cost of Rs 2 crore I hope that in coming days Pathsala Raas will become a tourism destination point Ranjeet Kumar Dass saidHe further said that Assam is the land of Lord Shree Krishna Mahapurush Srimanta SankardevaFor the first time the Assam government and my department tourism have taken initiatives as we are providing financial aid to Raas festival committees across the state It is an initiative to make a tourism hub the Assam Tourism Minister said The Assam Tourism Minister also said that in the coming days tourists flow will be increasedThe Assam Tourism Minister on Wednesday inaugurated Patacharkuchi Anchalik Raas Mahotsav in Bajali districtThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever