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Lakhs relish sugary delights; fest turns huge hit
About eight lakh people visited the three-day Kite and Sweet Festival organised by the Tourism Department in the city. Tourism Secretary B Venkatesham said the event was a success as sweets prepared by delegates from about 15 countries and different States in the country turned out to be a huge crowd puller.
Hyderabad: About eight lakh people visited the three-day Kite and Sweet Festival organised by the Tourism Department in the city. Tourism Secretary B Venkatesham said the event was a success as sweets prepared by delegates from about 15 countries and different States in the country turned out to be a huge crowd puller.
The three-day Sweets and Kite Festival concluded at Parade Grounds in Secunderabad on Monday. Venkatesham said the response was phenomenal with a total footfall of around eight lakhs. On Sunday, the footfall crossed three lakhs and by evening the ground was packed. The World Sweet Festival - 2018 was the first-of-its-kind. In India it was organised in Hyderabad, he said adding that it was the sweetest food festival of the year with cultural fiesta.
The festival provided a sweet gastronomical experience to one and all with its lavish spread comprising 78 varieties of laddoos, 77 varieties of halwa and 67 variety of payasam, representing various parts of the country. The Tourism Secretary said the festival was organised by households not hotels, shopkeepers, caterers or other commercial representatives. The categorisation of stalls was done not according to the States or their places of origin, but according to the sweets they were serving. For instance, if there was a stall serving kheer or payasam, all the stalls serving its variants occupied one single corner of the arena. “We are happy that we have been successful in our efforts,” said Venkatesham.
Hyderabad Bengali Samiti executive committee member Moushumi Chaudhury said, “This is one of the unique events I have ever experienced. I am sure it will bring forth all sugary goodness in all of us. We had 32 Bengali delights in the fest.”
Best delicacies from 25 Indian States and several other sweets from 15 different countries including Korea, Spain, Turkey, Ethiopia, Brazil, and Afghanistan were on display on the opening day. Counters had samples of sweet treats for taste and sale as well. Yeneneesh, a vendor from Ethiopia, was overwhelmed after selling out the entire dabbokolo stock - a sweet dish made of coffee beans. “I did not expect such a great response. All my items were sold out within no time,” she said.
