Vishakhapatnam is the land of festival's because people of different religions stays together that's
why it is also known as the land of festival's. There is a festival named Visakha Utsav, this festival is
celebrated continuous for three days. It is celebrated in the third week of January from friday to
sunday. This festival represent the culture, folk dance, cultural activities, music of the region. By all
this, it is platform from where future plans are carried out for the development of economic growth
and infrastructure of the city.
The Rishikonda a Beach Festival which is organized on the beaches of Vishakhapatnam from
22nd to 25th December. This festival is similar to a fair which consist of different types of Exhibition
Stalls, and Food Courts for food lovers and to explore creativity there are Craft Bazaars where every
kind of art can be checked out. With all this, a Book Fair is also organized for the Book lover's in the
month of November and December.
A religious festival is also celebrated named Chandanotsavam or Chandana Yatra is a festival
Celebrated. This festival is celebrated in the temple of Sri Varaha Lakshminarasimha, in
Simhachalam. The temple is used to covered with sandalwood paste. The festival is celebrated to
remove the sandalwood paste ceremonially and again is covered by the fresh layer of Sandalwood.
This festival is celebrated in the month March-April.
The Festival Lumbini marks the importance of Buddhism as a religion to the state of Andhra Pradesh.
The three day long Festival normally involves remembering the teachings of Gautam Buddha in
various forms and activities. The festival is observed on one of the weekends lasting for three days in
the month of December.
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