Across 8 UP border districts and 13 days, a festival to celebrate Nepal’s friendship

The Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department in a joint collaboration with Nepalese authorities will organise 13-day India-Nepal Friendship Festival from Monday in eight border districts in the state’s eastern and Terai region.

The cultural celebrations have been planned to reinforce bilateral relations between two countries by connecting through culture, government officials said.

The festival will start with a two-day programme in Kushinagar, followed by events in Siddharthnagar. The subsequent events will be held in Maharajganj, Balrampur, Shravasti, Bahraich, Lakhimpur Kheri, and will conclude in Pilibhit on February 27-28, they added.

State Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh said, “This festival will provide a platform for the shared heritage, traditions, and mutual brotherhood of both nations. Through cultural performances, artists will spread the message of goodwill between the two countries.”