Entertainment galore at Dharmic Sabha’s grand Phagwah Mela
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar pay rapt attention to one of the cultural performances
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar pay rapt attention to one of the cultural performances

THE Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha started its annual Phagwah celebrations last evening with a grand mela at the Guyana International Convention Centre at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown. 

Scores of persons graced the annual event to be entertained by the colourful dances, melodious singing and scrumptious food.

There was a star-studded line-up of artistes headed by outstanding US-based Guyanese singer Purnash Durgaprasad. Also performing was the E-Networks Emerging Voices winner Vishalie Sukram and runner-up Artie Sookhai, along with Rekha Singh, Sookrane Boodhoo, Dharmendra Gobin and Chevalia Rampersaud. They were backed by the Dharmic 3 Caribbean Hotshots Band.
Some 30 dancers from the Sabha’s Dharmic Nritya Sangh, recently out of a successful Naya Zamana, presented exciting choreographies replete with energy, glitz and glamour. Also with performances equal in excitement and glamour was the Saraswati dance group of Essequibo and the Jewanka Nritya Group of West Coast Demerara.
The grounds of the Conference Centre was transformed so that patrons were able to move freely from the beautifully decorated stage area to the bazaar featuring numerous food stalls, offering a variety of sumptuous dishes and sweets, mehndi booths, games for all as well as great shopping deals on everything from Indian clothing, jewellery and Phagwah supplies.
The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha will also be hosting its annual Holi Utsav on Phagwah Day (March 6) at the Everest Cricket Club ground, Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown and Holika will be burnt on the eve of Phagwah at the Camptown ground, Campbellville at 19:30hrs. The Sabha extends invitation to all to join in this celebration of “good over evil.”
Also attending the annual mela last evening were First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, other Ministers of Government and members of the Diplomatic Corps.

By Rebecca Ganesh-Ally

(Adrian Narine photos)

 

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