The UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural
Heritage Conservation awards were announced at a ceremony held in Penang,
Malaysia. In this year’s awards, 16 projects from 5 countries namely–
India, Bhutan, China, New Zealand, and Australia have been recognized by an international jury of conservation experts. The four winners from
India includes one from Ahmedabad—Award of Distinction for Vikram
Sarabhai Library, Indian Institute of Management (IIM); and three from Mumbai— Award
of Merit for Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue and Our Lady of Glory Church;
while Honorable Mention for Flora Fountain.The
UNESCO award highlights the spirit and efforts of private organizations or
individuals that have successfully restored and conserved structures of
heritage value in their regions. These awards aim to encourage and support
other people and organizations to take action for conservation within their
communities, either independently or by seeking public-private partnerships.
The Pushkar Mela also is known as the Pushkar Camel Fair is a unique celebration of the beauty of the coveted “ship of the desert” – the camel along with some other cattle. It is estimated that more than 2 lakh people from all around the world visit this unique mela, which mainly focuses on trading camels and cattle, camel races which are the main attraction and a variety of other cultural performances and art exhibits. This year the dates of the Mela (Fair) are from 4th to 12th November 2019. The Pushkar Mela is also a holy pilgrimage for Hindus, pilgrims that visit Pushkar come to take a holy dip in the Pushkar Lake and offer prayer to Lord Brahma, the deity residing in the temple at Pushkar. It is said to be the only temple of the deity in the country, which makes it an important pilgrimage spot for people of faith. The Pushkar Mela creates a grand event cherished with a huge carnival including an array of musicians, magicians, dancers, acrobats, snake charmers ...
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