MP-ORCHHA FEST

MP govt to host Orchha festival in March, 2020
    Bhopal, Dec 11 (PTI) "Namaste Orchha" festival marking
the cultural landscape of Madhya Pradesh will be held in the
ancient town in March next year, a top bureaucrat said on
Wednesday.
    The three-day festival will be organised by the state
government from March 6 to March 8 in Orchha, which won the
award for the best heritage city for 2017-18.
    Orchha, a town in Bundelkhand region, is famous for
its Ram Raja temple besides numerous monuments and royal
palaces.
    "Orchha remains among the essential destinations of
about 97,000 out of 3.50 lakh foreign tourists visiting the
state. This is possibly the biggest tourist spot for
foreign tourists visiting the state," Madhya Pradesh Chief
Secretary Sudhi Ranjan Mohanty said. PTI ADU MAS
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