Travel mart comes alive with music, dance

Bengaluru, Sep 08, 2015, DHNS:

The 38th Pacific Asia Travel Mart Meet 2015 exhibition centre came alive with cultural performances, beating of drums and music on Monday.After inaugurating the event, Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Ananth Kumar danced along with the karaga and Yakshagana artistes. The delegates, ministers and international guests, too, were seen tapping their feet.

Around 1,000 delegates from 57 countries were accorded a red carpet welcome with folk performances. The Mysore Dasara dolls of the Wadiyar army and stone statues were seen en route to the centre. A replica of a bogie of the Gold en Chariot train and the wine-tasting stall were some of the highlights of the event.

The Maharaja darbar at the entrance of the exhibition centre was the star attraction. People were seen posing near the royal throne for photographs. Apart from attending to clients at the 350 booths, they were seen indulging in various activities like stamping postcards at the Korea stall and taking them as souvenirs. They were also seen making traditional Thai umbrellas and photographing the artists. Many had booked their slots to paint Batiks at the Malaysian stall and taste the traditional varieties of tea.

Akerke, 28, was the show stopper at the exhibition centre. She and her team were seen enthusing all the delegates around her stall - Kazakhstan. The group of five was playing the traditional instruments.

Speaking to the media, Akerka said she loved Hindi films and television serials and was very fond of Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Raj Kapoor. S he said she could sing in 15 languages except Hindi.

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