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Kochi: The Muziris Tourism festival began on the 1st February at Paravoor, Ernakulam. This is the first celebration conducted prior to the inauguration of the Muziris heritage tourism project in April. V D Satheeshan, MLA detailed the variety of programs scheduled for the five day festival. Municipality Chairperson Vatsala Prasannakumar also attended the function. |
A seminar on the subject ‘Muziris and the Historical Heritage’ will be
conducted on 4 February, which is to be inaugurated by eminent
historian M G S Narayanan. A pet show, flower show and food festival
are also being organised as part of the festival. Celebrities including
Mammootty, K J Yesudas, Kavya Madhavan along with ministers of the
central and state governments and other culturally eminent personalities
will participate in the shows. The town is all set to enthusiastically
participate in the festival, with merchants decorating their shops to welcome visitors. Muziris is listed as one of the best 45 places to be visited by The New York Times. The Muziris project is one of the most ambitious archeological projects ever to be taken up in the state. Professionals from all around the world are working to recreate the ‘Muziris City’, a seaport which is believed to have existed before 14 AD. Archeologists after long years of excavation have identified the city which was destroyed in a tsunami or flood centuries ago. |
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