Ravangla, 10 April, 2006:
Rabong Discovered - a festival organised by the Ravangla
Tourism Development Committee went successfully thanks to
a mysterious man appointed to appease the Rain Gods. Strange
as it may seem, the man was successful in stopping rain at
his will; it had been raining relentlessly for the past few
days and the rain suddenly stopped before the carnival started.
Rain was imminent when Chamling took over
the microphone as dark clouds formed and a strong wind was
blowing across the mountain; at that moment the mysterious
man hurried to a nearby monastery and within a few minutes
the skies cleared and strength of the fierce wind subsided.
Everyone who was aware of this phenomenon stared with amazement
at the skies.
This supernatural phenomenon provided the
chief minister with the opportunity to put forth his idea
of developing tourism in the state that seems to have taken
shape after his high profile visit to six European countries.
His speech lasted for almost three hours.
The carnival named Rabong Discovered
to promote tourism was conducted at Cho Dzo, which is a natural
reservoir in Ravangla. The carnival attracted a large number
of tourist including 300 foreigners and around 1000 domestic
visitors. A handicraft exhibition was also held where traditional
artifacts were displayed by local artisans apart from artisans
of Bhutan and North Eastern States of India. Also, a flower
show, cultural programme and traditional songs like lok
dohris and even a western rock competition was held in
the festival. Apart from these, adventure activities like
trekking, rafting and horse riding are on offer to the tourists
during the festival that will last a week.
Foreign and domestic tourists were thoroughly
enjoying their holidays and considered themselves lucky to
be in Ravangla during the carnival. |
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