• The Delhi government has decided to merge the annual mango festival with the "Delhi Summer Festival" this year , said Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra
• The event to be held at Dilli Haat between June 24 and June 26, is the first summer festival to be organised in the Capital
• A mango-eating competition will be one of the major attractions at the Delhi Summer Festival

The Delhi government announced a three-day summer festival at Dilli Haat in Janakpuri on Wednesday, June 15.

The government usually organises a mango festival every year, but this year, in 2016, it has decided to merge it with the "Delhi Summer Festival", said Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra to The Hindu. The event, to be held for the first time in the Capital, will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on June 24.

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The festival boasts of a variety of attraction including dancers, singers, musicians and bands, comedians, illusionists and a mango eating competition to mark the regular Mango Festival of the city.

"100 hai daam, kitne khao aam (Eat as many mangoes as you want, only at Rs.100)", is the tagline of the mango eating event which is open to all with only an entry fee of 100 INR. Summer fruits, beverages, desserts, smoothies, frozen yoghurt, etc. are on the menu for quick 'beat-the-heat' drinks, said the Hindu report.

"I am very excited to be in Delhi at this time of the year. I feel that finally, my struggle in the Delhi heat has paid off well," says an American tourist on a one month stay at South Delhi.

According to the Hindu, other than handlooms, fabric, junk jewellery and other summer craft items, the festival will showcase easy to prepare and healthy summer food. Since the festival has been merged with the annual mango festival, it will be a great opportunity from growers across the country to display their home-grown, hybrid and traditional varieties of mango.

Delhi Tourism Ministry said "the festival will remain open between 11 AM to 10 PM, from June 26 to June 26", listing Tilak Nagar as the nearest metro station.

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Dilli Haat is an open air 'bazaar' that plays host to colourful regional, national, and international food plaza and craft fairs. Located just opposite the INA market, the plaza remains a major tourist attraction due to its multipurpose open ground facility and easy access from various locations around the city.

– prepared by Maariyah Siddiquee, an intern at NewsGram. Twitter: @MaariyahSid

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