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CM Sai shown in a welcoming gesture at his official residence to celebrate Hareli Tihar-Photo Credit-CG/PR
Various events like Performing Puja of agricultural tools and equipments, Geddi dance, Sawan swing and Ramayana recitation will be the center of attraction
Raipur: Hareli Tihar, the main folk festival associated with the cultural soul and agricultural tradition of Chhattisgarh, is to be celebrated traditionally and gaiety-filled at the Chief Minister’s residence on Thursday July 24, 2025 .
In this special event organised by the Culture Department of the Chhattisgarh Government, the various colors of folk life, cultural heritage and respect for farmers will be revealed in a lively form. The Chief Minister’s residence complex has been decorated with the colors of Chhattisgarhi folk culture for the organisation of Hareli festival.
CM House all set to celebrate Hareli Tihar -Photo Credit-CG/PR
The real soul of Hareli can be experienced in this environment rich with traditional arches, gates decorated with greenery and rural craftsmanship.
In the event, folk artists from various regions of Chhattisgarh will give presentations of folk dances like Geddi dance, Raut Nacha etc.
Amidst the showers of Sawan, Sawan Jhula and Savanahi Ramayan Paath will be the center of attraction for the audience. This program is not only be a cultural event, but it will also be a live celebration of the folk sentiment and traditional heritage of the state.
Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai will participate in this event and perform the Puja of agricultural machinery and tools, which has been the main tradition of Hareli festival.
A detailed exhibition of traditional to modern machinery will also be organized, which will introduce the new generation to the agricultural traditions and mechanical progress of Chhattisgarh.
Traditional games and folk art exhibitions are also being organized for children in the program. This time Hareli Tihar will not be presented as just a festival but as a union of environment, tradition and progress.
Wishing Hareli greetings to the people of the state, Chief Minister Sai said that Hareli festival is not only a celebration of farming and greenery, but also of our folk life, tradition and coexistence with nature. Our government is committed to take this cultural heritage to the new generation.
This event to be held at the Chief Minister’s residence on the occasion of Hareli Tihar is not only an effort towards preserving the rural folk culture of Chhattisgarh, but is also an inspiring initiative to bring it to the centre of public life.
