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Maha: 'Chitra Mandai" Art and Cultural Festival Held in Pune

Pune, Nov 1 (UNI) The national art, culture and self-reliance festival 'Chitra Mandai 2026' was held for the first time in Pune on Sunday, providing a platform for traditional, folk, handicraft and contemporary artists to showcase and sell their creations.
The festival was jointly organised by Samved, the Department of Arts, Music, Visualisation, Entertainment and Design of G H Raisoni International Skill Tech University, Pune, and the Pune Municipal Corporation, along the pedestrian pathway on Jangli Maharaj Road near Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Garden.
More than 250 artists from across the country had registered for the event, of whom 60 were selected.
They displayed their artworks, conducted live demonstrations and interacted with visitors, while also selling their creations directly.
The festival featured painting, traditional and folk art, sculpture, pottery, handicrafts and digital art. It provided visitors an opportunity to observe the creative process and interact directly with artists.
The festival was jointly inaugurated by Vice-Chancellor R D Kharadkar, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Vaibhav Hendre, artist Pratibha Ahire, cartoonist Ghanshyam Deshmukh, API Sapna Devtale and Dr Avinash Kate.
Artists, art enthusiasts, students and citizens visited the festival throughout the day. Several artists reported sales of their creations, highlighting the initiative's focus on providing economic opportunities to artists.
Participants and visitors called for the festival to be organised annually in view of the response it received. UNI SP CDS
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