India's First Lighthouse Festival: Key Highlights

By Srikanto Mandal 28 Sept, 2023

India's First Lighthouse Festival was inaugurated in Goa to promote Lighthouses as Tourist Destinations.

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The Indian Lighthouse Festival also known as ‘Bharatiya Prakash Sthamb Utsav’. It's a three-day event inaugurated in Goa.

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The festival was inaugurated by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) at Fort Aguada in Panjim, Goa

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The festival was celebrated across all the lighthouses in India to promote historic spots i.e. Lighthouses as tourist destinations.

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India has at least 203 lighthouses spread across its 7,517 km coastline.

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The festival also Promote PPP to transform India's historic lighthouses into global tourist attractions, highlighting their maritime heritage.

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The Central Government has selected 75 Lighthouses for the festival. This transformation will be done under the campaign 'Lighthouse Heritage Tourism'.

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