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Taj Mahotsav 2024: Where Art, Craft, Culture, And Cuisine Converge

Taj Mahotsav, one of the most eagerly awaited festivals, is celebrated from 17 February – 27 Febuary 2024 at Shilpgram near the Eastern gate of “Taj Mahal”.

This 14 days long carnival is actually a vibrant platform that gives you information of India where you can find India rich arts, crafts, cultures, cuisine, dance and music. Taj Mahal is the most beautiful historical place of India which tells about incredible India. Taj Mahotsav is organized by Taj Mahotsav Committee presented by Commissioner, Agra Devision Agra.

This cultural bonanza was started in year 1992 and since then its grandeur has reached to greater heights. In the year 2024, we are celebrating the 33th year of this Mahotsav. This festival also figures in the calendar of events of the Department of Tourism, Government of India. A large number of Indian and foreign tourists coming to Agra joins this festivital. One of the objectives of this craft mela is to provide encouragement to the Artisans. It also makes available the magnificent work of art and craft at the most reasonable and authentic prices that are not inflated by high maintenance cost.

Agra, a city on the bank of River Yamuna, finds mention in the epic Mahabharatha as Agravan. Ptolemy, the famous 2nd centaury geographer, marked it  Agra on the world map . It is generally accepted that Sultan Sikandar Lodi, the ruler of Delhi Sultanate founded it in the year 1504 but the golden age of the city began with Mughals after 1526. It was then known as Akbarabad and remained the Capital of the Mughal empire under Emperor Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan. Agra’s significance as a political centre ended with the transfer of the capital to Delhi by Shah Jahan, but its architectural wealth has secured it a place on the International map.