India’s Culture Week Festival in Iran (PHOTOS)

The event featuring Indian clothes, music, food and tea will run through July 31.

India’s Culture Week Festival opened on July 27 in Tehran’s Niavaran Palace with Indian Ambassador to Tehran DP Serio Stava and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour in attendance.

The event features Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music, handicrafts exhibitions, publications and photos, tourism booths, Indian clothes, henna painting, and Indian food and tea.

Images of the festival posted online by different websites:

Fatemeh Askarieh

Fatemeh Askarieh is an Iranian journalist working on a range of fields including culture, art, lifestyle, cultural heritage, and tourism. She has been working with the Iran Front Page (IFP) Media Group for 10 years, and is currently the head of the Art and Lifestyle Department.

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