The festival tries to present the beauty of the Far West through posters and postcards. The posters of souka tribe of Darchula alongside tharus and religious spots like Tripura Sundari, Melouli, Ninglasaini, Shaileshwori temple of Doti, Bajura’s Badimalika and Ugratara temple of Dadeldhura can be seen and bought at a reasonable price in a single stall.
The posters are priced at Rs 50 per piece but are sold at Rs 25 during the festival. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal had unveiled the posters during the inauguration of the festival.
District chamber of commerce and industry have started to take initiative to introduce Far West in the recent past after the Kailali Festival organized two years ago. “We have put 107 posters of all nine districts in the festival as we found promotion through posters easier,” said Gopal Hamal, president of the Kailali chamber of commerce and industry and coordinator of the festival. “We have tried to change the general perception that there is nothing worth visiting in Far West,” general secretary Dinesh Raj Bhandari added.
Hamal slammed the Nepal Tourism Board for its indifference and lack of support toward the festival. “We have organized this festival from the ticket collection of the Kailali Festival. The government has not helped us even after this big a festival,” Hamal fumed. But he vowed to continue the campaign despite the lack of support.
The organizers aim to take these posters to every household in the Far West and have sold posters worth Rs 50,000 till Friday. “We have requested the visitors to buy even apostcard if they cannot afford a poster,” Hamal said.
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