KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Close Up Love Fest 2013 ended with a full day event at Civil Mall, Sundhara on Saturday. The grand finale of the fest, which began on February 5 with college interactions and programs at different venues of Kathmandu, included performances by Atripta Band, Shine Band, Anil Singh, Naren Limbu, Sugam Pokharel and Mt 8848 on the second floor of Civil Mall.
Similarly, Hem & The Band and Subani Moktan also performed at the Food Court on the fifth floor. Students of Sitapaila Dance Academy performed a flash mob, salsa dance and B-boying in the afternoon.
The stage on the second floor of Civil Mall on the final day of Close Up Love Fest in Kathmandu. (Dipesh Shrestha/Republica)
Interactive game stalls on android phones, touch pads with projection on LCD screen were also installed and winners were given gift hampers from Close Up, gift vouchers from the Food Court in Civil Mall and Cafereena in Sherpa Mall. Free QFX movie tickets were also offered depending on the game.
The main attraction of the program was the Love Lounge, a temporary discotheque for couples on the third floor.
“We chose two best love messages from each venue and out of the 12 selected messages, the best one received a pair of Samsung Duos mobile phone,” said Pranaya Hoda, Marketing Officer, and one of the organizers, from Unilever Nepal.
Kumdini Acharya’s message was declared as the best message and was gifted with a pair of Samsung phones.
According to Hoda, 800 free movie tickets were also distributed among participants in Love Booths across six different venues and colleges.
“All the performances were great, it’s awesome,” said Anil Sunuwar, 22, who was enjoying Naren Limbu’s performance with two of his friends.
Gopal Soni, 23, was seen dedicating a love message on a message board to his girlfriend in Rajasthan.
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