Alai Balai
| Alai Balai | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location(s) | Hyderabad |
| Attendance | 50,000 |
| Organised by | Bandaru Dattatreya |
Alai Balai is an annual cultural event held in Hyderabad, India, during the Hindu festival Navaratri and just before the Dussehra festival. Alai Balai includes food and traditional entertainment specific to the culture of the Indian state of Telangana.[1]
History
[edit]The Alai Balai event was first organized by politician Bandaru Dattatreya in 2005.[2] He has described the event as Alai Balai is "all about meeting, greeting, eating, coupled with fun and frolic".[3]
Although Dattatreya has described the event as a social gathering and not political,[4] politicians of all parties attend Alai Balai.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "A taste of Telangana culture". The Hindu. 6 October 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Alai Balai program organized on October 17, various celebrities will participate". Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Yalala, Sridhar. "No hugs this Dusshera as Alai Balai could spread coronavirus". The Pynr. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Alai Balai is a social gathering and not a political one: Dattatreya". ap7am.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Namasthe Telangana e Paper | e Paper ntnews".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "'T' issue: Congress, TD faulted for lack of unity". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 26 October 2012. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.