Cultural events, contests mark Day 2 of Rose Festival in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, February 18

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Cultural events, performances and competitions marked the Day 2 of the three-day Rose Festival at Rose Garden, Sector 16, here today. Punjabi and Bengali musical shows enthralled the audience.

The day began with a Yoga session at the main stage, followed by Rose Prince, Rose Princess and photography competitions.

The main attraction of the day was Mr and Mrs Rose competition. Artistes from city schools and colleges and other parts of the country presented cultural programmes.

Traditional folk dance of Punjab (bhangra), ‘nagada’ and traditional folk dance of Rajasthan (ghoomar) were also presented. Light and sound show also attracted a lot of visitors.

UT Adviser Dharam Pal will distribute prizes among the winners of various competitions at 3 pm tomorrow.

Results of Rose Prince & Rose Princess contest

Rose Prince (1 to 1.5 years)

Winner Udayveer Singh

Runners-up Mehransh

Rose Prince (1.5 to 2 years)

Winner Degvir Singh

Runners-up Anhad Singh

Rose Prince (2 to 3 years)

Winner Keshav Singla

Runners-up Prabhnoor Singh

Rose Princess (1 to 1.5 years)

Winner Tavcharnan Kaur

Runners-up Annaya Gambhir

Rose Princess (1.5 to 2 years)

Winner Innayat Verma

Runners-up Dharika

Rose Princess (2 to 3 years)

Winner Inyat Kaur

Runners-up Mehranat Kaur

Rose King and Rose Queen

(senior citizen) competition

Rose King Dr Pirthi Sharma

Rose Queen Karuna Sharma

Best couple Col Vidosh Kumar Sabharwal and Rashmi Sabharwal

Photography competition

Professional Category

1st Ashok Kumar

2nd Vaani Garg

3rd Harvinder Singh

Amateur category

1st Rhythm Singh

2nd Kamaljit

3rd Tejasdeep Singh

Mr Rose & Miss Rose Competition

Mr Rose

Winner Jashanpreet Singh

Runners-up Jappanjot Singh

Miss Rose

Winner Kanwar Gulati

Runners-up Tamisha Bhardwaj

Today’s events

• 9 am to 10 am: Yoga & meditation session at main stage
• 10 am: Morning Raga, classical performance by Swar Ragini Maestro Pt. Subhash Ghosh
• 11.30 am: Antakshari competition
• 3 pm: Closing ceremony & prize distribution
• 4 pm: Magic show by renowned magician
• 5 pm: Kalbelia, Ghoomar Fag and Dhamal dance performances
• 6 pm: Traditional folk dance ‘Devrath’ and bhangra
• 7 pm: Light & sound show
• Late evening: Performance by singer Adnan Sami at Leisure Valley, Sector 10