Vaisakhi Festival at Sandown Park Race Course, Melbourne.
The Australian Punjabi Association in Melbourne celebrated Vaisakhi at the Sandown Racecourse on the 1st April 2012.
For more information on the origin of the festival – http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Vaisakhi
Although the event started off slowly, the Punjabi and other communities soon grew in numbers and it was well attended.
The program commenced with a Gatka in the open grounds followed by Kabadi. In the Racecourse auditorium there were speeches by VIPS, Bhangra, Gidda, Sangeet, and traditional dances.
For more information on the game of kabbadi – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabaddi
For more information on Gatka – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatka
I took a few photos of the event with permission from the Organiser Satnam Saira and the President Khaira Harbhajan Singh. They have been added to the PHOTOS page.
Ventana Latina Fiesta in Frankston, Melbourne, Australia on 17th March 2012.
Below, a few photos from the Festival, taken in the afternoon of the final day. Got to get in early next year.
There were stalls catering to most of the Spanish and Latin foods like – Auticucho, Salchipapa,Papa Relena, Ajide Gallina, Papa HuanCaina, Cevi Che, Coxhina, Brazilian Churracaria, Acai,Churros, Pupusas, Horchata,Cebada, Spanish Paella, Emplanadas and a lot of other specialities. To taste all of these a two day visit to the Festival is recommended.
Besides the exquisite the food there was music and dance on two stages, stalls of handmade jewelry, clothes, bags, bangles and everything you can imagine that is associated with the Latin countries.
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