Lhosar fair kicks off in Kaski’s Annapurna Rural Municipality

GANDAKI: A four-day Lhosar fair began in Annapurna Rural Municipality-11, Chhomring on the way to Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) on Sunday. Century Youth Club organised the fair on the occasion of Lhosar, the festival of Tamu community. The 20th edition of the fair that was organised to preserve the Lhosar culture will host volleyball, basketball and stone throw competitions, shared Club Chairperson Mikas Gurung. He further informed that 14 teams have been registered for volleyball and 10 teams for basketball. The winners of the volleyball and basketball championships will be offered a cash prize of Rs 25,000 along with a shield and certificate. Likewise, the first runner-up and second runner-up of the championships will receive cash prizes of Rs 15,000 and Rs 8,000 respectively along with shields and certificates, the host informed. READ ALSO:

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