Hindu Chariot Festival to mark Heritage Day in Grande Prairie Aug. 1
A community celebration featuring a decorated chariot procession is set for Grande Prairie's Heritage Day long weekend.
Grande Prairie will host a Heritage Day Hindu Chariot Festival on Saturday, Aug. 1, coinciding with the province-wide Heritage Day holiday weekend.
The event centres on a large, elaborately decorated chariot, a traditional feature of Hindu chariot festivals often used to carry deity images through a procession route as part of community celebrations.
Details on the exact route, start time and organizing group were not specified in the announcement, but the festival is being promoted as a public event open to residents during the long weekend.
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