new delhi delhiites passing by the 16thcentury humayuns tomb on friday evening were pleasantly surprised to see a different kind of illumination the bundesflagge or the german flag projected on the white marble dome along with the tricolour the special effect was part of the elaborate arrangements of a special nineday festival to celebrate the year of germany in india and 60 years of indias diplomatic ties with one of the leading countries of the european union the indogerman urban mela will start on saturday at the indraprastha millennium park sarai kale khan and will showcase the best of german culture technology and entertainment its believed to be an endeavour to find out means to change cities for the better a total of 16 pavilions designed by german artist markus heinsdorff have been installed at the venue these have the theme of stadtrume or city spaces and will hold presentations conferences and cultural performances hosted by by different german corporations and organizations a smattering of projects will be featured too and will primarily deal with urban problems such as mobility architecture energy planning urban art and cultural infrastructure a few others will also showcase futuristic projects that stress on environmentfriendly technology and reduce delhis dependence on fossil fuels a leading international bank will showcase two such projects the solar impulse project and windowfarms the first is a revolutionary aircraft while the other is a vertical hydroponic soilless agriculture system a major draw at the mela is likely to be the biergarten which will serve german beer salads and frankfurters bavarian meatloaf soft pretzel burger with chicken and many other delicacies the first event at the mela will be a science slam where young researchers will speak on current topics and link them to urban problems parking for the event will be available outside bhairon mandir and there will be a free shuttle service