dehradun the threeday rishikesh festival being held on the banks of ganga was inaugurated on friday evening the event is aimed at promoting cleanliness of the river and is expected to see hundreds of attendees over the weekend the festival is taking place after a gap of 15 months and is being organised by the indian national trust for art and cultural heritage uttarakhand and the citizens group been there doon that with support from the uttarakhand tourism and culture departments the response to the event in the past has been overwhelming and we expect an even better response this time now that the pandemic is over its a threeday affair along the banks of the river with free entry for anyone who wishes to attend there are multiple music concerts activities and events that will take place said lokesh ohri convenor of the event organisers said that the festival aims at promoting cleanliness of ganga and creating awareness about environmental preservation devotional music performances by renowned bands painting jams along the ganga crafts and clay modelling heritage walks open music jam sessions cleanup drives along the banks instrumental performances and regional music are all part of the threeday extravaganza it also hopes to spread the message for conservation of resources