rajasthan government is going all out to promote tourism and attract more tourists from karnatakathe tourism department as part of its promotional activities has organized threeday rajasthan calling festival here by showcasing rajasthan culture tradition and art to mysoreans the festival aims at attracting more tourists starting friday various troupes are presenting cultural shows for three days at royal function hall on bangaloremysore road the festival will be open to public between 11am and 9pm till sunday the festival is being organized in 22 indian cities including mysore one of the five cities in south india the other cities include gurgaon kotchi madurai coimbatore rajkot mumbai vadodra surat kolkata ahmedabad ludhiana and chandigarh said rajasthan tourism additional director somnath mishra the objective of the festival is to give a feel of rajasthan and facilitate better understanding about the state the highlight will be live rajasthani folk performance and traditional rajasthani food court which will have stalls serving dal baatikurma kachori mirchibada and traditional sweets folk music and dances like langas kalbedlia dance and teratoli will be presented nearly 20 stalls are displaying various handicrafts and works from various regions which include woollen shawls from bikaner namdas from tonk embroidery from barmer brass nakhashi from jaipur blue pottery from jaipur and terracotta from udaipur rajasthan is one of the most soughtafter tourist destination in 2010 it attracted nearly 13 lakh foreign and 255 lakh domestic tourists the state is famous for its heritage forts palaces lakes colourful fairs and festivals golden sand dunes and wildlife besides wellness tourism and adventure sporting activities mishra added