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Lok Virsa is the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage in Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The Lok Virsa consists of a museum that is worth visiting to have a better understanding and appreciation of the history, culture, and arts & craft of the different regions and the tribal groups in Pakistan. People from all parts of the world visit the country to enjoy all these Fairs and Festivals in Pakistan that are held here. The unique Lok Virsa - Folk Festival in Pakistan is the largest cultural activity in Pakistan held in October each year. Over the decades the Lok Virsa - Folk Festival has taken on an international flavor with more than 20 different countries sending their artisans and performers to participate in the festival.
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Nationally the Lok Virsa - Folk Festival in Pakistan has become a thing of pride and pleasure for artisans and performers, who come on their own to participate. Beautiful decorations all put up every where and all the visitors have a unique opportunity to see an assortment of Pakistan’s traditionally rich culture for an exciting ten days. All the provinces Pakistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir are richly decorated in the festive mood and spirit. The core of this festival is under the banner of the Heritage Museum, were an exhibition of artisans at work can be seen. In the Lok Virsa - Folk Festival in Pakistan various groups of dancers perform all over the festival grounds, sometimes even inviting visitors and tourists to join in, and this is arranged by the Research & Media Centre of Lok Virsa. The evening air is filled with rich music concerts from all parts of the country and the Lok Virsa researchers carry out full documentation of the festival.
If you celebrate the Lok Virsa - Folk Festival in Pakistan, you will be able to feel and experience the variety in tastes, cultures and heritage of Pakistan all under one roof, with different pavilions displaying the crafts of their respective provinces. One may find the famous and well-known embroidered shawls, Namda and Gabba (floor rungs and wall hangings), wood works, basketry, metal crafts and jewellery etc. from the Azad Jammu and Kashmir pavilion, traditional food items and various kinds of handicrafts from the Punjab pavilion, depictions of the nomadic life styles, a taste of the dish ‘Sajji’, and traditional artisans displaying their skills on different kinds of crafts can be seen from the Balochistan pavilion. Crafts using date leaves and leather embroidery crafts are prime choices of interest in this pavilion. The Sindh pavilion portrays the Sindh life style with the village scenes which includes working men and women. The most highlighted attraction of this pavilion is the weaving of a traditionally made shawl, the ‘Ajrak’ and the various crafts. The pushtoon culture, customs, crafts and cuisine is featured in the N.W.F.P pavilion were glittering metal crafts of Brass and Copper are displayed in a great variety along with stalls of traditionally made baskets, stone carving on tomb stones and various kinds of table tops and wall hangings. Besides during the Lok Virsa - Folk Festival in Pakistan, you will find all sorts of cuisine, musical galas, crafts bazar, Lok Virsa’ display and sale stalls, a richly treasure able experience bound to create a lasting impression.
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