The Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) says around 10,000 persons attended its mela at the Anna Regina Community Centre Ground last Sunday and in keeping with an annual tradition it honoured an Essequibian agriculturalist.
An IAC release said that the highlights of the mela were dances by the visiting Bhojpuri folk and dance troupe led by Manjula Diwakar and a poem done by children from the region. Other performers included Shri Prakash Gossai and Mian Mohamed Reyaud Razack.