kushalzone | 
05 30th, 2009| 
Event Day: 16th May 2009
Although it was the 7th yearly cultural show of Asian culture, food and traditions gaga in Des Moines, I was participating in the Asian Heritage Festival for the first time (Nepali community in Des Moines had 3 stalls, so we were a kind of Nepali organizers too). I was trying to get some original contents for my Sanjaal.com portal which is run by a bunch of my family members, so going to this festival was a kind of inspiration for me and my wife either. Also it had been quite a while that I hadn’t met my friends in person at Des Moines which was another reason why we drove west 188 miles to go visit this festival.
In spite of the day being little chilly and cloudy, with thousands of visitors and families you wouldn’t feel the breeze, or you would tend to ignore. This festival was an opportunity for me to have a close observation of many Asian cultures, their clothings and their food. There were lots of countries participating. Nepal, India, Thailand, Korea, China, Indonesia, Japan etc are a few names.
Me Wathcing The Dance On The Stage During Asian Heritage Festival 2009. Picture taken by Bikram Shrestha.
The general events pictures and the fashion show pictures that I took from this event are available in the following location. Read the rest of this entry »
