MTDC announces photo contest on Dahi-handi celebrations

The contest open for photo journalists and amateur photographers will have a first prize of Rs 50,000 for photo journalists and Rs 25,000 for amateur photographers; Last date of submission will be August 17

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The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has announced a photography competition on the recent 'dahi-handi' celebrations. The contest is open for photo journalists and amateur photographers.

Jagdish Patil, managing director, MTDC, said, "Maharashtra has many vibrant festivals with a great potential of attracting scores of tourists from the country and abroad. This, one of the kind of events, is a small step towards publicizing the popular festival through photography. There are many innovative initiatives in the pipeline in the near future to put Maharashtra as the most favoured tourist destination."

Entries will be judged by eminent panel of jury. Photographs must be strictly from anywhere in Maharashtra.

In the category of press photographers or photo journalists, the first prize will be of Rs 50,000, second prize Rs 35,000 and third prize is Rs 25,000. Moreover, the winners will also get complementary gift vouchers of MTDC resorts.

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