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India’s first Guava Festival opens tomorrow in Sawai Madhopur, Speaker Om Birla to inaugurate

IANS | January 17, 2026 03:49 PM

JAIPUR: On the occasion of Sawai Madhopur’s 263rd Foundation Day, the district is poised to create history by hosting the country’s first-ever Guava Festival on January 18. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the festival on Sunday at 11 a.m.

This year, the Foundation Day festivities are being organised as a combined Tiger Festival and Guava Festival, giving the event a unique and vibrant identity that reflects both the region’s rich wildlife heritage and its renowned guava

Agriculture and Horticulture Minister Dr Kirodi Lal Meena said it is a moment of pride for Sawai Madhopur and the entire state that such a festival is being organised for the first time in the country.

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