The Jammu and Kashmir tourism department became the first in the country to have taken part in the Lord Mayor's Show in London, showcasing the famed 'Shikara' as a part of the world's oldest civic procession.
The 'Shikara' was portrayed as a symbol of resilience of the industry which survived despite facing upheaval in the state for last 20 years, a tourism official said here today.
A delegation for the show, that concluded yesterday, was led by state tourism minister Nawang Rigzin, he said.
"Our participation in the Lord Mayor's Show will be beneficial for the promotion of Jammu and Kashmir tourism. The state's float compromised a Shikara mounted on the top. More that 30 people, wearing traditional dresses from all three regions of the state, accompanied the float," he said.
Over 6,000 people took part in the show, the world's oldest civic procession, where vehicles, carriages and floats were paraded on the streets of London. It had 200 vehicles including two steamrollers, a potato harvester, rickshaws, a horse-drawn double-decker bus and a mobile post office.
It also had 21 carriages, including the 253-year-old gold Lord Mayors State Coach , 71 floats, 150 horses and 20 marching bands.
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