Star festival begins in Sendai
The three-day Tanabata star festival began Friday in Sendai, northeastern Japan, with shopping arcades decorated with colorful streamers and bamboo branches displaying strips of paper covered in wishes.
The Dasara festival which will be celebrated on a grand scale with all magnificent attractions on Sunday at 4 pm was inaugurated by Janardhan Poojary through handing over the yellow flag to HS Sairam on Saturday night.