Bajali (Assam) [India], November 6 (ANI): The Assam government has planned to promote the Raas Mahotsav (Raas Festival) of the state at global stage and has taken up initiatives to open a tourist circuit especially for Raas Mahotsav to attract both foreign and domestic tourists.

Raas Mahotsav is an annual festival celebrated across Assam, primarily dedicated to worship of Lord Krishna .

In Upper Assam, the Northern Assam region, especially in Majuli and central Assam, the Raas Mahotsav has been celebrated, and Lord Krishna Raaslila has been performed by human beings and in the lower Assam part, the traditional Raas festival has been shown through clay idols.

Pathsala Raas Mahotsav and Patacharkuchi Raas festival are two of the important Raas festivals in the state.

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