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Uttarakhand Tourism And Starscapes Launch Nakshatra Sabha Contest Providing Unique Entry To India’s Most Spectacular Astro Tourism Occasion
Friday, October 18, 2024
Uttarakhand Tourism and Starscapes launch the Nakshatra Sabha Contest, inviting astronomy lovers to seize cosmic wonders for an opportunity to win unique astro tourism tickets.
Winners of the Nakshatra Sabha contest can have the possibility to win free tickets to India’s first-ever astro tourism marketing campaign, Nakshatra Sabha.
In a joint initiative, the Uttarakhand Tourism Growth Board and Starscapes, India’s main astro tourism firm, have launched the Nakshatra Sabha Astro Pictures Contest, inviting astronomy lovers to seize gorgeous cosmic visuals. The highest winner will safe an unique ticket to the Nakshatra Sabha, a collaborative astro tourism occasion led by the Uttarakhand Tourism Board and Starscapes.
The Nakshatra Sabha marketing campaign will run all year long till mid-2025, that includes immersive experiences at darkish sky places throughout Uttarakhand, together with Benital, Pithoragarh, Nainital, and Kartiswamy temple in Rudraprayag. Every web site gives members breathtaking celestial views and highlights the area’s pure magnificence.
Contestants are inspired to submit their finest astronomy-themed photographs, showcasing their ardour for the evening sky. The grand prize contains an unique Nakshatra Sabha ticket, giving winners the chance to have interaction with astronomy specialists and fellow lovers in a singular stargazing occasion.
With a prize pool of ₹5,00,000, this contest gives the very best rewards in Indian astrophotography. Prizes embrace ₹25,000 for first place, together with an all-expenses-paid journey to any Nakshatra Sabha occasion, overlaying flights, lodging, meals, and native journey (valued at ₹75,000). The second prize contains ₹15,000 plus the identical all-expenses-paid journey, and the third prize gives ₹10,000 and the journey to Nakshatra Sabha. Entries open on October 20, 2024, and the deadline for submissions is November 30, 2024. Contributors can add their entries on the Nakshatra Sabha contest web page.
There are two classes within the contest: Smartphone Pictures and DSLR Pictures. All entries have to be unique, unedited, and never composites. Any edited or fraudulent submissions will lead to disqualification. A panel of specialists, led by Shikhar Gupta, will decide the entries. The highest 10 photographs will even be showcased on the prestigious Darkish Sky Symposium in Delhi and Kausani.
