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Harvest festival on Jan 20

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DUBAI - The harvest festival of the St Thomas Orthodox Cathedral in Dubai will begin at 5pm on Friday, January 20 with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp by the chief guest, chairman of the Indian High School, Mohan Valrani.

Published: Fri 20 Jan 2012, 12:26 AM

Updated: Fri 3 Apr 2015, 4:48 PM

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The inaugural function will be attended by the vicar, Rev Fr TJ Johnson and Assistant Vicar Rev Fr Biju Daniel along with parishioners. E Satheesh, IMF UAE President will speak on the occasion. Visitors to the harvest festival will have a chance to sample a variety of delicious home-made dishes at the food stalls. Traditional Syrian Christian cuisine and a ‘naadan thattu kada’ will be special attractions. There will be numerous exhibition stalls and games for children.

A musical programme led by Idea Star Singer fame Arun Gopan, a comedy skit, Mohiniyattom, Bharathanatyam and a Singari melam will be added attractions.

All committees have been working under the able leadership of general convener Babu Varghese and joint convener PG Mathew.

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