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Tripura
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Orissa
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Assam
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Detailed explanation-1: -It is organised by Assam Government. It was the first international river festival to be held in Assam. The first edition was celebrated from 31 March-4 April 2017. The then President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, inaugurated the ‘Namami Brahmaputra’ festival.
Detailed explanation-2: -The basic objective of the five-day-long festival is to showcase the trade and commerce, culture, skill, industry, and tourism of Assam to the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -A spectacle is going on in Assam – the spectacle of apparently the largest river festival in India, Namami Brahmaputra. The Sanskrit word ‘Namami’ translates as ‘I worship thee. ‘ Thus an attempt is being made, all of a sudden, to sacralize the Brahmaputra and enroll it into the Hindu(tva) imagination.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pranab Mukherjee BR (11 December 1935 – 31 August 2020) was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the 13th president of India from 2012 until 2017.
Detailed explanation-5: -Electoral votes. The election’s Returning Officer V. K. Agnihotri announced: “I declare that Shri Pranab Mukherjee has been duly elected to the office of President of India.” Mukherjee gained 373, 116 MP votes and 340, 647 MLA votes for a total of 713, 763 votes to win the election.