Indian Owl Festival held near Pune

Mumbai: With a view to create awareness about owl as a bird and debunk superstitions associated with it, a unique festival was recently held at a village in Pune district of Maharashtra, organisers said on Saturday. The two- day ‘ Indian Owl Festival’, which was held in the last week of November at Pingori in Purandar taluka, showcased the nocturnal bird in different art forms like paintings, origami, paper quilling, handicraft and wood craft.