Date:28/12/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/12/28/stories/2005122802750200.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Spend at this food festival and help the needy

Special Correspondent

Bangalore: What you splurge on feasting at this special New Year Eve event, will feed several needy children in government and municipal schools, for weeks to come.

"Tastes of India", a two-day celebration of Indian cuisine, displaying delights from across the country will be held at the ISKCON temple here on December 31 and January 1. An annual fundraiser, Tastes of India, will have proceeds going to Akshaya Patra, ISKCON's mid-day meal programme that now feeds over three lakh children in eight locations.

New theme this year

Traditional chefs from various regions have arrived to prepare a buffet that will feature cuisine from various states through which rivers considered holy in India pass through, ISKCON authorities said. The food festival will start at 6 p.m. on December 31 and go on till midnight. On January 1, it will start at 6 p.m. and conclude at 11 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the ISKCON temple and you can call 23471956, 23578622 for details. The temple will be open on New Year's Day from 7 a.m. till 10 p.m.