Sri Sri's World Cultural Festival Gets A Grand Opening Despite Heavy Rains: Pics

On the first day of the Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's World Culture Festival, many parts of the national capital including the event's venue got washed out with heavy rain and hailstorm. The city's met department had already predicted rough weather from today earlier in the week.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival at the venue waving to the crowd next to the organiser Sri Sri Ravi Shankar marked the beginning of the event.

Veda Pandits from Gurukuls all over India chanting "Shanti Path" - Mantras for Peace at #WorldCultureFestival!, the event's official twitter handle posted.
The scale of the event showed in the performance by beautiful dancers who brought to life a lovely rendition of Ganesha Vandana by Chandrika Tandon.
Thousands of performers and many spectators got drenched as rain washed out the venue of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's event.

People at the Sri Sri event took refuge under huge tarpaulin sheets away from the mud on the now squishy grounds.
As hailstorm gripped parts of the city, people in Delhi rushed to collect hail spluttered around.
Traffic around Akshardham has come to near standstill due to rainfall in the city. Various diversions had already been sounded out by the traffic police.