Mysore/Mysuru, Nov. 8 -- A two-day Banana Festival featuring display and sale of over 100 varieties of bananas, began at Nanjaraj Bahadur Choultry in city this morning. The display and sale is open to public from 9.30 am to 9 pm today and tomorrow.

The banana varities include Boodu Baale, Elakki Baale, Madaranga, Nendra, Rasa Baale, Chandra Baale, Finger Baale, Tai Baale, Blue Java, Kamalapura Red Banana, Udagam, Cauvery Baale, Putta Bale, Hu Baale. At the venue, organic rice, plants, cereals and seeds of flowering plants and eatables made using banana products are also on sale.

C.N. Shivaprakash, Managing Director (MD), Karnataka State Agricultural Produce Processing and Export Corporation (KAPPEC), inaugurated the Festival, organised ...