In Kerala, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Vision Conclave conducts as part of the third edition of Global Ayurveda Festival at Kozhikode on February 2. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will officially inaugurate the five-day long Fest and the Arogya on January 31. <br/><br/>The festival billed as the biggest biennial get-together of Ayurveda fraternity around the globe will be held at the Swapna Nagiri in Kozhikode from January 31 to February 4. About 5,000 delegates including 400 from 35 foreign countries will take part in the event. <br/><br/>Nearly 500 firms will exhibit their products at the Exhibition stalls. Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik and the Sri Lankan Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Rajitha Senarathne will take part in various sessions.<br/><br/> About 500 papers will be presented by scientists and Ayurveda enthusiasts. Practitioners and students, manufacturers, hospitals, medical plant growers, government and non-government agencies, service organisations, and civil society organisations are part of the mega event.