Hundreds of visitors queued up in Washington's popular Dupont Circle on Saturday afternoon to sample Indian mangoes at the annual Mango Festival, with many calling for wider availability of premium Indian varieties in the United States as organisers showcased the country's rich horticultural diversity.

The festival, organised by the Embassy of India in Washington in collaboration with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), the Department of Commerce and the Dupont Circle Business Improvement District, featured several popular Indian mango varieties, including Alphonso, Kesar, Dasheri, Langra, Banganapalli, Chausa, Malda and Rajapuri.