Chaitra Parba Chhau Festival Place: Baripada (Mayurbanj Dist.), Kakatpur (Puri Dist.), Orissa Date: April
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Chaitra Parba Chhau Festival Place: Baripada (Mayurbanj Dist.), Kakatpur (Puri Dist.), Orissa Date: April The 'Chaitra Parba' or 'Chhau Festival' commences from the 10th/11th April every year and continues for three days concluding on 'Mahabishuba Sankranti Day' at Baripada. Celebrated in honour of Lord Shiva and Surya, the Sun God. Source: http://www.orissatourism.gov.in/archiveshow.asp Contact Dept. of Tourism Paryatan Bhawan Museum Campus Bhubaneswr - 751 014 Ph: (674) 2432177 email: [email protected] Dharani Kalotsav Place: Kochi Date: Nov 1st week Dharani Kalotsav is organised by Society Dharani and held at Kerala Fine Arts Hall. In December 1999 Shayamala Surendran formed the Society Dharani for bringing eminent artists to perform and give lecture demonstrations in Kochi. Contact Shymala Surendran "Dharani", XLII /2168 S R M Road, Kochi 682018 Ph: (0484) - 2401143 / 2401400 e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Ekamra Utsav Place: Mukteswar temple, Orissa Date: January / February Ekamra Utsav - A lively downtown 15 days festival at Bhubaneswar in early January, Ekamra Utsav is a life time experience for the vacationers. The highlight of the festivities is Mukteswar Dance Festival held on the courtyards of this famed temple where the eminent exponents of Odissi dance enliven the stage with their magical performances. Besides the dance performances, the visitors to Ekamra Utsav are treated to an expo of traditional art and craft, a flower show, a multicultural food court, a heritage walk and the attractive discounts offered by the leading shopping centres to the tourists complement the festival mood. Source: http://www.orissatourism.org/orissa-fairs-festivals/orissa-tourist-festivals.html Contact Dept. of Tourism Govt. of Orissa Paryatam Bhavan Bhubaneshwar 751014 Ph: (0674) - 2432177 email: [email protected] Elephanta Festival Place: Elephanta island, Maharashtra Date: mid February To commemorate the living heritage of Indian dance, sculpture and art, Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) in association with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has organized the Elephanta Festival. The Elephanta Festival is a tribute to classical performers and an initiative to popularize Indian classical dance and heritage art forms. A renowned world heritage site, Elephanta forms a stunning backdrop for India's leading artists as they enthrall you with their music and dance recitals. TCS in partnership with MTDC is delighted to be associated with the Elephanta festival. The festival features eminent artistes, showcasing a traditional welcome with the catchy tunes of 'Koli' fisher folks, the aesthetically erected stage, bright lights, delicious ethnic food and the marvelously illuminated Maheshmurti cave. The festival also hosts a number of ethnic food stalls which highlight the traditional foods of the locality. First started in 1989, this festival is organized by MTDC, in Association with Tata Consultancy Services. Contact Maharashtra Tourism Devt. Corpn. (M T D C) 9th Floor, Express Towers Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021 Ph: (022) - 22024522 / 22024584 / 22023439 Ellora-Ajanta Festival Place: Soneri Mahal, Aurangabad Date: November / December The Ellora Ajanta Aurangabad festival is organized by Aurangabad Festival Committee under the chairmanship of the Divisional Commissioner Aurangabad in association with MTDC. The Festival is held at the Soneri Mahal, a grand historical Haveli in Aurangabad. Apart from the cultural entertainment of the highest order - a mix of classical and folk dancing, instrumental, vocals and milajula mushaira, there are stalls exhibiting the artistry of the craftsmen from across the state, along with activities like Rangoli, painting, mehendi, cookery, essays, bhajans, games & competitions. The venue was shifted from the Kailash temple at Ellora in 2002 & the name changed from Ellora festival to Ellora-Ajanta festival. Previously held at the enchanting Ellora caves the festival has now shifted its venue to the magnificent Soneri Mahal. Built in the 17th century, this Mahal was built by Pahadsing a Orchha chieftainis and is an architectural marvel of Aurangabad. The Ellora Ajanta Aurangabad Festival aimed to put the historical and pictorial sites in and around Aurangabad in the spotlight, some of them being Ellora, Daulatabad, Bibi-ka-Maqbara, Panchakki (A watermill), Lonar, Ajanta and Shirdi. Source: http://www.aurangabadfestival.in/about-festival.html http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/MTDC/HTML/MaharashtraTourism/ Contact The Ellora-Ajanta Festival, Aurangabad Commitee Mr.Dilip Shinde. Chief co-coordinator & Dy Secretary (Housing Department) Mantralaya, Mumbai Ph:022-22024678 / 22871515 e-mail: [email protected] Ganga Mahotsav Place: Varanasi, UP Date: November GANGA MAHOTSAV, a five-day cultural tourism fiesta is organized by the Government of Uttar Pradesh on the banks of the river Ganges in Varanasi. This festival is celebrated to promote Varanasi as the cultural capital of India and the Ganga as India's vital lifeline. The festival is a crowd puller and both foreign and Indian tourists make a beeline to the heritage ghats - symbols of eternal India - to experience music and dance. Gunghroo Festival Place: Different cities in Madhya Pradesh Date: November In order to provide platform to young and talented artists of different styles of Classical dance Academy has arganised Gunghroo Festival. This festival is on since 1984. This programme since last few years is been arganised every year in one of the cities successfully. This is a very unusual festival on defferent styles of classical dances of India. Ustad Alauddin Khan Music and Art Academy organises various festivals to promote music & dance - "Alauddin Khan Vyakhayan mala", "Utteradhikar", "Gunghroo", "Durlabh Vadya Vinod", "Dhrupad Festival", "Chakradhar Festival", " Kumar Gandharva Festival - Dances","Ameer Khan Festival- Indore", "Alauddin Khan Festival-Mehar". Source: http://www.mpculture.in/html/ustad3.asp Contact Ustad Allaudin Khan Sangeet Academy Sanskriti Bhavan Banganga, Bhopal 462003 Ph: (0755) - 553058 Hampi Utsav Place: Hampi Date: November A three-day mega cultural festival of dance, music and drama, folk forms is celebrated, with stages set at various places in Hampi. Other attractins are the colourful procession by the folk artistes, dressed in their traditional attire, illumination of the rocky terrain and the fireworks. Kalidas festival Place: Nagpur Date: The Festival endeavors to bring back memories of the golden period of the Vidarbha region. It was here that Mahakavi Kalidas penned some of his greatest literary works, Kumaarasambhava, Meghaduuta, Ritusamhaara, etc. The Kalidas festival is organized in association with the District Collectorate Office of Nagpur & features some of the greatest exponents of music, dance and drama from all over the country. It is held to showcase Nagpur, the Orange City, Maharashtra's second capital. Contact MTDC Regional Office Ph: 0712 - 2533325 Fax: 0712 - 2560680 Kalinga Mahotsav Place: Peace Pagoda at Dhauli Date: February A festival of Martial Dances at Dhauli, this festival commemorates the victory of Peace over War where renowned dancers perform harmonising the vigour of martial arts with sublime dance forms with their swords, spears and shields. This annual thrilling display of dances and music takes place at the foothill of the famous Peace Pagoda at Dhauli, where Emperor Ashoka is believed to have fought the last battle before his metamorphosis into an apostle of nonviolence and peace. Source: http://www.orissatourism.org/orissa-fairs-festivals/orissa-tourist-festivals.html Contact Dept. of Tourism Paryatan Bhawan Museum Campus Bhubaneswr - 751 014 Ph: (674) 2432177 email: [email protected] Kathak Mahotsav Place: Khamani Auditoriumm, New Delhi Date: February Kathak Mahotsav is an annual festival held by Kathak Kendra. (instituted in memory of Maharaj Kalka and Maharaj Bindadin of Lucknow). Kathak Kendra is a unit of the autonomous Sangeet Natak Akademi - National Academy of music and dance. Contact Kathak Kendra Bhawalpur House Bhagwandas Road New Delhi 110001 Ph: (011) - 23388681 Fax: (011) - 23387182 Kathak Utsav Place: Shri Ram Centre, Delhi Date: December Organised by Kathak Kendra Source: http://delhitourism.nic.in/events.aspx Khajuraho Dance Festival Place: Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh Date: February / March Held every year from 25th February to 2nd March, Khajuraho Dance Festival takes place at the open-air auditorium in front of the Chitragupta Temple dedicated to the Sun God and the Vishwanatha Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. They are situated in the Western Group of temples, which is the largest, well maintained and most easily accessible temple group of Khajuraho. Started regularly since 2002, this weeklong festival has already become legendary with its outlandish classical dance performances presented in a dreamlike setting of splendidly illuminated temples. Khajuraho temples present sculptures depicting various skills and arts of courtly love including dance and music in stone and what venue can be more befitting to hold the cultural festival highlighting the various classical dances of India! Some of the best artists and performers that have marked themselves in their fields come from the various states of India to participate in the festival and the performances including some of the best known dance styles such as the intricate footwork of Kathak, highly stylized and sophisticated Bharathanatyam, soft