Konark Dance
& Music Festival started in the year 1986 is a spectacular extravaganza
that brings in many artistes into its cultural family, creating international
cultural amity and brotherhood. A joint venture of the Orissa Tourism and the
Odissi Research Centre, the Konark Dance Festival flaunts the eminent artistes
of national and international repute. The artists perform Odissi, Kathak, Bharatanatyam,
Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohiniattam and other classical, folk & tribal
dances/music of our country on the enchanting stage of the Natyashala in the
Sun Temple, Konark- the UNESCO World Heritage Site which is also called the
Black Pagoda. A sand art exhibition and a crafts fair are also arranged during
the Konark dance festival which serves a wide variety of delicious cuisines, a variety of handicrafts and magnificent handmade sand statues by sand artists. The
five-day dance festival held every year is also called the harbinger of the
contemporary festivals of Orissa. The Konark dance festival has become a major
event in the country's cultural calendar and attracts a large number of tourists
to Odisha, India every year.
The Pushkar Mela also is known as the Pushkar Camel Fair is a unique celebration of the beauty of the coveted “ship of the desert” – the camel along with some other cattle. It is estimated that more than 2 lakh people from all around the world visit this unique mela, which mainly focuses on trading camels and cattle, camel races which are the main attraction and a variety of other cultural performances and art exhibits. This year the dates of the Mela (Fair) are from 4th to 12th November 2019. The Pushkar Mela is also a holy pilgrimage for Hindus, pilgrims that visit Pushkar come to take a holy dip in the Pushkar Lake and offer prayer to Lord Brahma, the deity residing in the temple at Pushkar. It is said to be the only temple of the deity in the country, which makes it an important pilgrimage spot for people of faith. The Pushkar Mela creates a grand event cherished with a huge carnival including an array of musicians, magicians, dancers, acrobats, snake charmers ...
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