February 25th, 2009

Khajuraho Dance Festival Begins Today

Khajuraho dance festival is organized every year in the month of February-March. This festival is famous for very good dance performances by well known artistes in India. It is a rich combination of various dance forms in India to name some is Kathak, Odissi, BharatNatyam, Manipuri etc. It is attended by lot of tourists from and outside India. It is a week long festival begins today 25 February and ends on 3 of march this year.

Khajuraho is also famous for its rich architecture of temples and caves. It is a tourist destination and attracts lot of tourists this time of the year.

The festival programme is listed below (courtesy MP Tourism)

25th Feb 2009
Gajendra Panda – Odissi Group
Malvika Mitra – Kathak Solo

26th Feb 2009
Geeta Chandran – Bharatnatyam Solo
Darshana Jhaveri – Manipuri Group

27th Feb 2009
Vijaylaxmi Shivaji – Mohiniattam Solo
Vasanti Vaishnav – Kathak Solo

28th Feb 2009
Group Dance Performance – Manipuri Pungcholam-Joy Singh-Group
– Satriya-K.D. Goswami-Group
– Purulia Chhau-Chinidas Mohato-Group
01st March 2009
Maneesha Sathe – Kathak Solo
C.V. Chandrashekhar – Bharatnatyam Solo

2nd March 2009
Kalamandalam N.R. Gramprakash – Kathkali Group
Kiran Sehgal – Odissi Group
Ishira & Moulik Shah – Kathak Duet

3rd March 2009
Vaijayanti Kashi – Kuchipudi Solo
Rajendra Gangani – Kathak Group

You can find cheap hotels and flights for your Khajuraho tour here.

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