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It would be so obvious if I say that this festival is celebrated on a beach. But what you ought to know about this carnival is that it gives a chance to so many talented people to showcase their art. Whether it be people who are their for sightseeing or photography tours or to build sculptures. And it’s actually an art to create sand sculptures which are not a cakewalk at all. This important festival of Odisha celebrated around 3 km away from Konark is just a way exhibit masterpieces that are created on different themes on the Chandrabhaga beach. Which in a way attracts not just a number of tourists but national and international artists.
If you are an art fanatic and have an artistic world of your own then visiting Odisha is one of the best things to do at the end of 2017. The festival cherishes the art these artistic minds like painters, sculptors, weavers possess in the form of exhibitions of their handloom and handicraft products. The main motive behind the mela is to provide a platform and a market to those artists who although extremely talented are economically backward. Last year the festival witnessed weavers and artisans who had exceptional skills and an even larger audience to appreciate.
From the time it was first celebrated till now, Odissi Music Festival is one of the famous festivals of Odisha. The festival which is organised in the month of January takes place in the religious city of Bhubaneswar and is the perfect place for festival holidays. The temples in the background serve as true inspiration for artists who then subsume the chants in their music, making it one masterpiece. Apart from this the festival witnesses many artists who innovate with the ancient form of Odissi music and bring a new and amazing side for the audience to cherish.
What can be better than having the sight of a cultural beauty and one of the best dance forms at the same place? This is absolutely true and can be witnessed only when you visit Odisha and be a part of the Mukteswar Dance Festival. The temple adorned with such grace and grandeur is the perfect personification of Odishan architecture as well as the stage for artists performing in Mukteswar Dance Festival. Celebrated in the month of January, the festival applauds the artists who perform on the soothing beats of Mardal, a musical instrument and showcase their exceptional talent.
Popularly known as the ‘temple city of India,’ Bhubaneswar is the land your spiritual-self been looking for a perfect pilgrimage tour. The city which is swarmed with tourists all round the year for being one of the famous tourism places, houses many pristine temples out of which one is the Rajarani Temple which is the venue for the famous festival of Odisha, Rajarani Music Festival. By now it would be very clear that the festival is all about the beautiful art of music. The Festival organised by The Department of Tourism commemorates the classical form of music over the period of 3 days, which for sure would leave you mesmerised with performances of Carnatic, Hindustani and Odissi style of music.
How often do we listen to patriotic songs and bring that nationalist enigma out? Rarely, I guess! But if you are taking a cultural tour through the eastern part of India or the state of Odisha itself then you gotta take some time out and witness Bharatiyam. The festival organised in the honour of Republic Day is merely a way to connect us to our own country. By the means of patriotic music, this Odisha festival aims to stir the hearts of loyal Indians as well as the foreign tourists by showcasing the diverse forms that are embedded in the motherland.
Festivals are a way to relight the lost fire in us and there can’t be any other better way than vibrant carnivals to make us realize our cultural values. With a helping hand from the Orissa Dance Academy, the festival of Dhauli Kalinga is being celebrated from the year 2003 in Konark. Snuggling up in the heart of locals and tourists from all over the world, Dhauli Kalinga Festival is one such event which brings close various artists, cultures, and nations together, and hence you can’t ditch it on your festival tour to Odisha. Celebrated in the month of February on the tranquil grounds of Dhauli, which is a Buddhist Heritage Site, the festival wishes to preserve the cultures and traditions that have been endowed from ages. And also promote the importance of heritage on the national and international level. Therefore this is the perfect carnival 2020 to be part of if you are planning a visit Odisha in coming February.
The choreography is the chore of any dance form where a performance can hit in a minute if it’s appealing to the audience who will in turn always remember it. Such is the charm of dance forms like Odissi, Bharatnatyam, Manipuri , Kathak, Kuchipudi which are performed in the Choreography Festival of Dance. The Festival is the platform for both artists and viewers who love dance from their heart and soul. Starting from 2 March, Odisha calls out to solo travelers, family vacationers to be a part of its chivalry for once in a lifetime experience.
For the solo traveler in you who wants to experience the different side of Odisha, there is Gotipua Dance Festival for you. The festival celebrates the traditional and sacred dance form of Gotipua which is the precedent of Odissi form of dancing in the eastern state. Rituals that are followed to perform the dance are unique and enjoyable in its own way where young boys adorn the attire of women to praise the divine deities Krishna and Jagannath. A group of boys performs the dance form which includes acrobatic postures symbolizing the life of Radha and Krishna. The dance begins with a prayer paying respect to earth, Jagannath and the audience present in the Rabindra Mandap. After the prayer, the group performs a three-step salutation followed by Sarigama and Abhinaya.
