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| Khajuraho Dance Festival – 01 to 08 February’10 Khajuraho Festival, a weeklong dance festival, is organized every year in the month of February or March. Khajurao Dance Festival celebrates the cultural heritage of the temples of the region. The venue of the festival is the Vishwanatha temple and open-air auditorium in front of the Chitragupta temple. Both the temples are beautifully lit and stand glittering with the colorful lights. The spectacular background of the exquisite sculptures of Khajuraho provides further magnificence to the already graceful movements of the dancers. Various dance forms like Kathakali, Odissi, Manipuri, Bharathanatyam, Kathak, and Kuchipudi are performed during the Dance Festival of Khajuraho. Some of the most renowned personalities participate in this classical dance festival. Other attractions of the Khajuraho Festival include an open market, where exquisite crafts and local articles are on display. |
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| Elephant Festival – 28 February 2010 The Elephant Festival is a unique event held annually in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Groomed to perfection, glittering in gold, row upon row of elephants catwalk before an enthralled audience. The elephants move gracefully in procession, run races, play the regal game of polo, and finally participate in the spring festival of Holi. It is festival time for the elephants. Activities A festival where elephants are the centre of attraction. The festival begins with a procession of elephants, camels and horses, followed by lively folk dancers. Elephant races, elephant-polo matches and a most interesting tug of war between elephants and men, are all part of this spectacular event. |
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