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Date: 10th - 11th Jan
2010 at 6:30 P.M.
Venue:
Shanti Stupa, Dhauli Hill
When people
celebrate their heritage and
ways of life, the spirit of
revelry crosses languages,
continents and cultures. And the
Kalinga Mahotsav at Dhauli, a
festival of Martial Dances, is
celebrated very much in that
spirit.
For the people of Orissa Dhauli
hill at the outskirts of
Bhubaneswar is more a living
experience than a memory. Twenty
three hundred years ago, their
fore-fathers fought one of the
fiercest battles in human
history against Emperor Ashok.
They suffered loss of a hundred
thousand men, lost the war, but
gained immortality, because they
metamorphosed a warring monarch
into an apostle of non-violence
and peace. The festival is a
fitting tribute to the victory
of Peace over War where renowned
dancers of India perform
harmonising the vigour of
martial art with sublime dance
forms
The calm and
solemn statue of Buddha
overlooking the entire stage
from the top of the stupa and
the tranquil expanse of the
countryside populated by paddy
fields and cashew plantations
provides the peaceful background
to the outburst of movements and
sounds which accompany the
performance of the martial
artists. The aim of the
organizers is to harmonise the
vigour of martial tradition with
the sublimity of peace through
the art of dance.
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Kalinga Mohatsav - 2010 Programme
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10-01-2010 |
Natyaloka presents
Tagore's play
KSHYAMANYA KHYATI
a contemporary drama
which uses the old
traditional martial
arts from Kerala (Kalarippayattu,
Koodiyattam and
Teyyam) and West
Bengal (Riabense).
Directed by
Kalamandala Piyal
and Kalamandalal
Gautam. |
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The
Paik group from
Rebana Nuaagaon,
under the leadership
of Sushil Kumar
Mangaraj presents
different khela
pertaining to the
traditional martial
art of Orissa,
such as ‘pata
paso’, ‘bana badi’,
‘badi khela’ and
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11-01-2010 |
ECHO, Educational
and Cultural Harmony
Organisation, from
Imphal, Manipur,
presents a variety
of acrobatic and
exhilarating
formations
accompanied by
traditional
percussions of
Manipur, such as
dhol, dholak, khol,
dhampat, khanchuri
and many others. |
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Gagan Bagh and group
from Titilagarh
presents
ABHIMANYU BADHA,
a specially
choreographed dance
item utilising
martial art
movements and folk
forms of western
Orissa |
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KALINGA MAHOTSAV
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KALINGA MAHOTSAV
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KALINGA MAHOTSAV
2006 |
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KALINGA MAHOTSAV
2005 |
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Need more
info? Contact
The Director
Dept. of Tourism, Paryatan Bhawan, Museum
Campus, Bhubaneswar - 751 014
Tel.No. (674) 2432177 email: ortour at
orissatourism.gov.in
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