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Date: 26th to 28th February 2007
Venue: Rajarani Temple Complex,
Bhubaneswar
Celestial music, sublime surroundings
and soothing climes of late winter—soul
traverses to an elevated sphere leaving
you utterly relaxed. Holidays are made
with this kind of experience that
creates a lasting mark in your mind.
Rajarani Music Festival held against the
backdrop of the 11th century Rajarani
Temple in Bhubaneswar is such an evening
of concerts: it’s relaxing, entertaining
and uplifting. The city has a large
assemblage of celebrated temples of
which the Rajarani Temple is one of the
most conspicuous. It’s remarkable for
the absence any presiding deity in it.
The temple is famous for its ornate deul
or compass and the statues of eight
Dipalakas guarding the eight cardinal
directions of the temple.
The musical evenings are resplendent
with excellent performances by the great
maestros of Indian classical music
creating an allegory of darbari gayans
(musical performances in an Indian
king’s court) of age old histories.
At present, as the capital of an
emergent Orissa, Bhubaneswar is a modern
city with broad avenues, beautiful
parks, attractive shopping centres,
excellent hotels and restaurants with
finger-licking food.
Orissa vis-a-vis India has a great
tradition of classical music,
instrumental as well as vocal, which
fascinate a lot of domestic and
international tourists.
To show case the glorious tradition of
Indian classical music, the Rajarani
Music Festival was conceived to be
organized by the Department of Tourism
in association with organizations like
Orissa Sangeet Natak Academi,
Bhubaneswar Music Circle, NALCO and the
Union Ministry of Tourism.
The 1st Rajarani Music Festival was
organized from 9th to 11th March 2002
and subsequently the festival was
organized from 22nd to 26th Feb’03 and
13th to 15th Feb’05.
Eminent instrumentalists and vocalists
of India have rendered scintillating
performance in this festival over the
years.
The festival has been an attraction not
only to the music lovers but also to the
tourists in general.
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
(6.30 PM ONWARDS)
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26-02-07 |
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Odissi Vocal |
Dr. Ramahari Das |
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Hindustani Flute |
Shri Jawahar
Mishra |
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Hindustani Vocal |
Pandit Ulhas
Kashalkar |
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27-02-07 |
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Hindustani Vocal |
Shri Harihara
Rath |
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Hindustani Vocal |
Smt. Shaashwati
Mandal Paul |
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Hindustani Rudra
Veena |
Ustad Baha’ud-din
Dagar |
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28-02-07 |
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Odissi Vocal |
Smt. Mahapatra
Minati Bhanja |
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Hindustani Vocal |
Smt. Hema
Upasani |
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Carnatic Vocal |
Vidushi Bombay
Jayashri |
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