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Apart from the seasonal Hindu festivals, a monthly fair is held
on every amavasya (moon-less night) where a bazaar comes up selling
all kinds of consumer items. Entertainment includes tribal dances
and puppet shows. People bathe in the tank and worship at the Matangeshwar
Temple. People
from neighboring villages also attend in large numbers, providing
local flavor, colour, fun and games.
Khajuraho Dance Festival
An annual event, held every evening for a week. Renowned classical
dancers perform in an open-air auditorium, the Western Group of
Temples forming an inspiring backdrop. This festival has gained
acclaim the world over.
Khajuraho Festival of Dances draws the best classical dancers in
the country every years, who perform against the spectacular backdrop
of the floodlit temples. The past and the present silhouetted against
he glow of a setting sun, become an exquisite backdrop for the performers.
In a setting where the earthly and the divine create perfect harmony
- an event that celebrates the pure magic of the rich classical
dance traditions of India. As dusk falls, the temples are lit up
in a soft, dream-like ethereal stage.
The finest exponents of different classical Indian styles are represented
- Kathak, Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Manipuri, and many more.
With international status under Government of India program categories,
this seven day extravaganza is a unique treat for connoisseurs from
all over the world.
Shivaratri A
festival usually falls in March, devoted to the worship of Lord
Shiva. The Bundelkhand region is a stronghold of shasivities and
many devotees travel hundreds of kilometers to worship at the Matangeshwar
Temple. A 10 - day -long Bazaar is held where traders, peddlers
and gypsies from other parts of the state display their traditional
fare and a variety of handicrafts. A rural circus, folk theatre,
magic shows and merry-go-rounds add to the fun and frolic.
Tansen Music Festival
A pillar of Hindustani classical music, the great Tansen, one of
the 'nine jewels' of Akbar's court, lies buried in Gwalior. The
memorial to this great musician has a pristine simplicity, and is
built in the early Mughal architectural style. More than a monument,
the Tansen's Tomb is a part of Gwalior's living cultural heritage.
It is the venue of the annual Indian classical festival held here
in November-December. Renowned classical singers of the land regale
audiences through five mesmerizing night-long sessions of the much-loved
classical ragas.
Bhagoria Haat
This colorful festival of the Bhils and Bhilalas, particularly in
the district of West Nimar and Jhabua, is actually in the nature
of a mass svayamvara, a marriage market, usually held on the various
market days falling before the Holi festival in March. As the name
of the festival indicates, (bhag-to run) the youths run after choosing
their partners, and elope and are subsequently accepted as husband
and wife by society through predetermined customs. It is not always
that boys and girls intending to marry each other meet in the festival
for the first time. In a large number of cases the alliance is already
made between the two, the festival providing the institutionalized
framework for announcing the alliance publicly. The tradition is
that the boy applies gulal, red powder, on the face of the girl
whom he selects as his wife. The girl, if willing, also applies
gulal on the boy's face. This may not happen immediately but the
boy may pursue her and succeed eventually.
Dussehra
Celebrated by all Hindus of India on the tenth day after Navratri
(September or October), Dussehra is celebrated as the day of Rama's
victory over king Ravana, or as a day on which the Goddess Kali
destroyed the buffalo-demon and liberated the world. The Dussehra
festival celebration at Jagdalpur is unique in its perspective and
significance.
Dussehra starts with worship at the temple of Kachhingudi, a local
goddess. A seven-year-old girl of the weaver caste is chosen and
ceremonially married to the priest of the shrine. This girl symbolizes
the goddess. After a while she goes into a trance and is asked to
grant the safe conduct of the celebration.
People
from neighboring villages also attend in large numbers, providing
local flavor, colour, fun and games.
A
festival usually falls in March, devoted to the worship of Lord
Shiva. The Bundelkhand region is a stronghold of shasivities and
many devotees travel hundreds of kilometers to worship at the Matangeshwar
Temple. A 10 - day -long Bazaar is held where traders, peddlers
and gypsies from other parts of the state display their traditional
fare and a variety of handicrafts. A rural circus, folk theatre,
magic shows and merry-go-rounds add to the fun and frolic.
