Khajuraho Dance Festival
more. The Tourism board of Madhya
Pradesh is organising and promoting the Indian Heritage Khajuraho as
well as the dances of India , and provides platform to the young dancers
to show their talent infront of the visitors from all around the globe.
It is important cultural event that fascinates aficionados of
traditional asian performing art. The dance festival is being orgainised
infront of chitragupt and vishwanath temples, located in the western
group of temple complex. Dancers from abroad give their performance during this week long dance festival. The Khajuraho dance festival is internationally recognized by International dancers and acedemies. A large number of visitors come to see the popular dances of India in this festival. Khajuraho dance festival in Madhya Pradesh celebrates the beauty of human emotions and religious philosphy of hindu religon.
Along with this dance festival, art & craft work is also displayed by the local villages. The western group of temples act as the equisite backdrop for the khajuraho dance festival performers.
History of Khajuraho Temples
Khajuraho Temples History : Madhya Pradesh is land of
great antiquity. Madhya Pradesh is the home of monuments representative
of various periods of history. Among most popular world heritage sites
of Central India like Rock paintings, Buddhist Stupas and Temples,
Khajuraho is known for its ornate temples that are spectacular piece of
human imagination, artistic creativity, magnificent architectural work
and deriving spiritual peace through eroticism.
Khajuraho Temples are among the most beautiful medieval monuments
in the country. These temples were built by the Chandella ruler between
AD 900 and 1130. It was the golden period of Chandella rulers. It is
presumed that it was every Chandella ruler has built atleast one temple
in his lifetime. So all Khajuraho Temples are not constructed by any
single Chandella ruler but Temple building was a tradition of Chandella
rulers and followed by almost all rulers of Chandella dynasty.
The first recorded mention of the Khajuraho temples is in the
accounts of Abu Rihan al Biruni in AD 1022 and the Arab traveler Ibn
Battuta in AD 1335. Local tradition lists 85 temples in Khajuraho out
of which only 25 temples are surviving after various stages of
preservation and care. All these temples are scattered over an area of
about 9 square miles.
Khajuraho is believed to be the religious capital of Chandellas.
Chandella rulers had tried to discriminate politics from religious
& cultural activities, so they established their political capital
in Mahoba which is about 60km. away from Khajuraho and
religious/cultural capital in Khajuraho. Whole Khajuraho was enclosed
by a wall with about 8 gates used for entry/exit. It is believed that
each gate is flanked by two date/palm trees. Due to these date trees
present Khajuraho get its name Khajura-vahika. In hindi language,
“Khajura” means ‘Date’ and “Vahika” means ‘Bearing’. In history
Khajuraho is also described with the name of Jejakbhukti.
Khajuraho Dance Festival 2012 Schedule
Check out day by day events in the coming Khajuraho Dance Festival 2012 starting from February. Live performances include Odissi and Bharatnatyam by famous Indian classical dancers. We will update this information very soon.
| Khajuraho Dance Festival 2012 | |
| February 2012 | |
| - | Odissi Group |
| - | Kathak Solo |
| February 2012 | |
| - | Bharatnatyam Solo |
| - | Manipuri Group |
| February 2011 | |
| - | Mohiniattam Solo |
| - | Kathak Solo |
| February 2012 | |
| Group Dance Performance | - |
Map of Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh IN
Nice festival all the Indian classical dances & performances can be seen at one place wonderful event.
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