Natyanjali Dance Festivals
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| Country and Region | India — Tamil Nadu |
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| Type of Festival | Dance |
| Location of Festival | Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Festival Contact Information | Natyanjali Dance Festivals Phone: (91) 098424-55765 |
| Festival Description | This festival honors Lord Nataraja, whom according to the Hindu mythology is a cosmic dancer. He is called the Lord of dances. This is an opportunity for all dancers, from all India, to perform and to pay their tribute to Lord Nataraja. The Natyanjali festival, which brings all the prominent dancers of India, together on the same platform, opens on the auspicious occasion of Mahasivaratri, in the month of February. It is performed at the 'Prakara' of the temple, and the dancers, full of intense bliss and devotion, with their evocative abhinaya, offer their dance to the great divinity, Lord Nataraja. The event takes place at Chidambaram is situated along the coast of the Bay of Bengal, 75 kms south of Pondicherry. |
| Festival Dates | February 12 - 16, 2011 |
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Podcast interviews:
- If you like this festival… listen to
- Sonya Mazumdar: the Laya Project
http://kadmusarts.com/podcasts/?p=1319
- Sonya Mazumdar: the Laya Project
Practical Info:
How to get there:
- By air
The nearest airport is at Trichy, at a distance of 160 km. - By train
The railway station is close to the Nataraja Temple. Express and passenger trains leave for Chennai four times daily, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur twice daily, Tiruchirappalli and Madurai. - By car
Chidambaram is well connected by road with Chennai, Pondicherry, Madurai, Thanjavur, etc.
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