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The following is an '''incomplete list of Indian classical music festivals,''' which encapsulates [[music festivals]] focused on [[Indian classical music]]. The origins of Indian classical music can be found in the [[Vedas]], which are the oldest [[scripture]]s in the [[Hindu]] tradition dating back to 1500 BC. Indian classical music has also been significantly influenced by, or syncretised with, Indian [[folk music]]. There are two divisions in Indian classical music. [[Hindustani music]] is mainly found in [[North India]].<ref>George E. Ruckert, ''Music in North India: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture'', [[Oxford University Press]].</ref> Carnatic music, from [[South India]], tends to be more rhythmically intensive and structured than Hindustani music.<ref>Ludwig Pesch, The Oxford Illustrated Companion to South Indian Classical Music, [[Oxford University Press]].</ref> While some festivals such as the Carnatic event [[Tyagaraja Aradhana]] (founded in the 1840s) continue to focus on traditional Carnatic classical music, an emergent trend of the past few decades has been that of [[fusion music]], where genres such as [[khyal]] and western music are intermixed to appeal to a wider audience.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kumar|first=Raj|title=Essays on Indian Music|year=2003|publisher=Discovery Publishing House|pages=16|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wwwX6DWfn3gC&dq=indian+fusion+music&pg=PA16|isbn=9788171417193}}</ref>

==Festivals==
{{See also|List of Indian classical dance and music events}}

===Carnatic===
{{See also|Category:Carnatic classical music festivals}}
{| class="wikitable sortable "
! Festival name
! <small>1st<br />yr</small><br />
! Country
! State
! City 
! Notes
|-
|[[Tyagaraja Aradhana]] || 1846 || India  || [[Tamil Nadu]]   ||[[Thiruvaiyaru]]  ||
|-
|[[Chembai Sangeetholsavam]] || 1910 || India  || [[Kerala]]   ||[[Guruvayur]]  ||
|-
|[[Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh]]||1920  ||India ||[[Uttar Pradesh]]  ||[[Varanasi]] ||
|-
|[[Madras Music Season]] ||  1927|| India  || [[Tamil Nadu]]   ||[[Chennai]]  ||
|-
|[[Kalasagaram Annual Cultural Festival Of Music, Dance and Drama|Kalasagaram Annual Cultural Festival]] || 1967 || India  || [[Andhra Pradesh]]   ||[[Secunderabad]]  ||
|-
|Ramanavami Global Music Festival by [[Sree Ramaseva Mandali]] RCT
|1939
|India
|[[Karnataka]]
|[[Bangalore]]
|
|-
|[[Purandara Dasa Aradhana]]
|1974
|India
|[[Karnataka]]
|[[Hampi]]
|
|-
|[[Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival]] || 1978 || [[United States|United States of America]]|| [[Ohio]]   ||[[Cleveland]]  ||
|-
|[[Parampara Series – Andhri]] ||1997  || India  || [[Telangana]]   ||[[Hyderabad]]  ||
|-
|[[Swathi Sangeethotsavam]] ||  1999 || India  || [[Kerala]]   ||[[Thiruvananthapuram]]  ||
|-
|[[Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru]] || 2005 || India  || [[Tamil Nadu]]  ||[[Chennai]]  
|
|-
|[[Nadaneerajanam - SBVC TV]] || 2009 ||India ||[[Andhra Pradesh]] ||[[Tirumala]] ||
|-
|[[Hyderabad Tyagaraja Aradhana Music Festival]]
|2016
|India
|[[Telangana]]
|[[Hyderabad]]
|5-Day Event
|}

===Hindustani===
{{See also|Category:Hindustani classical music festivals}}
{| class="wikitable sortable "
! Festival name
! <small>1st<br />yr</small><br />
! Country
! State
! City 
! Notes
|-
|[[Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan]] || 1875 || India  || [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]   ||[[Jalandhar]]  ||Held every year in last week of December
|-
|[[Tansen Samaroh]] || 1950s || India  || [[Madhya Pradesh]] ||[[Gwalior]] ||
|-
|[[Dover Lane Music Conference]] || 1952 || India  || [[West Bengal]]   ||[[Kolkata]]  ||Held every year in January
|-
|Uttarpada Sangeet Chakra
|1955
| India 
|[[West Bengal]]
|[[Uttarpara]]<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://uttarparasangeetchakra.org/|title = About}}</ref>
|
|-
|[[Nadaneerajanam svbc tv]]
|2009
|India
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|[[Tirumala]]
|Daily One and Half Hour live
|-
|[[Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan]] || 1952 || India  || [[Maharashtra]]   ||[[Mumbai]]  ||
|-
|[[Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival]]|| 1953 || India ||[[Maharashtra]]||[[Pune]]||Held every year in December
|-
|-
|[[Surashree Kesarbai Kerkar Sangeet Samaroha (Goa)]]|| 19?? || India ||[[Goa]]||[[Panaji]] (Panjim)||Held every year in November
|-
|[[Ninaad Sangeet Mahotsav]] ||1965 ||India ||Uttar Pradesh ||Agra ||
|-
|[[Sabrang Utsav]]|| 1968 || India || Delhi ||  ||
|-
|[[ITC SRA Sangeet Sammelan]]|| 1971 || India || Various ||Various ||
|-
|[[Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh]]|| 1972 || India ||[[Telangana]]||[[Hyderabad]]||
|-
|[https://rollingstoneindia.com/dumru-rhythm-festival-to-take-place-in-pune-next-month/ Dumru Percussion Festival]
|2011
|India
|[[Maharashtra]]
|[[Pune]]
|
|-
|[[Saptak Festival of Music]]|| 1980 || India ||[[Gujarat]]||[[Ahmedabad]]||Held every year in January
|-
|[[Ganga Mahotsava]]|| 1985|| India ||Verius||[[Varanasi]]||
|-
|[[Pandit Chatur Lal Festival]] || 1990 || India  || New Delhi   ||Delhi  ||
|-
|[[Virasat (festival)|Virasat]] || 1995 || India  || Various  ||Various ||
|-
|[[Jahan-e-Khusrau]] || 2001 || India  || Delhi   ||New Delhi  ||
|-
|[[Ruhaniyat – The All India Sufi & Mystic Music Festival]] || 2001 || India  || Various  ||[[Mumbai]]/Various  ||
|-
|[[Sitar in Petersburg]]|| 2008 || Russia ||[[Northwestern Federal District|NW District]]||[[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]]|| Focus on [[sitar]]
|-
|[[SwaraZankar Music Festival]]|| 2009 || India ||[[Maharashtra]]||[[Pune]]||
|-
|[[Citi-NCPA Aadi Anant Festival]] || 2010 || India  || [[Maharashtra]]   ||[[Mumbai]]  ||
|-
|Mahindra Sanatkada Lucknow Festival
|2010
|India 
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|Lucknow<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.mahindra.com/How-We-Help/Culture/Mahindra-Sanatkada-Lucknow-Festival|title = Mahindra Sanatkada Lucknow Festival}}</ref>
|
|-
|[[Riwaayat]] ||2010  || India  || [[Telangana]]  ||[[Hyderabad]]  ||
|-
|[[Chaturprahar]] || 2011 || India  || [[Maharashtra]]   ||[[Mumbai]]  ||
|-
|[[Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival, Hyderabad]] || 2012 || India  || [[Telangana]]   ||[[Hyderabad]]  ||
|-
|[[8 Prahar]] || 2014 || India || [[Maharashtra]] || [[Mumbai]] || Annual Event, last 10 November 2019
|-
|[[Qutub Festival]] ||  || India  || Delhi   ||New Delhi  ||
|-
|Giligundi Music Festival|| || India  || Karnataka || [[Giligundi]], Near Sirsi ||Held in May every year
|-
|[[Sangeet Martand Ustad Chand Khan Music Festival]] || 1992|| India  || New Delhi ||Delhi ||
|-
|Gunidaas Sangeet Samaroh|| || India  || Maharashtra ||[[Mumbai]] ||
|-
|Karikan Parameshwari moonlight Sangeeta Festival||  ||  India  || Karnataka  || [[Honnavar]] ||
|-
|[[Nila Festival, Kerala Kalamandalam]] || 1986|| India  || [[Kerala]] ||[[Cheruthuruthy]] ||
|-
|[[Tihai, Shatatantri Media]] || 2014|| USA  || San Francisco ||California || 18–20 September
|-
|Sitar Ratna Rahimat Khan Sangeetotsav<br />
|1954
|India
|Karnataka
|Dharwad
|Annual Event
|-
|}

===Odissi===
{| class="wikitable sortable "
! Festival name
! <small>1st<br />yr</small><br />
! Country
! State
! City 
! Notes
|-
|[[Rajarani Music Festival]] || 2002 || India || [[Odisha]] || [[Bhubaneswar]] || Annual Event
|}

==See also==

*[[Indian classical music]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Indian classical music festivals}}

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