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| name = Banamali Maharana<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|5|16|df=y}}<br />
<!-- Do not add flag icons to place of birth/death, per [[WP:FLAG]] -->| birth_place = [[Raghurajpur]], [[Puri]], [[Odisha]], India<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|11|17|1941|5|16|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Bhubaneswar]], Odisha, India<br />
| occupation = Percussionist - [[Mardala|Odissi Mardala]] Guru<br />
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| notable_works = Basanta Rasa<br />
| style = [[Odissi music]]<br />
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| awards = [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<br />
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'''Banamali Maharana''' (16 May 1941 – 17 November 2018) was an Indian percussionist. He was famous for playing [[Mardala]]. He was awarded with the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 2004.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Maharana was born in [[Raghurajpur]] in the [[Puri]] district. He had an affinity for music from a young age, but lacked formal training. He was attracted to the ''Rasalila'', performed by [[Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami]] and his group.<br />
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==Career==<br />
{{Odissi Classical Music sidebar}}Maharana began playing Khol and Dholak with Goswami.<br />
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His formal training began after he joined the [[Annapurna Theatre]], where he learned percussion from Singhari Shyamsundar Kar and Kshetramohan Kar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/noted-percussionist-guru-banamali-maharana-passes-away/east/news/1408306.html|title=Noted Guru Banamali Maharana passes away|last=|first=|date=|website=UNI India|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=30 November 2018}}</ref> His brother, Guru [[Kelucharan Mohapatra]] accompanied him to most of his dance performances.<br />
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Maharana started teaching Mardala at Kala Vikas Kendra in Cuttack and then at [[Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Eminent percussionist Guru Banamali Maharana passes away |url=http://ptinews.com/news/10184412_Eminent-percussionist-Guru-Banamali-Maharana-passes-away |website=pti news |accessdate=30 November 2018}}</ref> He introduced a seven-year course in Mardala music at the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya before retiring as the Head of the Mardala department in 1999.<br />
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Maharana was the most sought-after Mardal player for Odissi performances in his time. Besides Kelucharana, Banamali accompanied [[Sanjukta Panigrahi]], [[Oopali Operajita]], [[Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi]], [[Sonal Mansingh]], Aruna Mohanty, [[Sujata Mohapatra]], Parwati Dutta and others in dance performances, in India and abroad.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mardala exponent Banamali Maharana passes away |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2018/nov/17/mardala-exponent-banamali-maharana-passes-away-1899491.html|date=17 November 2018|newspaper=The New Indian Express |accessdate=16 January 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
* Orissa Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - 1994<br />
* Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - 2004<br />
* Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award - 2008<br />
* Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja Sanman - 2016<ref>{{cite news |title=Eminent percussionist Guru Banamali Maharana passes away |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/eminent-percussionist-guru-banamali-maharana-passes-away-118111700872_1.html |date=17 November 2018|newspaper=Business Standard|agency=Press Trust of India|accessdate=16 January 2020}}</ref><br />
* Sharngadev Samman - Mahagami Gurukul - 2018<br />
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[[Category:1941 births]]<br />
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[[Category:People from Puri district]]<br />
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