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The '''Khajuraho Dance Festival''' (''[[IAST]]:Khajuraho [[Nritya]] Samaroh''), organised by the Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad,<ref name="लिए 2015">{{cite web | author=प्रीति मान | title=खजुराहो में शास्त्रीय नृत्य का मेला | website=BBC News हिंदी | date=25 February 2015 | url=http://www.bbc.com/hindi/india/2015/02/150224_khajuraho_dance_festival_rd | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206074022/http://www.bbc.com/hindi/india/2015/02/150224_khajuraho_dance_festival_rd | archive-date=6 February 2018 | url-status=live | language=hi | access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref> is a one-week festival of classical dances held annually beside the [[Khajuraho Group of Monuments|Khajuraho temples]] in [[Chhatarpur district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] state in central [[India]]. The festival is conducted in February from the 20th to the 26th.<ref name="Toronto Telegraph 2018">{{cite web | title=Toronto Telegraph - So much divine energy in Khajuraho Danseuse Methil Devika | website=Toronto Telegraph | date=3 April 2018 | url=http://www.torontotelegraph.com/news/241948569/so-much-divine-energy-in-khajuraho-danseuse-methil-devika | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403120534/http://www.torontotelegraph.com/news/241948569/so-much-divine-energy-in-khajuraho-danseuse-methil-devika | archive-date=3 April 2018 | url-status=dead | access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref><br />
[[File:Shinjini kathak dance indian classical khajuraho festival.jpg|thumb|300px|Kathak dance performance]]<br />
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This festival highlights the richness of the [[Indian classical dance]] styles such as [[Kathak]], [[Bharathanatyam]], [[Odissi]], [[Kuchipudi]], [[Manipuri dance|Manipuri]], and [[Kathakali]] with performances of some of the best exponents in the field. Modern Indian dance has been added recently.<ref>http://www.khajurahodancefestival.com/</ref><br />
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The dances are performed in an open-air auditorium, usually in front of the [[Chitragupta temple, Khajuraho|Chitragupta Temple]] dedicated to Surya (the Sun God) and the [[Vishvanatha Temple, Khajuraho|Vishvanatha Temple]] dedicated to Lord Shiva, belonging to the western group.<ref name="http://www.khajurahodancefestival.com/">http://www.khajurahodancefestival.com/</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Modhera Dance Festival]]<br />
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