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'''Konark Dance Festival''' is a five-day dance festival held every year in the month of December mostly from 1 to 5 in backdrop of the [[Sun temple]] in [[Konark]], [[Odisha]] in [[India]]. It is one of the biggest dance festivals held in Odisha.<ref>{{cite web |title=Konark Festival {{!}} Odisha Tourism |url=http://odishatourism.gov.in/?q=node/155 |website=odishatourism.gov.in |language=en}}</ref>

The exquisite 'Salamander' or the 'dancing hall' of this shrine is an architectural wonder. Every inch of its walls has been covered with fine artistic designs of ancient times. Musicians playing drums, cymbals, and other musical instruments adorn the sculptures in [[Odissi]] dance poses.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nayak |first1=Prakash |title=Konark Dance & Music Festival |url=http://konarkfestival.com/ |website=konarkfestival.com}}</ref>

Many celebrated dancers from all over the country perform at this venue. Since 1986, this festival has been organized in the state jointly by Odisha Tourism<ref>{{cite web |title=Odisha Tourism |url=http://www.odishatourism.gov.in/ |website=www.odishatourism.gov.in |language=en}}</ref> and Odissi Research Centre<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre |url=http://www.odissiresearchcentre.org/ |website=www.odissiresearchcentre.org}}</ref> to promote the diverse Indian dance heritage as well as the popularity of Konark Temple and Odisha as a tourist destination.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=22768 |title=Archived copy |access-date=19 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927100822/http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=22768 |archive-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Along with this, during the same period, International Sand Art Festival also takes place.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Odisha Tourism : International Sand Art Festival|url=https://odishatourism.gov.in/content/tourism/en/discover/about-odisha/events-of-odisha/International-Sand-Art-Festival.html|access-date=2020-12-07|website=odishatourism.gov.in}}</ref>

The Sand festival celebrates sand sculptures produced by skilful sand artists. Not just the traditional sand sculptures, you may expect sand, stone, bronze or wood, created by skilful sand artists. The International Sand Artist Festival celebrates the spectacular displays of sand artists from India and from many other countries. As many as 30 Indian and 10 foreign artists participate in this Competition-turned-Festival. Best sand artists from Mexico, Spain, Singapore, France, Norway, Germany, Netherland & USA and remaining 20 artists are from different states of India usually grace the golden beach of Chandrabhaga.

The International Sand Art Festival was started in 2015 on the Chandrabhaga beach, a short distance from Konark, Puri, Odisha, India. It was a part of the Konark Dance Festival that is organized during the same time. Every year, the theme for the Artists hover around the burgeoning issues of the Earth.

==References==
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[[Category:Dance festivals in India]]
[[Category:Festivals in Odisha]]
[[Category:Indian classical music]]
[[Category:1989 establishments in Orissa]]
[[Category:Festivals established in 1989]]
[[Category:Music festivals established in 1989]]

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