Template:Infobox holiday Kalahandi Utsav (Template:Lang-or) also called "Kalahandi Utsav Ghumara" is an annual exhibition or festival celebrated along with district administration in Bhawanipatna and Dharamgarh of Kalahandi District in the Indian state of Odisha.[1] Kalahandi Utsav is a platform to encourage, motivate and showcase the art, culture, music, drama, literature, handy crafts of Odisha globally.[2]
History
P.K. Jena, an ex-collector of Kalahandi first initiated the Kalahandi Utsav in 1997. Initially it was called Ghumura Mahotsav. Then it was organized at sub-division level at Dharamgarh by ex-sub-collector V. Karthikeya Pandian in 2003.[3]
Venue
It is celebrated at Lal Bahadur stadium in Bhawanipatna and Panchayat playground in Dharamgarh. More than 300 stalls appear at both venues.[4]
Performances
Hundreds of folk dance troupes and folk singers from different parts of the State and outside perform.[5]
Preparation
Mahavir Sanskruti Anusthan,a Cultural organization based in Bhawanipatna trains local performers of Kalahandi district.[6]
Gallery
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Folk dancers performing on 15th Kalahandi utsav 2011, Dharamgarh
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Overview of Lal Bahadur Stadium, Bhawanipatna during Kalahandi Utsav
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Stage of Utsav
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Kalahandi Utsav 2019, Bhawanipatna
References
- ↑ About District | Kalahandi District: Odisha. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ↑ Kalahandi Utsav winds up on Thursday. The Statesman(2018-01-19). Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ↑ Kalahandi Utsav - GHUMURA - 2018 at Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi. allevents.in. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ↑ Kalahandi Utsav of Folk Art Forms. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ↑ Kalahandi Utsav ‘Ghumura' kicks off, Pioneer, The. The Pioneer. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ↑ Folk artists of Kalahandi performed traditional Ghumura Dance at Daya Mahotsava. Development News(2013-04-06). Retrieved 2019-01-28.