Mukteswar Dance Festival
This dance festival organized in open air auditorium every year from 14th to 16th of January at the premises of Mutkeswar temple at old Bhubaneswar town.
Mukteswar Dance Festival schedule for 2019
14th January (Monday) To 16th January (Wednesday)This three days function exhibiting finest Odissi Dance is organized by Odisha Tourism.
Daily program starts at
and ends at
How to reach Mukteswar temple
This temple is located within city of Bhubaneswar and at distance of 5 KM from railway station, airport and bus stops. Local cabs are available to reach this temple premises from any part of the city. This temple is by the side of the road connecting famous Puri town to Bhubaneswar. If you are travelling from Puri then after entering Bhubaneswar city you can see the temple complex at your left side.
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The areas around the Mukteswar Temple is special decorated for this program with special lighting arrangements and by erecting backdrops to give best view of the dance performances.
Artistes of national and international repute perform here. The program starts with Shiva Vandana a group song dedicated to lord Shiva. Then the dances starts with Solo performance followed by Duet Odissi and ends with Group Odissi. All the three days the same program format is followed. Here is a list of artists performed during festival in the year 2017.
| Date | Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14th Jan | Shiva Vandana | Krushna Chandra Ray | |
| Solo Odissi | Sujata Mohapatra | ||
| Duet Odissi | Pabitra Pradhan & Sridutta Bhol | ||
| Group Odissi | Natya Ballet Centre | ||
| 15th Jan | Shiva Vandana | Sangita Panda & Group | |
| Solo Odissi | Pankaj Pradhan | ||
| Duet Odissi | Sachikanta Pradhan & Swagatika Sahoo | ||
| Group Odissi | Sharmila Mukharjee & Group | ||
| 16th Jan | Shiva Vandana | Sukanta Kumar Kundu & Group | |
| Solo Odissi | Saswati Gorai Ghosh | ||
| Duet Odissi | Subhalaxmi Padhi & Arati Kar | ||
| Group Odissi | Subash Swain & Group |
Mukteswar Dance Festival is focused mainly in Odissi dances of various artists and groups. In line with this Orissa Tourism also organizes Konark Dance Festival from 1st to 5th December every year at Konark. Konark Dance festival focus on all types of classical dances of India including Odissi.
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