Shakti- Festival of Music and Dance

Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA) is organising a festival ‘Shakti- Festival of Music and Dance’ from 9 to 17 April 2024 during holy Navratri under the ‘Kala Pravah series’. This festival aims to rejuvenate the Temple Traditions in the country.

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Shakti Utsav commenced on April 9, 2024, with its inauguration at the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati. Following this, the festival is being organised at total seven different Shaktipeeths across the country. These primarily include:

• Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati (Assam)
• Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur (Maharashtra)
• Jwalamukhi Temple, Kangada (Himachal Pradesh)
• Tripura Sundari Temple, Udaipur (Tripura)
• Ambaji Temple, Banaskantha (Gujarat)
• Jai Durga Shaktipeeth, Deoghar (Jharkhand)
• Shaktipeeth Maa Harsiddhi Temple, Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh)

The festival will culminate on April 17, 2024, at the Shaktipeeth Maa Harsiddhi Temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.

About Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA)-

• Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA) is India’s largest national academy of music and drama, established by the Government of India.
• Headquarters: New Delhi.
• Origin: Established in 1953 and reorganised in 1961.
• Legal Status: Registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860.
• Mission: Dedicated to preserve and promote India’s rich intangible cultural heritage expressed through music, dance and drama.
• Management: Governed by its General Council with the Chairman appointed by the President of India for a term of five years.
• Location: Situated at Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi.
• Affiliation: Operates under the Ministry of Culture.
• Role: Plays a vital role in promoting and conserving India’s cultural legacy.
• Recognition: Presents the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar to artists under 40 excelling in dance, music and theatre.
• First President: Dr. P.V. Rajamannar.
• Current President: Dr. Sandhya Purecha.

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