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Konark Dance Festival Place : Konark, Orissa
The sun temple in Konark, about 65
km from Bhubaneswar, near the sacred city of Puri, in Orissa better known as
the 'Black An open air auditorium with the temple as the backdrop, is the venue of the Konark Festival, a major dance festival held annually in early December which showcases a magical parade of the classical and traditional dance forms of India. The Natya Mandap holds a similar festival of classical dance and music in February also, from the 19th to the 21st annually. Konark Festival was organised for the first time in
1989 in the Open Air Auditorium at Konark constructed with the financial
assistance of Government of India. Conceived as a festival of Classical Dances
of India, the objective of Konark Festival was to promote Konark, as well as
Orissa as a tourist destination. Contact Address
How to get there Rail : Puri(35km) and Bhubaneswar (65 kms) are the nearest railheads from Konark. Road : Konark is connected by excellent all-weather roads with Puri
(35 kms) and Bhubaneswar (65 kms).
Regular bus services operates from Cuttack, Puri and Bhubaneswar. Cars, Auto
rikshaws and Jeeps for hire are available from Puri and Bhubaneswar.
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