Dance Festival at Mahabhairav Temple

Kalpa, a Society for Promotion of Literature, Art, Culture and Social Harmony, presents the 7th edition of Pragjyoti International Dance Festival (PIDF); an annual classical dance extravaganza to exhibit the wide range of India’s classical dance forms together on one platform to sing in unison and to celebrate the rich heritage of Assam, the six-day classical dance extravaganza will be held at Shraddhanjali Kanan in Guwahati and Mahabhairav Temple in Tezpur from 7th to 11th March, 2015.

The event is an annual feature by Kalpa society held in association with INTACH (India's National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage), Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India; District Administration, Sonitpur and Assam Tourism. The programme is co-sponsored by India Tourism, LIC, State Bank of India and Oil India Limited.

Sattriya danseuse Anwesa Mahanta, Festival Director of PIDF says, “Dance has always inspired and connected me to the surrounding both physically and spiritually. It has enabled me to understand the life force and the vital energy behind each existence. With PIDF, showcasing the richness of Indian Dance Traditions by the brightest young stars, we are trying to share that vital energetic force to understand ourselves, our cultural heritage in a better way. Also, to explore the aesthetic synergy of the heritage sites, we offer our respect to these glorious sites through dance and celebrate the divine bond of the tangible and the intangible.”