Blue Lotus Festival- Indian Music - Pushkar India
13 February 2013 06:00 PM to Feb 18, 2013
Blue Lotus Festival is an unprecedented event focused on presenting the richness of genres and styles of best of Indian Sufi, Folk, Traditional, Gypsy, Tribal, Devotional, Spiritual and Indigenous music from 13th to 18th February 2013. The festival will be celebrated in Pushkar – an ancient town of great cultural and historical importance in Rajasthan, India.
It is believed that Pushkar had originated from the petal that fell from a blue lotus held by Lord Brahma – the creator of the universe according to Indian mythology. From the fourth century BC people have been visiting Pushkar for pilgrimage and some settled here transforming it into a town of unique spirit with hundreds of hidden temples and picturesque ghats surrounding the lake. Blue Lotus festival will be held at multiple venues around the city including ghats, streets, sand dunes, temples, heritage centers and resorts.
Discover over 300 talented artists from incredible states of India such as Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Chhattisgarh, Kerela, West Bengal and many more!
Explore the best of flourishing as well as vanishing unique genres of Indian traditional music – Qawwali, Bhajan, Kafi, Bheth, Waai, Chang Nritya, Kalbelia, Shram Geet, Deru, Folk Instrumentals, Jangda, Lokgeet, Bhangra, Luddi and many others.