MP festivals like Khajuraho Dance, Akhil Bharatiya Kalidas

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Major Fair and Festivals of Madhya Pradesh
• Madhya Pradesh emulates the festive fervour that runs through the veins of India.
• Bounded by five different states, this land of contrasts has absorbed a little culture
and tradition from each, and yet has an identity wholly its own.
FAIR AND FESTIVALS OF MP
Festival/Event Location Details

in Madhya /Place
Pradesh
Khajuraho Khajuraho • The Khajuraho Dance Festival began in 1975 to
Dance festival celebrate this art and since then has become
one of the most anticipated cultural events in
India.
• Renowned dancers from all parts of the country
come and showcase various Indian classical
dance forms like Bharatnatyam, Kathakali,
Odissi, Manipuri, Kathak and Mohiniyattam.
• The Khajuraho Dance Festival, organised by the
Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad, is a one-week
festival of classical dances held annually beside
the Khajuraho temples in Chhatarpur district
of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.
Akhil Ujjain • The Akhil Bhartiya Kalidas Samaroh is a seven-

Bharatiya day festival held every year in the city of Ujjain,
Kalidas that is acquainted with literary giants of Sanskrit
Samaroh such as Kalidas, Vatsyayana, Bhartrihari, and
appreciated Hindi writers like Shivmangal Singh
Suman, Prabhakar Machve, Gajanan Madhav
Muktibodh, and Pandit Surya Narayan Vyas.
• The Akhil Bhartiya Kalidas Samaroh is held every
year in the winter season.
• Dr. Rajendra Prasad, India's first President
inaugurated the festival when it was held for
the first time in the year of1958.
• The first Prime Minister of India, Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru did the honors of
inaugurating the second Akhil Bharatiya Kalidas
Samaroh in Ujjain.
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• It was largely the scholarly enthusiasm of Pandit

Suryanarayana Vyas that is held responsible for
this festivals' establishment.
• Literacy Presentations along with dramas and
Indian Classical Dance programmes
Dhrupad Bhopal • The Dhrupad Samaroh is held in the ancient

Smaroh Dhrupad style of Hindustani Music.
• The Dhrupad Samaroh is held in Bhopal,
Madhya Pradesh, every year, and is a venue to
behold some of the foremost names in the
Indian classical music industry.
Allauddin Maihar, • Indian Classical Music

Khan Sangeet Satna • Allauddin Khan Sangeet Samaroh in Maihar,
Samaroh Satna, India is an ode to Ustad Allauddin Khan.
• This program is organized by the Ustad
Allauddin Khan Sangeet Academy in
collaboration with the Madhya Pradesh
Sanskriti Parishad, the district administration as
well as the local people.
• Allauddin Khan Sangeet Samaroh in Maihar
offers a chance to witness presentations by
several artists of Indian classical music.
• Allauddin Khan Sangeet Samaroh of Maihar is a
three-day festival that is organized in the
month of February every year.
Ameer Khan Indore • The Ameer Khan Festival is one of the cultural
Festival festivals celebrated in Madhya Pradesh every
year.
• It is a cultural festival that brings to light the
various dance forms and classical music of the
state.
• A large number of artists come to the state
during this time to take part in the festival.
• A lot of performances of devotional and sufi
music are also put up.
• The dance performances of Kathak and
Bharatnattyam are the major attractions of the
festival.
• Dedicated to the founder of the Indore
Gharana of Indian Classical Music, the Ameer
Khan Festival bring old and new generations
together.
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Rashtriya Bhopal • A famous platform for the promotion of Hindi

Hindi Natya theatre, this natya samaroh (celebration of
Samaroh theatre) has commanded performances by
some great artists.
• Many superb theatre companies showcase their
repertoires here, thus attracting a wide and
varied audience.
Pachmarhi Pachmarhi • Indian Fold Art’s performances

Utsav • Held every year for six days beginning the 25th
of December, the Pachmarhi Utsav is nothing
short of a carnival.
• There are cultural programmes, comedy shows,
folk dances, and even sports activities,
essentially, something for everyone.
Mandu Utsav Mandu • The festival provides a chance to indulge in

some adventure activities like ATV bike,
paragliding, rifle shooting, parasailing etc. and
witness cultural performances by eminent
artists.
Mandu City
• It is a world-famous picturesque tourist

destination located in Dhar district of Madhya
Pradesh and adorned with Afghan
architecture surrounded by baobab trees, native
to Africa.
Orchha Utsav Orchha • A new festival ‘Namaste Orchha’, an initiative

by the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board to
promote the state as a leading tourism
destination in India, kicked off in the ancient
and quaint town here, on Friday evening.
• The Madhya Pradesh government plans to
develop the ancient Ram Raja Temple in Orchha
into a major pilgrimage and tourist attraction on
the lines of Somnath Temple, Tirumala Tirupati
and Golden Temple.
Keshav Jayanti Orchha • Literary Presentation

Samarioh
Alauddin Khan Bhopal Lectures based on Classical Music
Vyakhyanmala
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Bhavbhuti Gwalior  Sanskrit’s Literary Programmes

Samaroh  Bhavbhuti Samaroh in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
is one of the oldest festivals held in the city of
Gwalior.
 Gwalior with its integral association with the
musicians of worldwide reputation has a strong
musical background.
 One such cultural festival is the Bhavbhuti
Samaroh in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
Malwa Utsav Ujjain and  Folk Arts and Indian Classical Music
Indore  Malwa Utsav is one of the biggest, largest and
most spectacular events in Madhya Pradesh.
 Dance and music performances are the most
integral part of the festival.
 Performers from different parts of the world
come to Indore & Ujjain to be part of this
spectacular celebration of art, music, dance,
drama and culture.
 One can even say that the festival is the
storehouse of culture and dance.
Makhanlal Jabalpur  Literary Programmes

Chaturvedi
Samaroh
Rashtriya Different  Country’s Best Ramleela Mandlis Performance
Ramleela Mela Parts of  Although ramleelas are held in every part of the
MP, country, Gwalior has its unique place with
Gwalior theatrical extravaganza.
 Traditionally ramleelas portray the victory of
Lord Rama over Ravana, and in extension, of
good over evil.
 This dramatic musical concludes with an effigy
of Ravana being set on fire, followed by a
fireworks display.
Pandit Shajapur  Hindi Literary Programmes

Balkrishna
Sharma
“Naveen”
Samaroh
Lokrang Bhopal  Folk Art’s Presentation and Performance
Samaroh
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Pandit Kumar Dhar  Each April, performers come together to honour

Gandharva Dewas the birth anniversary of Pandit Kumar
Samaroh Gandharva, a famous vocalist.
 It is also known for being a platform to promote
young talent.
 Musicians try to emulate the maestro’s legacy
by blending both folk and classical music.
 Sanskrit Literary Programmes
Padmakar Sagar  Hindi Literary Programmes

Samaroh  The Padmakar Smriti Samaroh is being
organized by Madhya Pradesh Sahitya
Academy at Sagar.
Bhoj Samaroh Dhar  Sanskrit Literary Programmes

Kabir Samaroh All over  Fold Arts, Music, Dances and Literary
Madhya Programmes
Pradesh
Rashtriya Bhopal  Distribution of Cultural Awards
Alankaran
Samaroh
Krishna Rao Gwalior  Indian Classical Music
Samaroh  Gaan Maharishi Pt. Krishnarao Shankar
Pandit (1893–1989) was an Indian musician,
considered by many as one of the leading
vocalists of the Gwalior gharana.
Nimar Utsav Maheshwar  Indian Fold and Classical Performances

 Nimar Utsav is the annual 3-day event that is
held at Maheshwar in Madhya Pradesh around
Kartik Purnima (November).
 The festivities comprise music, dance, and
drama and activities such as boating and
canoeing.
 It is organized and celebrated on the banks of
the holy river Narmada.
Madhya New Delhi  This event is organized in New Delhi.

Pradesh  Tables of culture heritage of Madhya Pradesh
Festival are presented.
 Singing dance recital picture exhibition is
organized. This ceremony lasts for 1 week.
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Subhadra Jabalpur  Hindi Literary Programmes and Performances

Kumari
Chauhan
Samaroh
Film Festival Bhopal  Films from India and Abroad
Bhagoria Haat Jhabuaa  Celebrated in the month of March, just before
Festival and West Holi, Bhagoria is a festival observed by the Bhil
Nimar tribe of Madhya Pradesh.
 Although it is primarily a harvest festival, its
most popular draw is the haat, which is
organised in the form of a swayamvar (an age-
old practice, where a woman would choose a
groom from several suitors).
 Young men and women come here to find
partners and ritualistically elope, after which
they are recognised as a married couple by the
society.
Lokranjan Khajuraho  Organised by the Adivasi Lok Kala Academy,

Lokranjan is popularly known as the Khajuraho
Festival of Dances.
Chethiyagiri Sanchi  One can see the massive moment of Buddhist

Vihara Festival monks and followers during the Chethiyagiri
Vihara Festival to Sanchi.
 People come here to see the relics of the two
great disciples of the Buddha, Sariputta, and
Mahamogallena.
 All these relics were founded in the stupa no 3
of Sanchi in the year 1853.
 Nowadays, these artifacts of great Buddhist
people are displayed just for this festival and
pilgrims come from around the world to pay
homage to them.
Rare Bad Bhopal  It is a unique ceremony of its kind in the country

Vinod of Bhopal, all the instruments from ancient to
Samaroh present are performed!
Narmada Jabalpur  Music, Folk and classical dance amid the

Mahotsav magical effect of moonlit night on Sharad
Poornima.
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Major Fairs of MP
Name of the Place Details

Fair
Simhastha Fair Ujjain  Regarded as one of the seven sacred cities in
(Kumbh) Hindu culture, Ujjain hosts the world-famous
Kumbh Mela every 12 years.
 Ujjain is one of those places in India where
Kumbh Mela takes place.
 The festival is organized four times in every
twelve years in the four cities of India-
Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain or Nasik.
 Kumbh Mela commemorates the victory of
good in the battle of supremacy against the
evil.
 A dip in the holy Shipra River washes away
all the sins and ends the cycle of rebirth.
Mandhata Omkareshwar  Godarpura, also called Mandhata or

Fair/ Omkareshwar.
Godarpura Fair  It is focused mainly on the island of
Mandhata in the Narmada River, about (65
km) southeast of Indore.
 The town of Omkareshwar (or Omkarji)
lies adjacent to the island on the south side
of the river.
Jogeshwari Chanderi  Chanderi (Ashoknagar)
Devi Fair (Ashoknagar)
Heera Bhumia Guna  People come in large numbers to participate

Fair in an annual fair at the Baba Hira Bhumia
temple here.
Fari of Tejaji Sanawad,  Prominent in the culture of Rajasthan.

Guna
Shaheed Fair Sanawad,  Guna

Guna
Fair of Rewa  The temple of Mahamritynjana is located in
Mahamritunja the rewa district where the Basant Panchami
ya and the Shivaratri are organized.
 5 day fair.
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Sangaji Fair Pipliya Khurd,  Khargone

Khargone
Kalooji Pipliya Khurd,  Khargone

Maharaj Fair Khargone
Fair of Chauragarh,  Pachmarhi

Shankarji Pachmarhi
Shiv Fairs Bhojpur,  Raisen

Raisen
Nagaji Fair Murena  Mainly celebrated in the tribal area of

Madhya Pradesh, Fair of Nagaji is celebrated
to remember the great saint, Saint Nagaji.
 He is being paid respect through this fair who
lived about 400 years ago during Mughal
Emperor Akbar's reign.
 Earlier, monkey trade used to take place
during the festival and nowadays, only
domestic animal trading takes place.
 Other than trading, many cultural and
traditional events also take places during the
festival.
Baba Neemuch  Neemuch

Shahabuddin
aulias urs fair
Pir budhan Samvara  Shivpuri

mela village
(Shivpuri)
Jal Biharo Fair Chhatapur  Chhatapur
Fair of Shajapur  Shajapur

Garibnath
baba
Tejaji fair Bhamavad  Guna

village (guna)
Barman fair Gardarwara  Narsinghpur

(Narsinghpur)
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Magh ghoghra Seoni  Seoni

fair
Chandi devi Sidhi  Sidhi

fair
Ramji baba fair Hoshangabad  Hoshangabad
Cana baba fair Sodalpur Hoshangabad

village(hoshan
gabad)
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PRELIMS CRASH COURSE (25th July) – OJAS MPPSC

June 10, 2020 89

Major Fair and Festivals of Madhya Pradesh

FAIR AND FESTIVALS OF MP

Festival/Event Location Details

Akhil Ujjain • The Akhil Bhartiya Kalidas Samaroh is a seven-

June 10, 2020 90

• It was largely the scholarly enthusiasm of Pandit

Dhrupad Bhopal • The Dhrupad Samaroh is held in the ancient

Allauddin Maihar, • Indian Classical Music

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Rashtriya Bhopal • A famous platform for the promotion of Hindi

Pachmarhi Pachmarhi • Indian Fold Art’s performances

Mandu Utsav Mandu • The festival provides a chance to indulge in

• It is a world-famous picturesque tourist

Orchha Utsav Orchha • A new festival ‘Namaste Orchha’, an initiative

Keshav Jayanti Orchha • Literary Presentation

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Bhavbhuti Gwalior  Sanskrit’s Literary Programmes

Makhanlal Jabalpur  Literary Programmes

Pandit Shajapur  Hindi Literary Programmes

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Pandit Kumar Dhar  Each April, performers come together to honour

Padmakar Sagar  Hindi Literary Programmes

Bhoj Samaroh Dhar  Sanskrit Literary Programmes

Nimar Utsav Maheshwar  Indian Fold and Classical Performances

Madhya New Delhi  This event is organized in New Delhi.

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Subhadra Jabalpur  Hindi Literary Programmes and Performances

Lokranjan Khajuraho  Organised by the Adivasi Lok Kala Academy,

Chethiyagiri Sanchi  One can see the massive moment of Buddhist

Rare Bad Bhopal  It is a unique ceremony of its kind in the country

Narmada Jabalpur  Music, Folk and classical dance amid the

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Name of the Place Details

Mandhata Omkareshwar  Godarpura, also called Mandhata or

Heera Bhumia Guna  People come in large numbers to participate

Fari of Tejaji Sanawad,  Prominent in the culture of Rajasthan.

Shaheed Fair Sanawad,  Guna

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Sangaji Fair Pipliya Khurd,  Khargone

Kalooji Pipliya Khurd,  Khargone

Fair of Chauragarh,  Pachmarhi

Shiv Fairs Bhojpur,  Raisen

Nagaji Fair Murena  Mainly celebrated in the tribal area of

Baba Neemuch  Neemuch

Pir budhan Samvara  Shivpuri

Jal Biharo Fair Chhatapur  Chhatapur

Fair of Shajapur  Shajapur

Tejaji fair Bhamavad  Guna

Barman fair Gardarwara  Narsinghpur

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Magh ghoghra Seoni  Seoni

Chandi devi Sidhi  Sidhi

Ramji baba fair Hoshangabad  Hoshangabad

Cana baba fair Sodalpur Hoshangabad

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