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Post-pandemic, it is boom time again for cultural tourism as the country comes
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November 17, 2022 06:12 pm | Updated November 18, 2022 03:06 pm IST
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The Sacred Spirit Festival at Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur

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Under a gleaming full moon, the Jodhpur RIFF (Rajasthan International Folk Festival) facilitates
cross-genre collaborations behind the imposing red sandstone walls of the Mehrangarh fort,
once the citadel of the Suryavanshi Rathores. Annually, it plays host not just to troubadours of
the Thar, but also to singers and instrumentalists from across the globe.
India’s cultural festival calendar ideally starts by mid-September and ends in early April with
Varanasi’s Sankat Mochan music festivals. Over the years, curators, heritage enthusiasts and
organisers have realised the power and appeal of the art-architecture-history-nature blend.
Temples, palaces, forts, valleys, and the riverside have all been turned into performing arenas
allowing the audience to simultaneously take in the sounds and sights. As for artistes, the
unconventional settings motivate them to lend a newness to their art. These festivals with their
flexible formats are also ideal spaces for forging artistic alliances. Here, art becomes as
accessible to the informed as to a neophyte.

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