List of Indian classical music festivals

Main article: Indian classical music

List of Indian classical
music festivals

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Related genres| Indian classical music, Hindustani classical music, Carnatic music, khyal, world music
Location| India
Related events| Classical music festivals, folk festivals, world music festivals

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The following is an incomplete list of Indian classical music festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on Indian classical music. The origins of Indian classical music can be found in the Vedas, which are the oldest scriptures in the Hindu tradition dating back to 1500 BC. Indian classical music has also been significantly influenced by, or syncretised with, Indian folk music. There are two divisions in Indian classical music. Hindustani music is mainly found in North India.[1] Carnatic music, from South India, tends to be more rhythmically intensive and structured than Hindustani music.[2] While some festivals such as the Carnatic event Tyagaraja Aradhana (founded in the 1840s) continue to focus on traditional Carnatic classical music, an emergent trend of the past few decades has been that of fusion music, where genres such as khyal and western music are intermixed to appeal to a wider audience.[3]

## Festivals

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See also: List of Indian classical dance and music events

### Carnatic

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See also: Category:Carnatic classical music festivals

Festival name  | 1st

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Tyagaraja Aradhana | 1846 | India | Tamil Nadu | Thiruvaiyaru |
Chembai Sangeetholsavam | 1910 | India | Kerala | Guruvayur |
Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh | 1920 | India | Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi |
Madras Music Season | 1927 | India | Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
Kalasagaram Annual Cultural Festival | 1967 | India | Andhra Pradesh | Secunderabad |
Ramanavami Global Music Festival by Sree Ramaseva Mandali RCT  | 1939  | India  | Karnataka | Bangalore |
Purandara Dasa Aradhana | 1974  | India  | Karnataka | Hampi |
Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival | 1978 | United States of America | Ohio | Cleveland |
Parampara Series – Andhri | 1997 | India | Telangana | Hyderabad |
Swathi Sangeethotsavam | 1999 | India | Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram |
Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru | 2005 | India | Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
Nadaneerajanam - SBVC TV | 2009 | India | Andhra Pradesh | Tirumala |
Hyderabad Tyagaraja Aradhana Music Festival | 2016  | India  | Telangana | Hyderabad | 5-Day Event

### Hindustani

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See also: Category:Hindustani classical music festivals

Festival name  | 1st

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Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan | 1875 | India | Punjab | Jalandhar | Held every year in last week of December
Festival of Tabla | 2017 | USA | California | LA | Globally recognized landmark for percussive arts and Indian Classical Music.
Tansen Samaroh | 1950s | India | Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior |
Dover Lane Music Conference | 1952 | India | West Bengal | Kolkata | Held every year in January
Uttarpada Sangeet Chakra  | 1955  | India  | West Bengal | Uttarpara[4] |
Nadaneerajanam svbc tv | 2009  | India  | Andhra Pradesh | Tirumala | Daily One and Half Hour live
Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan | 1952 | India | Maharashtra | Mumbai |
Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival | 1953 | India | Maharashtra | Pune | Held every year in December
Surashree Kesarbai Kerkar Sangeet Samaroha (Goa) | 19?? | India | Goa | Panaji (Panjim) | Held every year in November
Ninaad Sangeet Mahotsav | 1965 | India | Uttar Pradesh | Agra |
Sabrang Utsav | 1968 | India | Delhi |  |
ITC SRA Sangeet Sammelan | 1971 | India | Various | Various |
Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh | 1972 | India | Telangana | Hyderabad |
Dumru Percussion Festival | 2011  | India  | Maharashtra | Pune |
Saptak Festival of Music | 1980 | India | Gujarat | Ahmedabad | Held every year in January
Ganga Mahotsava | 1985 | India | Verius | Varanasi |
Pandit Chatur Lal Festival | 1990 | India | New Delhi | Delhi |
Virasat | 1995 | India | Various | Various |
Jahan-e-Khusrau | 2001 | India | Delhi | New Delhi |
Ruhaniyat – The All India Sufi & Mystic Music Festival | 2001 | India | Various | Mumbai/Various |
Sitar in Petersburg | 2008 | Russia | NW District | St. Petersburg | Focus on sitar
SwaraZankar Music Festival | 2009 | India | Maharashtra | Pune |
Citi-NCPA Aadi Anant Festival | 2010 | India | Maharashtra | Mumbai |
Mahindra Sanatkada Lucknow Festival  | 2010  | India  | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow[5] |
Riwaayat | 2010 | India | Telangana | Hyderabad |
Chaturprahar | 2011 | India | Maharashtra | Mumbai |
Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival, Hyderabad | 2012 | India | Telangana | Hyderabad |
8 Prahar | 2014 | India | Maharashtra | Mumbai | Annual Event, last 10 November 2019
Qutub Festival |  | India | Delhi | New Delhi |
Giligundi Music Festival |  | India | Karnataka | Giligundi, Near Sirsi | Held in May every year
Sangeet Martand Ustad Chand Khan Music Festival | 1992 | India | New Delhi | Delhi |
Gunidaas Sangeet Samaroh |  | India | Maharashtra | Mumbai |
Karikan Parameshwari moonlight Sangeeta Festival |  | India | Karnataka | Honnavar |
Kolkata International Dance Festival[6] | 2017  | India  | West Bengal | Kolkata |
Nila Festival, Kerala Kalamandalam | 1986 | India | Kerala | Cheruthuruthy |
Tihai, Shatatantri Media | 2019 | USA | San Francisco | California | First held in 2014, 18–20 September, now held annually
Sitar Ratna Rahimat Khan Sangeetotsav
| 1954  | India  | Karnataka  | Dharwad  | Annual Event
Vasantotsav | 1985  | India  | Maharashtra  | Pune  |
Darbar Festival | 2005  | UK  | London  | London  |

### Odissi

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Rajarani Music Festival | 2002 | India | Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Annual Event

## See also

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* India portal
* Music portal

* Indian classical music

## References

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1. ^ George E. Ruckert, Music in North India: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture, Oxford University Press.
2. ^ Ludwig Pesch, The Oxford Illustrated Companion to South Indian Classical Music, Oxford University Press.
3. ^ Kumar, Raj (2003). Essays on Indian Music. Discovery Publishing House. p. 16\. ISBN 9788171417193.
4. ^ "About".
5. ^ "Mahindra Sanatkada Lucknow Festival".
6. ^ "Kolkata International Dance Festival". Festivals From India. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

## External links

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* Media related to Indian classical music festivals at Wikimedia Commons

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Religious music festivals

Mixed religion|

* World Sacred Music Festival

Christian music|

| Contemporary/mixed genre|

* Jesus festival
* List of Christian music festivals

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Gospel music|

* List of Gospel festivals
* Australian Gospel Music Festival
* Fun in the Son
* McDonald's Gospelfest
* Omaha Blues, Jazz, & Gospel Festival
* Umberleigh Rock Gospel Festival

Church/liturgical|

* Oslo International Church Music Festival
* Festival Europäische Kirchenmusik
* Olavsfestdagene

Hindu music|

| Carnatic music festivals|

* List of Carnatic music festivals
* Tyagaraja Aradhana
* Chembai Sangeetholsavam
* Madras Music Season
* Kalasagaram Annual Cultural Festival Of Music, Dance and Drama
* Swathi Sangeethotsavam

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Islamic music|

* List of Hindustani classical music festivals

| Sufi music|

* Ruhaniyat – The All India Sufi & Mystic Music Festival
* Qutub Festival
* Jahan-e-Khusrau
* Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival
* Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan

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Jewish music|

* Jewish Music Festival

Native American music|

| Pow wows|

* List of pow wows
* Crow Fair
* Long Plain First Nation Annual Pow-wow
* Gathering of Nations
* Celebration

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Rastafarian music|

* List of reggae festivals

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Hindustani classical music

Concepts|

* Swara
* That
* Shruti
* Raga
* Sargam
* Tala
* Laya
* Bandish
* Gharana
* Swaralipi

Instruments|

* Sitar
* Sarod
* Veena
* Bansuri
* Santoor
* Shehnai
* Sarangi
* Tanpura
* Harmonium
* Tabla
* Pakhavaj

Genres|

* Dhrupad
* Dhamar
* Khyal
* Tarana
* Sadra

Semi-classical genres|

* Thumri
* Dadra
* Tappa
* Kajari
* Chaiti
* Bhatiali
* Sawani
* Hori
* Bhajan
* Abhang
* NatyaSangeet
* Qawwali
* Ghazal

Thaats|

* Bilaval
* Khamaj
* Kafi
* Asavari
* Bhairav
* Bhairavi
* Todi
* Purvi
* Marva
* Kalyan

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