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Khajuraho Fest begins on Feb 25

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Bhopal, Feb 23 (UNI) The Khajuraho Festival of Dances 2007, an international event, gets underway at that world-renowned tourist destination on February 25 and would be inaugurated by Madhya Pradesh Culture Minister Lakshmikant Sharma.

''The fest will conclude on March 3 and witness performances by artistes of national stature,'' Director (Culture) Pawan Srivastava told journalists here today.

The programme schedule is -- February 25: Kumkumdhar (Lucknow) Kathak, Kanaka Shriniwas (Delhi) Bharatanatyam group, Suchitra Harmalkar (Indore) Kathak; February 26: Ranjana Gouhar (Delhi) Odissi, Uma Rahul (Mumbai) Ballet (Santvani), Lata Singh Munshi (Bhopal) Bharatanatyam; February 27: Uma Murali Krishna (Chennai) Kuchipudi, International Chhau Dance Group (Puruliya, West Bengal) Chhau, West Bengal Chhau (Puruliya) Chhau, Vijaya Sharma (Bhopal) Kathak; February 28: Neena Prasad (Thiruvananthapuram) Mohiniattam, Nalini and Kamalini (Delhi) Kathak, Bindu Juneja (Bhopal) Odissi; March 1: Munna Shukla (Delhi) Kathak group, Priya Jayraman (Chennai) Bharatanatyam, V Anuradha Singh (Bhopal) Kathak; March 2: Geeta Mahalik (Delhi) Odissi, Jawahar Lal Nehru Manipuri Dance Akademi (Manipur) Manipuri, Shweta Mishra (Lucknow) Kathak; March 3: Kumkum Mohanti (Bhubaneswar) Odissi, Kala Mandalam Gopi (Kerala), Kathakali Sankalp Group (Delhi) Odissi.

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Topics: CULTURE-MP-KHAJURAHO FEST
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