Fair & Festivals of Madhya Pradesh
While Madhya Pradesh also celebrates pan-Indian festivals such as Holi, Dussehra, Id and Diwali with fervour, there are several festivals, both religious and cultural, which are exclusive to the state.
During the festival season of Madhya Pradesh, tourists can see the best of Madhya Pradesh that is classical and beautiful.
Some of them are as follows :
- Bhopal Lokrang: Lokrang is a cultural festival in which all the dancers put their best foot forwards and matches
their steps with the folk music. During the festival, the stage displays the various forms of folk dances, music, and
ethnic dances.
- Ujjain: Akhil Bharatiya Kalidasa Samaroh: Writers, Poets from around the world come together in the march for
seven brilliant days of poetry recitation, story reading, and cultural performances. Ujjain is the hometown of many
eminent writers and poets like Kalidas, Pandit Surya Narayan Vyas, Balkavi Bairagi, to name a few.
- Khajuraho Festival: One week long, Khajuraho dance festival is the manifestation of the true India's dance forms.
All the performances take places in an open air stage, right opposite to Chitragupta and Vishwanatha Temple.