Sankat_Mochan_Sangeet_Samaroh

Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh

Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh

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Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh is an annual music festival held at the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple in Varanasi, India.[1] It features performances in Indian classical music and dance. The festival is noted for allowing free entry to audiences, and for performers not charging any fees.[2][3] It is scheduled every year to coincide with the Hindu religious festival of Hanuman Jayanti that celebrates the birth of Hanuman, the presiding deity at the temple.[4]

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    Majumdar, Nandini (8 May 2016). "Why the Sankat Mochan Music Festival in Banaras is So Special - The Wire". The Wire. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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    Khanna, Shailaja (12 April 2018). "Echoes from the temple courtyard". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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    Ved, Nimesh (18 April 2018). "Varanasi's Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh celebrates the city, and the Indian classical music tradition - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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    Khanna, Shailaja (22 April 2016). "An ode to the master musician". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 May 2018.


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