Madhuri Dixit to perform at Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh 2018

Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh 2018

The renowned Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh will begin from 4th April. It is six-day annual classical music and dance fest that held at Sankat Mochan temple at Banaras. The fest will end of April 9. This fest is like an oasis for artists. Every year many, legendary dancers and musicians take part in the fest. In this fest, big names like Pt Jasraj, Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia and Pt Birju Maharaj etc perform every year. This year Bollywood’s Dhak Dhak girl Madhuri Dixit Nene will be performing at the samaroh. It is expected that Madhuri Dixit will perform on 8th April. Madhuri is busy in shooting for the film ‘Total Dhamaal’.

Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh
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The mahant of the temple shared that this fest begins near to Hanuman Jayanti every year. This year, Hanuman Jayanti was on 31st March. The starting of Sankat Mochan festival had taken place back in 1970s which is still continued. The performances in the fest are considered as a form of shringar or haazri in god’s court as well as shraddha and prem for god.

As per the organizers of the fest, there will be 47 performances of music and dance in which many performers are Padma award recipients. This is a platform that honours the Indian classical art. This is a kind of fest where great artists perform without taking any fee.

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