Hyderabad: Divisional Level Folk Festival inaugurated at Shilparamam

A three-day Divisional Level Folk Festival of Telangana folk dances, jointly organised by Shilparamam Madhapur and South Central Zone Cultural Center Nagpur, Ministry of Culture, was inaugurated here on Wednesday.

Hyderabad: A three-day Divisional Level Folk Festival of Telangana folk dances, jointly organised by Shilparamam Madhapur and South Central Zone Cultural Center Nagpur, Ministry of Culture, was inaugurated here on Wednesday. Shilparamam Special Officer, Kishan Rao, Dr. Sumita S Kumar Superintending Archaeologist, Archeology Survey of India, participated in the inaugural.

Folk dances of Telangana, Oggu Dolu, Dappu, Perini and Mathuri dances were performed today and from October 3 to 13, Shilparam Madhapur will host ‘Sarees of India, Bathukamma Dussehra Festivals’. Handloom sarees including Pochampally, Gadwal, Kota, Mangalagiri, Pulkari, Kashmiri, Bengali Cotton, Silk, Banarasi Silk, Chenderi, Kalamkari, Munga, Muslin, Tussar, Jamdhani, Bandini, etc., will be on offer.

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A host of cultural programs including Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Odissi, Carnatic vocal and Veena concerts apart from Bathukamma and Dandiya will be organised every day.