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List of Indian classical music festivals
General Information
Related genres	Indian classical music, Hindustani classical music, Carnatic music, khyal, world music
Location	India
Related events	Classical music festivals, folk festivals, world music festivals
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The following is an incomplete list of Indian classical music festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on Indian classical music. The origins of Indian classical music can be found in the Vedas, which are the oldest scriptures in the Hindu tradition dating back to 1500 BC. Indian classical music has also been significantly influenced by, or syncretised with, Indian folk music. There are two divisions in Indian classical music. Hindustani music is mainly found in North India. Carnatic music, from South India, tends to be more rhythmically intensive and structured than Hindustani music. While some festivals such as the Carnatic event Tyagaraja Aradhana (founded in the 1840s) continue to focus on traditional Carnatic classical music, an emergent trend of the past few decades has been that of fusion music, where genres such as khyal and western music are intermixed to appeal to a wider audience.

Festivals

Carnatic

Hindustani

Odissi

See also

• Indian classical music

References

1. George E. Ruckert, Music in North India: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture, Oxford University Press.
2. Ludwig Pesch, The Oxford Illustrated Companion to South Indian Classical Music, Oxford University Press.
3. Kumar, Raj (2003). Essays on Indian Music. Discovery Publishing House. p. 16. ISBN 9788171417193.
4. "About".
5. "Mahindra Sanatkada Lucknow Festival".
6. "Kolkata International Dance Festival". Festivals From India. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

External links

• Media related to Indian classical music festivals at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Hindustani classical music
Concepts	Swara That Shruti Raga Sargam Tala Laya Bandish Gharana Swaralipi
Instruments	Sitar Sarod Veena Bansuri Santoor Shehnai Sarangi Tanpura Harmonium Tabla Pakhavaj
Genres	Dhrupad Dhamar Khyal Tarana Sadra
Semi-classical genres	Thumri Dadra Tappa Kajari Chaiti Bhatiali Sawani Hori Bhajan Abhang NatyaSangeet Qawwali Ghazal
Thaats	Bilaval Khamaj Kafi Asavari Bhairav Bhairavi Todi Purvi Marva Kalyan

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