Modhera Dance Festival: A Culmination of The Very Best In Dancing

Gujarat the land of vibrant culture, traditions, heritage and values has emerged as one of the top most destinations for tourism in the country. The ‘Vibrant Gujarat’ campaign has catapulted the state into the league of the hottest tourism destinations in the country. The state is famous all over the country for its diverse social fabric, history, its rustic yet beautiful landscape and its cultural celebration which bring forth the real beauty of Indian heritage and cultural treasure.

Modhera Dance Festival

In this very state one can witness in the month of January one of the finest celebrations of Indian classical art forms and the brilliance of many talented Indians on single platform. This is the Modhera Dance Festival.

Modhera Dance Festival, the culmination of the finest talents in Indian classical dancing and other art forms at a single stage is perhaps one of the glorious contributions of the land of Gujarat to further the cause of Indian classical art forms. Held at the famous Modhera Sun Temple, the three day long festival is celebrated in the weekend after another very famous festival of Gujarat known as ‘Uttarayan’. The venue of the festival carefully chosen is the Modhera Sun Temple, a brilliant contribution to the architectural treasure of India by the Solanki Dynasty who ruled the land that is now Gujarat in the 11th century. The temple is a dedication to the Sun God, Surya and is built with great sense of the planetary positions.

In Indian history, temples and dance have had a great intimacy with each other; from time immemorial dancers have been gracing the court of the temples to give a tribute to the All Mighty through a corporeal rendition of the spiritual being inside them. Indian classical dance forms are a very ancient dance form or artistic yoga which tries to through a variety of positions venerate the god presiding in the temple. Temples have usually been the congregating place of such cultural expression in Indian history and it is in this sense that Gujarat Tourism sought to celebrate India’s rich dancing heritage in the form of the Modhera Dance Festival.

The Modhera Dance Festival or Uttarardh Mahotsavor is celebrated to venerate and celebrate the artistic treasure that our civilization has inherited. It is the ideal platform for the best talents in Indian Classical Dance to wow the country with their decorated talents and show the world the cultural aura that is unseen anywhere else in this world. Its grand popularity can be fathomed from the high number of visitors it attracts from all parts of the country as well as abroad who gather at the Sun Temple to witness something truly mesmerizing.

This year one can accentuate their experience of the festival by staying at a holiday home in Gujarat or at a wonderful homestay. Holiday Homes provide you with great independence and freedom, they allow you to experience and absorb the cultural, lifestyle and meet new people with a chance to interact with them. Same goes for homestays in India which allow you to stay in a homely environment away from home, gouge on local, home-made cuisines and interact with people. Homestays and holiday homes in India give you a holistic experience with greater independence.