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Kasba Ganpati - Established In 1893 Location : 159, Kasba Peth, Pune. |
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Tambdi Jogeshwari - Established In 1893 33, Budhwar Peth, Pune . |
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Guruji Talim - Established In 1887 Ganpati Chowk, Laxmi Road, Pune |
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Tulsibaug - Established In 1901 Location : Tulshi Baug Ram Mandir, Pune. |
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Kesariwada - Established In 1893 Location : 568, Narayanpeth Tilakwada, Pune. |
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| ABOUT PUNE FESTIVAL |
Festival History
Lokmanya Tilak was witness in 1892 where he saw the grand scale on which the Ganesh festival was celebrated in Gwalior and the enthusiastic participation of people therein. This alone inspired him to make the Ganesh festival a public event in Maharashtra. He saw an urgent need to reshape the Indian society based on our own heritage and philosophy. He severely criticised the blind imitation of western ways and said that it amounted to spiritual and moral bankruptcy.
Tilak wished to bring about social change for political reasons too. He was convinced that social change was the key to political awareness. The country was under a foreign rule. It was necessary to arouse the masses to oppose the tyrannical British Rule. It was necessary to stir the masses and mobilise public opinion for national ends. To achieve the desired result it was necessary to awaken the masses and what else would be fit than the already popular Ganesh festival?
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Organising Committee
Organizing Committee - Led by Chairman of the Pune Festival Committee Mr. Suresh Kalmadi, M.P., a stellar cast of organizers have come together to bring you the latest edition of the Pune Festival.
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Devotees bid adieu to Ganpati (Finally, Solitude In The Sea)
| Amidst drumbeats and chants of Ganpati Bappa Moriya, devotees in Maharashtra bid farewell to their favourite deity today as thousands of Ganesh idols were taken out for immersion into the sea under unprecedented security. As the 10-day Ganesh festival drew to a close, the idols of the God of Wisdom, in different shapes and sizes, were being taken to various sea-fronts, including Dadar, Girgaum, Juhu and Marve, for the visarjan.
The immersion processions would go on till early tomorrow morning, as some of the city’s well-known Ganeshas, such as Lalbaugcha Raja, pass their way through streets and bylanes, stopping at every locality to enable people to pay their respects.
According to the police, more than 1.25 lakh idols would be immersed by the end of the day.
This year, a heavy police presence was evident, especially at major points such as Shivaji Park, Dadar sea face, Worli, Giragaum and Juhu, in view of the threat perception. Apart from the city’s police force, an additional force of 2,400 policemen from other parts of the state have been deployed in the city.
In addition, 10 companies of the State Reserve Police Force, six CRPF companies, three of the RAF, 800 home guards, 300 civil defence and 500 private security guards have been deployed. In all, 43,000 security personnel and more than 50,000 volunteers were out on the streets. |
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V. Anuradha Singh Will Perform ‘Natraj-Natwari Kathak’ Dance on 5 Sept. at Bal Gandharv Rangmunch
V.Anuradha Singh is a distinguished and highly energetic Kathak exponent belongs to Madhya Pradesh, now the most celebrious dancer in the domain of Kathak, with the long list of solo participation in many reputed stage of India and abroad having the full house enthralled audience and assertion from connoisseurs and stalwarts of Indian classical dance. All her Kathak performances display more than half a dozen unique high dexterous compositions, which have intricately woven the classical elements of pure Nritta and expressive Nritya (Abhinay / Kathanak ) The performance of danseuse will portray the epithet of Lord Shiva & Lord Krishna in the form of Kathak. The Kathak will be manifested depicting the sport or amusement of Lord Krishna. The narration of anecdote will be represented in form of synchronized Dance steps. The performance will also display the Lord Mahadeva‘s form of semifemale (Ardhnarishwar).
The dance will also epitomize the war between lord Krishna & Kalia snake and ultimately demise of Kaalia in the famous story of Kaalia Dahan and this would be introduced in many expressive ras.
The performance will also exhibit the multifarious form of juvenie Lord Krishna and his childish pranks.
The finale would be the Kathak representation of Meerabai's bhajan – "Sab dukh duur hue jab tera naam liya," in 6 expressive ras.
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Highlights of the Pune Festival 2006 Edition's Inaugural Ceremony On Sept 01, 2006
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