Tansen Music Festival
Tansen Music Festival in Madhya Pradesh
If you want to catch hold of different and intriguing sounds, styles and instruments, the best place is the Tansen Music Festival in Madhya Pradesh
You can get a glimpse of the show at the performance delivered for free at the
Tansen Tomb to commemorate his artistic achievements.
A pillar of Hindustani classical music, the great Tansen, one of the 'nine
jewels' of Akbar's court, lies buried in Gwalior. The memorial to this great musician has a pristine simplicity, and is built in the early
Mughal architectural style. More than a monument, the Tansen Tomb is a part of
Gwalior's living cultural heritage. It is the venue of the annual Indian classical festival held here in November-December. Renowned classical singers of the land regale audiences through five mesmerizing night-long sessions of the much-loved classical ragas
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