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Margazhi Music Festival

A festival of music, dance, painting, sculpture and architecture

Named after a Tamil month, the Marghazhi Music Festival sets the stage for over a 1000 concerts of Carnatic music – a vocal, classical music form, associated with the southern states of India, as also classical dances. Katcheris, a word derived from Urdu, represents an assembly of artists and their audience – and numerous katcheris are set up for a variety of music and dance concerts. The festival showcases the different cultural traditions with the overlaying of foreign influences – as expressed through music, dance, painting, sculpture and architecture. It has increasingly become a magnet for culture lovers from across the world.

Activities from the Destination

Places of interest to weave into your itinerary

Broadway Show: Fort St. George

Discover Chennai's own 18th Century 'broadway'
Chennai Sightseeing Circuit

Discover Chennai's historic landmarks
Cholamandal Artists Village

An idyllic contemporary artists' village
Dakshinchitra Art Museum

Glimpse the art & architecture of South India
Home cooking experience

Partake a homely cooking lesson & meal
Kalakshetra Dance Centre

Trace the tradition of India's oldest dance form, Bharatnatyam
Mylapore Folklore Trail

Listen to stories behind daily rituals
Pongal

Celebrate Tamil Nadu's most popular festival

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