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Melody, Mastiis Season's Mantra
It is the month of Saturnalia, month of Hecate, month of Yuletide and even the month when Busho would have told of, "Lighting one candle/ from another/ winter night", while Garofalo would have moaned of, "Bitter wind/ autumn cold/ shivering lips" and someone would have exulted, "December sunrise/ the wind tries to deliver/ all of the postman's letters"! And for Mount Abu, it is time for the winter festival once again that promises vivid, vibrant renderings, juxtaposing purpose with pleasure.
The festivities will kick off on December 29 at 9 am with performers from across the country painting the hill resort with melody from their region, diverse raiment and traditional accessories. The streets of Mount Abu will don a festive look during this period. While shehnais will be played at, the toll barrier, their melody reaching every corner, the Army band will play every evening. Amid all this, a variety of contests will take place, including a cricket match with the proverbial Lagaan clash between visitors and administrators, on December 30. Gaiety and sobriety are assured to be hugging each other ili the best of bonhomie! While Indian Idols will rock the nights of December 30 and 31, santoor savouries and Sufi strains will intone their serene mist of calm in the cold of December! The former will be rendered by Dr Varsha Agarwal,the sole lady santoor maestro and the latter by Parveen Rangeeli.
Indeed, a tulle-fog would fill the sky, singing - 'Auld Lang Syne' to joyously bid farewell to the past and herald the new with the hope of peace and prosperity for one and all!
- An Article By : Dr. Arun Kumar Sharma, Mount Abu via Times Of India
The festivities will kick off on December 29 at 9 am with performers from across the country painting the hill resort with melody from their region, diverse raiment and traditional accessories. The streets of Mount Abu will don a festive look during this period. While shehnais will be played at, the toll barrier, their melody reaching every corner, the Army band will play every evening. Amid all this, a variety of contests will take place, including a cricket match with the proverbial Lagaan clash between visitors and administrators, on December 30. Gaiety and sobriety are assured to be hugging each other ili the best of bonhomie! While Indian Idols will rock the nights of December 30 and 31, santoor savouries and Sufi strains will intone their serene mist of calm in the cold of December! The former will be rendered by Dr Varsha Agarwal,the sole lady santoor maestro and the latter by Parveen Rangeeli.
Indeed, a tulle-fog would fill the sky, singing - 'Auld Lang Syne' to joyously bid farewell to the past and herald the new with the hope of peace and prosperity for one and all!
- An Article By : Dr. Arun Kumar Sharma, Mount Abu via Times Of India
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