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Cultural extravaganza marks Holi celebrations at Balaji Temple
Cultural extravaganza marks Holi celebrations at Balaji Temple
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Aurora, IL: On Saturday, March 10, 2012, the Cultural Committee of the Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji)
Temple hosted “RANG DE BASANTI - Festival of Colors - A Musical and Dance Extravaganza”. The event
showcased various local Indian dance studios, as well as local instrumentalists and vocalists, to great fanfare
and attendance.
Holi is the celebration of the end of Winter and the beginning of Spring among Hindus, both in India and
around the world. The SVS Temple chose to have this first-ever (and soon-to-be annual) event at the Sri
Veluchamy Auditorium by showcasing premiere talent of children and adults throughout the Chicagoland area.
The Cultural Committee of the SVS Temple would like to thank all of the performers that took the time and
effort to prepare for the Program, as well as all of the ticketed audience who brought their enthusiasm and
energy to the festivities.
Each dance brought something special to the stage. The dance performances ranged from traditional harvestfolk
songs, bharatanatyam, mini dance-dramas and modern movie-hit medleys, all themed around the change of
season and paying homage the Lord Krishna. The dances were arranged and produced by the following dance
schools around the Chicago area: Payaliya School of Dance, Danceclemenz School of Dance, Nataraj Dance
Academy, Nritya Geethanjali Dance Academy, Sonia’s Dance Rhythm, Meera Arts.
Interspersed between dance numbers were regional and cinema songs performed by local talent, as well as an
outstanding Tabla Jugalbandi, or “conversation”, by some young artists in training.
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