Sanskruti Kunj Vasantotsav 2010 begins in Gandhinagar(Videos)
Sanskruti Kunj Vasantotsav 2010 begins in Gandhinagar
By our correspondent
Gandhinagar, DeshGujarat, 25 February, 2010
If you visit Sanskruti kunj during spring festival, you might fall in love with its landscape. It’s unique with lots of natural slopes and streets. Main Stage is at downside and around the stage in three directions there are sitting arrangements. Here in this video you can have a glimpse of the main stage.
10-day long Sanskruti Kunj festival began today in Gandhinagar.
The festival hosts performances of folk-artists from all over the country. On 6th and 7th of March, Gujarat’s Turi Barot artists would present a unique cultural show.
Sanskruti Kunj is located on the bank of river Sabarmati over 12-hector landscaped land.
Everyday between 2.00 pm to 10.00 pm, the place would remain open for visitors in these ten days. Every evening from 7.30 pm, the folk song and dance performances would be presented.
And this is a Haveli in Sanskruti Kunj. It was originally in Ahmedabad. But afterward shifted to Sankruti kunj. Now it is standing here serving curious visitors who enjoy it’s every corner to taste the flavor of culture and heritage of wooden houses.
Here is a DeshGujarat Video showing dance performance of tribal villagers from a small village near Dahod in eastern Gujarat.They perform this dance after wedding ceremony in the evening. Interesting fact is that they sort out their internal disputes that might have occurred during wedding, using swords by infighting while doing this dance. The Music instruments used for music are; Shehnai (2), Nagaaru(small drum) and Thaali(metal plate).
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very nice.
Hi JPbhai,
This place is barely 2 KM away from where I am living. So going to share you some good experiences with this vasantosav. One request to you “If you are attending this event, please take video of SIDDI DHAMAL & upload here, organizers keep it last, so that people sit there till the end. You can have idea how good it is”
During our school time we used to go for cycle ride on slopes at this location. Some 10-12 years back. Now the place has become so good that, every February thousands of people visits the same all the day.
On first day there is no entry ticket, but afterwards there is Rs. 5 ticket, which was Rs. 2 earlier. The whole road blocked during night time, though it is national highway. There were queue of almost 1-2Km of cars, bike on the road. Since last 2-3 years there is special parking lots made for this event. Now people have to wald 1-2 km to reach the venue site for easiness and security reason. When you entered through main gate, you are welcomed by out traditional SARNAI AND DHOL, there is information counter next to entrance, there are almost 50-60 stalls by entrepreneurs all over the India, and you can have specialties of different states at single locations. All the outsiders were too enthusiast about being in Gujarat. You can feel the same by interacting with them. There is a bargaining in most of the cases, but there are some huts where you cant do bargaining. Moving ahead, at the down side, you can have eateries, some special items are KHICHU, DALBATI, chana chor, samosa by UP bhaiyas and many more.
Now the stage and auditorium like surrounding comes, where there is a continuous cultural programs starting from 7PM to 10PM. You will surely not have seat after 7:15 PM, you can imagine the interest of people. Programs include traditional dance from Punjab, MP, Rajashthan, North Eastern state, One from South, Gujarti garba, Bihu dance, Adivasi dance and finally my favorite SIDDI DHAMAL. This item is done by Siddis located at interior of Gir (Junagadh) who have origin of South Africa. But u can look for the lady who tell you story of Ramayan in her special way from MP, our own Adivasi dance etc.
So finally some key points:
** Lighting and arrangements are awesome.
** Though you decided not to buy anything from there, but at the end you will have something in your hand when you walked out.
** Get your seats before 7PM, and I am sure you will leave only after 10PM.
** Look for Haveli there.
** You can also buy TALWAR(SWORD), TIR-KAMTHA there.
** You can have full dinner there.
** There are some steps at the end and atmosphere becomes dusty during peak time. Althoug there is good arrangements there.
And finally, if you are resident of Ahmedabad, please go there to visit it once; you don’t need to go into Gandhinagar. if you are coming from Indira Bridge side just take right turn when you reached Gandhinagar (there is a big circle there). And go straight if you are coming from Sarkhej Highway.
JAPAN BHAI, THANK YOU….
HIMANSHU BHAI, VERY GOOD DETAILED INFO…. THANK YOU,….. JAY SHREE KRISHNA…
Himanshu, do you know if every day is a different program or they repeat the programs?
Any place I can get a program?
IT is repeat programs, but responce from the people is different everday. It incresed day by day. You have to present physically there, thats the only source right now.
Japanbhai once again requesting you to upload recent siddi dhamal video if you found there.
Thanks in advance.
can i get the contact details of organisers so that i can hire one stall for selling my good stuffs
himanshu,
what are the dates of the vasantutav this year…ie 2011? do u know?
thanks
from 23rd feb 2012 till 10 days….enjoy…m goin to cum thr….
Vasantosav is really wonderfull and nice.