Sawai Gandharva Music Festival
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The Sawai Gandharva Music Festival is a prominent music festival in the Indian town of Pune.
The festival was founded in 1952 to commemorate the first anniversary of Sawai Gandharva's death. The festival, organized by the Arya Sangeet Prasarak Mandal, is a much sought after venue for the leading vocalists from other gharanas as well as instrumentalists and dancers - established masters as well as upcoming artists - from all over India.
This festival is conducted every year in the month of December (first 2 weeks) for 3 days. Artists from various parts of India present their musical talent. An opportunity to appear on stage of Sawai Gandharva Festival means the "arrival" of the artists in the classical music scene of India.
