Tourism Department to conduct dance festival at two location this time
The Hindu
Featuring 63 performing groups, it will commence on December 23 and go on till January 12, 2023.
The Indian Dance Festival organised by the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC) will be conducted at two venues this year — Mamallapuram and Island Grounds, said Tourism Minister S. Ramachandran.
The festival, which was started in 1992, will showcase dance forms including Bharathanatyam, Mohiniattam, Odissi, Kavadi, Karagattam and Oyolattam. Featuring 63 performing groups, it will commence on December 23 and go on till January 12, 2023. All the programmes will be shown live on TTDC’s social media channels, he said.
Mr. Ramachandran also said that last year a total of 11 crore domestic tourists and 2 lakh foreign tourists visited the State. Post COVID-19, the number of tourists has been increasing and this year too, he hoped that more tourists would visit Tamil Nadu and enjoy spots including Kollimalai, Poompuhar, Hoggenakkal and Mamallapuram.
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