The 14th edition of Water Festival at Adalaj Ni Vav in Ahmedabad will take place on November 25, followed by two more newly announced festivals over the next two months. These are the Champaner Festival in the proximity of Pavagadh Hills on December 9 and the Dholavira Festival in the Rann of Kutch on January 6.
Pratik Gandhi of Scam 1992 fame will host Water Festival, where the performers include tabla maestro Fazal Qureshi, drummer Ranjit Barot, mandolin player U Rajesh, kanjira player V Selva Ganesh, guitarist and composer Sanjay Divecha, bass player Sheldon D’Silva and singer Prithvi Gandharv. The evening will also include a special performance by nagada players from Pushkar Nathulal Solanki.
The upcoming Champaner Festival and Dholavira Festival, at the two UNESCO World Heritage sites. The Champaner Festival, at Champaner Archaeological Park, on December 9 and the Dholavira Festival, at Dholavira in Kutch, on January, both festivals will also feature photo exhibition, museum display, crafts, food, folk music, folk dance, sightseeing, and walking tours, in addition to Sufi music, classical and world music concerts.
The Champaner Festival will include performances at Ek Minar Ki Masjid, Sakar Khan Dargah, South Bhadra Gate, Citadel, Seher Ki Masjid and Jami Masjid. The Dholavira Festival will include a walk of excavated sites and music from different parts of Kutch, followed by a gala world music concert.
The entry to the Water Festival is by invite/registration only on a first-come, first-served basis. Music lovers can register for the Water Festival for free on BookMyShow. Gujarat Tourism sponsors the Crraft of Art and is continuing its tradition of reintroducing Gujarat’s unique heritage, as enshrined in its classical monuments and historic sites, to a wider audience through special festivals of thematic music and image-transforming shadow light shows.