Kala Ghoda Art Festival 2023

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Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2023 is being organised in Mumbai (Maharashtra) from 4 -12 February.

An overview of the news:

• In the Kala Ghoda Festival, dance, art and music, architecture, food, handicrafts, graphics, and many other types of art exhibitions are seen.

• Kala Ghoda Kala Mahotsav is an arts festival organised in Mumbai, which was started in 1999 by Kala Ghoda Foundation.

• It is named Kala Ghoda because it is held at a place in the South Mumbai area where there is a statue of a black horse.

• This festival is organised every year starting from the first Saturday of February till the second Sunday.

Other Festivals of Maharashtra:

Gudi Padwa

• This festival is generally celebrated by Maharashtrians as Hindu New Year celebrations.

Pola Festival

• It is a harvest festival and is celebrated all over the state of Maharashtra, especially in the rural areas.

Elephanta Festival

• Elephanta festival is held every year in February. Elephanta is a small island near Mumbai.

Kalidas Mahotsav

• The Kalidas Samaroh is held annually in the month of November in Nagpur's Ramtek area, in honour of the famous Sanskrit poet and dramatist Kalidas.