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The Eclectic Model Hunt
And you thought that the big bang theory was only about astronomy? Check out the hottest beauty contest of the city that had all eyes rolling.
Ambubachi Mela a celebration of femininity
The Kamakhya temple at Guwahati has a history that dates back to time immemorial. The site at which the temple exists is supposed to be the place where the yoni of the goddess Sati is supposed to have fallen when Shiva carried her incinerated body around the cosmos in anguish. It is one of the major Shakti shrines in India where the worship of the female component, i.e. energy takes place.
Guitars, Guinesses And Vintage Cars
Come October and Shillong explodes in celebration of the much awaited annual Autumn Festival. This year too, there was much action happening in this capital city of the colourful Northeastern state of Meghalaya. The Autumn Festival 2007 was a weekend long celebration from 26th October ‘07 till November 4th ‘07 with various exciting events taking place in Shillong City and its suburbs as a run up to the Grand Finale at the Orchid Lake Resort, Umiam. The TE was there, in the midst of this gala event, and brings you this report.
Kameshwari Dance and Music Festival
Sponsored by Bharti Airtel Limited, the Kameshwari Dance and Music festival was held in Maa Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati on 14th and 15th of January. With eminent classical dancers like Padma Vibhushan Sonal Man Singh, one of the lading exponents of Odissi dance, Padmashree Shovana Narayan, the undisputed ‘Kathak queen’ and Indira P.P. Bora, and vocalists like Padma Bhushan Pandits Rajan and Sajan Mishra, the foremost exponents of Benaras Vocal Gharana, the festival was a classical bonanza.
Stung by the Scorpions
Last time, when we were in Shillong, covering the autumn festival in November, we heard a buzz doing the rounds that Scorpions was coming down to India for a tour. And that Shillong was among their tour dates.
