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00:08 Not just the rustic land of Lalmati
00:11 and the blood-red blossoms of Pulasth and Shimul,
00:14 but also the land of Terracotta temples,
00:17 Baluchori Shadi
00:19 and Bengal's only classical music gharana,
00:24 the Bishnupur gharana.
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00:37 Dating back to the late 18th century,
00:41 this is the only gharana of classical Hindustani music
00:46 in eastern India,
00:48 and certainly the only one in Bengal.
00:51 Once the prerogative of the center of Mollabhum,
00:55 and patronized by the Mollo kings of Bishnupur,
00:58 this gharana is now revived,
01:02 and each year in February
01:06 is celebrated in the Bishnupur Music Festival.
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01:36 West Bengal tourism and the musicians of Bengal
01:42 are proud to bring before the world
01:45 the culture, the richness, the history and the tradition
01:49 of one of the richest musical gharanas of the country.
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02:10 The Bishnupur Music Festival,
02:12 held on the 1st and 2nd of February 2019
02:15 for the second year in a row,
02:18 is held in front of the classic Terakota temples of Bishnupur.
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02:32 This festival is not just about music,
02:36 it is a celebration of tradition,
02:39 of history and of grandeur.
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04:09 And the tradition will continue.
04:12 This year and every year from now on,
04:16 the world is welcome to the Bishnupur Music Festival.
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