Shivratri Shiva Vivah at Khajuraho temples - Bharatanatyam Odissi Kathak- Parvati Mangal by Tulsidas

The entire universe is revealed as a result of the union of Shiva and Shakti. This cosmic event has been described through the allegory of a wedding in the Puranas. Shiva accepts Parvati as his bride as her great merits and virtues make her uniquely deserving of being chosen when she goes to offer pooja. As the wedding procession comes near to the palace, everyone is thrilled to see the Devatas, but behind them are an uncouth groom and wild and frightening attendants. In panic and fear they run in all directions, and inform Queen Maina and King Himavan. Cast and Credits for Shiv Vivaha 2016 Director - Sharon Lowen Artistic Director – Kamalini Dutt Choreographers – Sharon Lowen & Kamalini Dutt Musical Score – Rakesh Pathak & K. Venkateshwaran Shiva – Vasudevan Parvati –Purvadhanushree Himavan – Suraj Singh Mainavati – Nisha Mahajan Ganapati- Vishwanath Mangaraj Nandi - P. Jayanth Ascetic Shiva: Krishan Kant Members of the court: Odissi - Vishwanath Mangaraj, Nitisha Nanda, Madhur Gupta, Pushpanjali Mohanty Kathak – Deepti Gupta, Hemanta Kumar Kalita, Divya Dixit Goswami, Kumar Pradipto Bharat Natyam –Katiyayani Gupta, Akshaya Ravichandran, Suhail Bhan, Prasun Sen Artists from Jagran Pantomime Theatre: Narada - Arijit Roy King Ravana – Neer Kumar Ganas: Shibna Thakur, Monish Raj Mehra Rizwan Kahan, Kishore, Krishan Kant Sponsored by The Lalit Hospitality group in cooperation with Nagar Parishad Khajuraho and Disha, Jagran, and inspiration of Dr Jyotsana Suri Artists from Disha, Khajuraho Brahma – Tej Pratap Sen Vishnu – Mahendra Ahirwar Indra – Chandan Singh 7 Rishis- Pankaj Mishra, Ram Babu Anuragi, Hargovind Anuragi, Subash namdeo, Vasu Dev Singh Rathore, Pushpendra Mishra, Kamlesh Kushwaha Apsaras- Kalpana Sahu, Preeti Sahu, Preeti Raikwar, Archana Kushwaha, Priyanka Kushwaha Make up - Shashi Back Stage – Kamala Srinivasan, Shashi Costumes – Neeraj Rajjput & Dalchand Ji Music : Vocal- Rakesh Pathak, R. Venkateswaran, Aditi Sharma Percussion & Jathi – R. Kesavan, Prafulla Mangaraj Shehnai- Pt.Rajendra Prasanna Flute – Rajat Prasanna Violin – Anuroop Voice over: Sadhana Srivastava, Vivek Ahluwalia, Kali Prasad,++ Sets and Lights – Naresh Kapuria