Held in the courtyard of the Hanuman temple in Varanasi, the artistes, most of them well-known names, perform for free. This means that bhakti-ras is the essence of the festival and artistes plan their concerts around it. Talking about his approach, senior Hindustani vocalist Ulhas Kashalkar said, “I do not tailor my concerts to suit audience taste. Sarod artiste Pt. Narendra Nath Dhar performed at the festival after a gap of nine years.

Source: The Hindu April 12, 2018 10:18 UTC