Origin
editTanaRiri music festival was originated from a city called Vadnagar, Gujarat. It is a historic town known for some legends including Tana and Riri. Tana and Riri were two singer sisters sisters also known as Nagar sisters who helped in bringing back Tansen in his good health with the help of singing. [1]
They killed themselves because of Akbar but there are multiple stories of why they actually committed suicide. Tana-Riri music festival is basically celebrated to honor the two singers.
A Samadhi, known as Tana-Riri Samadhi is created in Vadnagar and the famous classic festival is held nearby the samadhi every year. [2]
Location
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Vadnagar is situated 112km away from Ahmedabad in the north direction, Vadnagar is a historic town with lots of monuments and legends starting from Vedic times consists of great archeological treasure trouve. It showcases Indian History comprising of ancient fort wall. Each state of our country India is associated with various festivals and cultural values and Gujarat is one of them. Among all the festivals, there is a festival named associated with music and is named after two sisters, Tana and Riri. The festival is known as TanaRiri festival.
It is celebrated in Vadnagar region and Mehsana area in the memory of Tana and Riri. Every year, various musicians from different parts of the country make a trip to Vadnagar, Gujarat during the time of the festival and participate in the event as it is known as one the greatest musical events of the country. [3]
References
edit- ^ "Tanariri Festival". www.gujarattourism.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "Tanariri Festival". www.gujarattourism.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "Tanariri Festival - Famous Music Festival In Gujarat". www.discoveredindia.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.