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Jhankaar - A Celebration of Dance

We invite all enthusiastic choreographers to bring in their teams to perform in an exclusive cultural program on the event day between 12 pm – 2 pm. Below are the guidelines for the program:

• Minimum age of Participants is 4 yrs.
• Each group must have 6 participants minimum.
• Songs must be based on Lord Ganesha or related to Ganesh Festival.
• Songs can be in any Indian language and can be in any genre (Ex: Movie/Folk/Classical)
• Duration of the performance: 5 minutes max

Please send registrations to: ganeshculturals@gmail.com specifying Song name, Age Group, Participant Names, Coordinator Name and Contact number when sending the registrations. Deadline for Registration: August 20th, 2017. 

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Sloka Recitation Competition

Rules

• Participants must be between the age group: 5 to 8 years.
• Sloka Duration must be 3-minutes maximum for Prelims and 2-minutes max for the Finals.
• Sloka can be recited in any Indian language.
• Genre is Devotional only.
• NOTE: For the Prelims, Participants are allowed to recite any Sloka on any Hindu God. But, if they are selected for Finals, they will need to recite a Sloka on Lord Ganesha ONLY.
• Schedule
• Prelims: Date - August 25^th , Time – 6pm to 7pm , Venue – TBD
• Finals: Date - August 26^th , Time – 12pm to 2pm , Venue – TBD
• Winners will be announced and awarded at the end of the cultural program on August 26^th.

Please send registrations with the following details - Full Name and Age to: ganeshfestival2017@gmail.com. Deadline for Registration:  August 20th, 2017.

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Super Singer Competition

Rules

• Participants must be between the age group: 6 years to 13 years.
• Song Duration must be 5 minutes max
• Songs can be sung in any Indian language.
• Genre is Devotional only.
• NOTE: For the Prelims and Semi Finals, Participants are allowed to sing any devotional song on any Hindu God. But, if they are selected for Finals, they will need to sing a song on Lord Ganesha ONLY.
• Karaoke is not needed, but can be used if Participant wants to sing with it.
• Schedule
• Prelims : August 20^th , Time – 10am to 12pm , Venue – Multi ceremonial Pavilion, ICCT
• Semi Finals: August 25^th , Time – 6pm to 7pm , Venue – Multi ceremonial Pavilion, ICCT
• Finals: August 26^th , Time – 12pm to 2pm
• Winners will be announced and awarded at the end of the cultural program on August 26^th.

Please send registrations with the following details - Full Name, Age and Song name to: ganeshfestival2017@gmail.com. Deadline for Registration:  August 17th, 2017.

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Art Competition for Young Artists

We invite all the kids between age group 7 years – 13 years to portray their artistic skills showcasing what they know about Ganesh Festival.

Skills can be: Acrylic Painting or Pencil Drawing

Paper Size: "Legal" (8.5 x 14 inches)

Theme: Ganesh Festival Celebrations

When: Kids need to do the art at home and bring in to the temple on August 26^th (Event Day) between 11 am to 12 pm. All the drawings/paintings will be displayed thru out the festival and will be judged by the selected judges.

Winners will be announced and awarded at the end of the cultural program on the stage. Send registrations including artist full name and age to:ganeshfestival2017@gmail.com. Deadline for Registration:  August 20^th, 2017. 

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For any questions and additional details, please email us at ganeshfestival2017@gmail.com.