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• The next Kumbh Mela will be held in Ujjain in 2028.
Other folk dance of Himachal Pradesh are Jhora, Jhali, Dhaman, Chhapeli, Mahasu, Nati and Dangi.
• This dance festival is organised by Department of Tourism, Govt. of Tamilnadu.
• Mamallapuram was once the ancient port of the Pallavas. Mamallapuram is the renowned and ancient 7th century centre for Pallava culture and art.
• The temple was commissioned by the king while Samant araya Mahapatra was the one in charge of its construction.
• The term 'Pongal' is derived from Tamil literature which means 'to boil'.
• It is an ancient festival of South India, particularly Tamil Nadu.
• The Archaeological Survey of India is an attached office of Department of Culture in Delhi.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi, inaugurated 'Dharohar Bhawan' the new Headquarters building of the ASI in New Delhi on 12 July 2018.
• The Sangeet Natak Akademi is located in New Delhi.
• It was set up by the Indian education ministry on 31 May 1952.
• Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, inaugurated it on 28 January 1953.
The first phase of the builing was formally inaugurated by Dr S Radhakrishnan on December 18, 1960, and the second phase was completed in 1989.
• It is a stylized representation of the rituals connected with the preparations of war.
