Khajuraho
(MP),
Feb
2
(PTI)
The
Khajuraho
Dance
Festival
opened
here
with
the
performances
of
veteran
Bollywood
actress
Hema
Malini
along
with
her
daughters
Esha
and
Ahana
Deol.
Hema
who
is
also
an
accomplished
Bharatnatyam
dancer
kicked
off
her
performance
last
evening
by
presenting
''Pushpanjali''
followed
by
''Ardhnaereshwar''
and
an
item
in
''Raag
Vihar''.
The
yesteryear
actress
and
her
two
daughters
also
presented
items
under
the
''Guru-Shishya
parampara''
(teacher-student
tradition),
leaving
the
audience
mesmerised.
The
danseuse
has
been
at
the
festival
a
number
of
times,
but
this
was
the
first
time
she
performed
along
with
her
daughters.
The
dance
festival,
held
since
last
thirty
years,
is
organised
jointly
by
the
Madhya
Pradesh
Department
of
Culture
and
Ustad
Alauddin
Khan
Sangeet
and
Kala
Academy.
The
fest
that
ends
on
February
7
will
feature
Kathak,
Bharatanatyam
and
Mohiniattam
dances.
Abhimanyu
Lal
and
Vidha
Lal
Kathak
will
present
the
kathak
recital,
while
Rama
Vaidhnathana
will
perform
Bharatnatyam.
The
Mohiniattam
recital
will
be
given
by
Dr
Kanak
Rele.