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The 45th edition of the annual ‘Natyanjali’ festival will be held on the premises of Annamalai Chettiar Trust in Chidambaram from February 13 to 17, 2026. About 400 performing artistes including solo dancers and dance troupes will participate in the festival.
A. Sambandam, advocate and secretary of the Natyanjali Trust, said the event would see a host of performers from across the country staging performances. It would be interspersed with classical forms, such as Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohini Attam, Kathak and Odissi.
On Maha Shivaratri (February 15), the programme would begin at 6 p.m. and go on till 1.35 a.m. the next day. The schedule is a mix of individual and group performances, each lasting about 20 to 25 minutes, he said.
Published – February 08, 2026 11:51 am IST
