New Delhi: The Ministry of Culture has set up a cultural village viz. Kalagram in Sector-7 of Maha Kumbh district through North Central Zone Cultural Centre (NCZCC) located at Prayagraj, an autonomous organization of the Ministry.
The main features of Kalagram are its 635 ft wide, 54 ft high, depicting 12 Jyotirlingas and the story of Lord Shiva consuming Halahal, a confluence of art and spirituality at the Main Entrance; a stage 104 feet-wide & 72 feet-depth on the theme of Char-Dham; performance of 14,632 artists on various stages including Kalagram, the Anubhut Mandapam; Aviral Shashwat Kumbh– Digital display by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), National Archives of India (NAI) and Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), a food zone and the Sanskriti Angans.
For the performance, 45 artists belonging to three art forms and for stalls six artisans from Karnataka have been deputed to Kalagram at Maha Kumbh-2025 by South Zone Cultural Centre (SZCC), Thanjavur, an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture.
The Kalagram has been set up at Maha Kumbh-2025 on the request of Government of Uttar Pradesh.
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha on Monday.
