The Raaga Taala Retreat 2017 was a roaring success and here are some photos of our activities over the 7 days. Fort Chanwa in Luni, Jodhpur was converted a musical heaven with workshops on music and evening performances every day. In between, we managed to take our yoga class to the historic Jaswant Thada, an afternoon was spent at majestic Mehrangarh Fort and safari into the villages to see local crafts ending in a desert safari with folk dance and high tea. We cannot forget our trip to Umaid Bhawan Palace and wonderful daily evening performances by local artist like Khalid Khan, Langa Children and the folk dancers. A big thank you to vocal Guru Sunanda Sharma and Instrumental Guru Imran Khan for working with the participants and sharing their musical knowledge. A big thank you to Fort Chanwa, where we stayed and where we had wonderful food and hospitality. We look forward to Raaga Taala Retreat in January 2018!
Welcome at the Fort Chanwa
Fort Chanwa
Welcome of guests
Welcome of guests
Welcome of guests
Courtyard
Heritage room
Heritage room
Morning Yoga class – At Fort Chanwa and Jaswant Thada
Early morning Yoga in the sun!
Yoga at Jaswant Thada
Yoga at heritage site Jaswant Thada
Participants enjoy Yoga
Meditation
With Nayeem Yogacharya
Music, Dance and singing classes
Folk Dance lessons
Sunanda Sharma (Vocal guru) teaches in the open space
Sunanda Sharma (Vocal guru)
Sunanda Sharma (Vocal guru) with students
Instrumental Guru Imran Khan with participants
Instrumental Guru Imran Khan with participants
Instrumental Guru Imran Khan with participants
Concerts by local artists and Gurus Sunanda Sharma and Imran Khan
Participants and Gurus with Langa boys and mentor Sikandar Khan
Performance by Khalid Khan (Sarangi) and Wajid Khan (Tabla)
Khalid Khan
Participants enjoy the evening performance
Imran Khan
Sunanda Sharma
Baithak style intimate concert
Sunanda Sharma
Sunanda Sharma
Excursions to Jaswant Thada. Mehrangarh Fort, Bishnoi Village Safari and artisans and Osian Desert
In our bus on the way out!
Mehrangarh Fort
Enjoying the Fort
At Jaswant Thada
At Umaid Bhawan Palace
Looking around the Palace Museum
Jeep safari time
Rural town Luni, our base
spotting the endangered Black Buck
Spotting Nilgai
Spotting Antelope
Weaver making a durrie
Rural women lunching at lake they made for the animals
rural gents
Bishnoi Village – opium ceremony
Camel Safari at Osan desert
Desert Safari at Osian
enjoying sunset and dnace at Osian
Creative Karma director Imran Khan enjoys a light moment
Kalbeliya dancer entertains at Osian
participants enjoy dancing with folk Kalbeliya dancers
Dancing on the dunes
Tea and snacks at the desert!
Finale Gala performance
Vocal Guru Sunanda Sharma
Sunanda Sharma performs Raaga Kedar and a dadra
Sunanda Sharma and her students
Sunanda Sharma and her students
Sunanda Sharma and her students
Sunanda Sharma and her students
Imran Khan and Friends
Imran Khan and Friends
Dance participant Hema does ‘Chirmi dance’
Dance participant Hema does ‘Chirmi dance’
Last evening and full team enjoy their last event together