Fireflies Festival of Sacred Music
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The Fireflies Festival of Sacred Music, previously known as Bhoomi Jathre, is an annual music festival held at the Fireflies Ashram off
Kanakapura Road, Bangalore
.
The festival
The festival stage is located under a
fusion, western jazz, folk
, and alternative music.
Each year the festival has a specific theme. For the first year of the festival[when?], the theme was "Peace in Iraq"; the second year focused on the need to conserve water; the third year had the slogan "Protect and grow more trees"; and the fourth year focused on "the inner journey–The outer journey".[citation needed]
References
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- "Fireflies Festival of Sacred Music on April 8". The Hindu. 31 March 2006. Archived from the original on 28 October 2006. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- "Fireflies music fest tomorrow". The Hindu. 13 April 2007. Archived from the original on 30 April 2007. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
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