List of Indian classical music festivals

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The following is an incomplete list of Indian classical music festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on Indian classical music. The origins of Indian classical music can be found in the Vedas, which are the oldest scriptures in the Hindu tradition dating back to 1500 BC. Indian classical music has also been significantly influenced by, or syncretised with, Indian folk music. There are two divisions in Indian classical music. Hindustani music is mainly found in North India.George E. Ruckert, Music in North India: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture, Oxford University Press. Carnatic music, from South India, tends to be more rhythmically intensive and structured than Hindustani music.Ludwig Pesch, The Oxford Illustrated Companion to South Indian Classical Music, Oxford University Press. While some festivals such as the Carnatic event Tyagaraja Aradhana (founded in the 1840s) continue to focus on traditional Carnatic classical music, an emergent trend of the past few decades has been that of fusion music, where genres such as khyal and western music are intermixed to appeal to a wider audience.{{cite book|last=Kumar|first=Raj|title=Essays on Indian Music|year=2003|publisher=Discovery Publishing House|pages=16|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wwwX6DWfn3gC&dq=indian+fusion+music&pg=PA16|isbn=9788171417193}}