Tapti Mahotsav

Culture Department Government of Madhya Pradesh organizes Tapti Mahotsav every year. The objective of this event is to spread awareness among the people about the Tapti River that originates from Multai District Betul . Many stories are mentioned in the Indian Puranas about the birth of Tapti River . According to those stories Tapti is considered the daughter of Surya According to another legend Maharishi Durvasa left the heaven at a place called Devalghat through a tunnel in a rock situated in the middle of the Tapti River. Suryaputri Maa Tapti is one of the two major rivers flowing in western India. Keeping in view the cultural importance of Tapti River the Tapti Mahotsav is organized by the Culture Department Government of Madhya Pradesh. In the cultural events of the three day festival, presentations of Panthi folk dance, Akhara folk dance, Barei folk dance, folk singing, Pandwani singing Shakti worship of Ram, dancetheatre Tatya dance, Gedi dance, Nimadi folk singing are performed . Along with this Kavi Sammelan is also organized with the eminent poets litterateurs of the country.