Overview

  • Features: Indian classical music concerts & tuitions
  • Opening Times: 8am to 8pm, daily (concerts 8pm, Wed & Sat)
  • Best Time to Visit: Late October to early March
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Travelled By: Foot
  • Cost: Rs 150
  • Address: 33/81 Khalishpura, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Type: Activity

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What We Liked

High quality music performance.

What We Disliked

Starting time is a bit late.

Summary

There are quite a few venues in Varanasi that either host Indian classical music concerts and / or teach Indian classical music. One such institution is the International Music Centre Ashram Varanasi. The ashram hosts Indian classical music performances by up-and-coming artists. Concerts are held every Wednesday and Saturday all year round starting at 8pm for about two hours.

Best Concerts at International Music Centre Ashram Varanasi

 

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Over the years, the city of Varanasi has produced some of India’s most talented musicians, including the great Ravi Shankar who was born here. If you’re unfamiliar with his genius, purchase without delay the CD “Chants of India”, produced by George Harrison, which comes highly recommended.

There are quite a few venues in Varanasi that either host Indian classical music concerts and / or teach Indian classical music. One such institution is the International Music Centre Ashram Varanasi organised by tabla player Shri Keshava Rao Nayak and santoor player Shri Shivaji Rao Nayak Kevale. The ashram hosts Indian classical music performances by up-and-coming artists. Concerts are held every Wednesday and Saturday all year round starting at 8pm for about two hours.

 

 

In addition to hosting concerts, International Music Centre Ashram Varanasi also teaches Indian classical music and yoga. If you’re interested in learning to play the tabla, sitar, santoor, sahanai, flute, sarangi, violin, mridangam, kathak or bharatnatyam dance, reiki, meditation or pranayam yoga, head over to the Ashram for more information on tuitions.

In addition to the Ashram, there are several musical instruments shops on Bengali Tola who also offer training in Indian classical music. If you’d like to learn to play the tabla (set of two small drums) in Varanasi, which is renowned for its tabla merchants, head for Triveni Music Centre (D24/38 Pandey Ghat) and ask for Nandlal. Nandlal and his father also stage regular concerts at Triveni.

Upcoming events listings can be found at restaurants in Bengali Tola off Dashashwamedh Road.

 

 

Getting to & from the International Music Centre Ashram Varanasi

 

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The International Music Centre Ashram Varanasi is located near Dasaswamedh Ghat. Hidden in the tangle of the backstreets off Bengali Tola, this family-run centre can be hard to find. There’s a small, easy-to-miss sign on Bengali Tola directing you to the Ashram. If you get lost, ask the locals for directions to the Ashram.

 

 

Tell us what you think. Do you want to listen to Indian classical music in Varanasi? Would you like to attend one of the concerts held at the International Music Centre Ashram? 

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