See Orissa’s cultural canvas unfold itself at the Konark Festival, held every year between February 19 to 23. The dance and music feast is held on an open-air stage, against the backdrop of the grandiose World Heritage Site, the Sun Temple - if there’s an ideal festival venue, this one surely is. The aim of the four-day event is to preserve, promote and reinterpret the rich cultural heritage of Orissa and to raise cultural awareness.