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{{Short description|International festival of music and meditation held in Pune, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox music festival
| name = OSHO Monsoon Festival
| image =
| caption =
| genre = [[Music]], [[Meditation]], [[Food]]<ref name="Y">{{cite news |title=Monsoon Festival at Osho Ashram begins today |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/monsoon-festival-at-osho-ashram-begins-today-5301405/ |accessdate=12 August 2018 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |location=[[Pune]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812150431/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/monsoon-festival-at-osho-ashram-begins-today-5301405/ |archive-date=2018-08-12 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| dates = 11–15 August
| location = [[Pune]], India
| years_active = 2010–present
| founders =
| attendance = 2500<ref name="A"/>
| capacity =
| website = {{URL|www.osho.com}}
}}
'''Osho Monsoon meditation and music festival''', popularly known as '''Osho Monsoon festival''', is an international festival of music and meditation held in [[Pune]], [[India]]. It is organised by Osho International Meditation Resort, a facility for followers of [[Osho]] (a spiritual leader more widely known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh). It is a 5-day annual event starting from 11 August till 15 August.<ref>{{cite news |title=Osho festival on August 11 |url=http://www.uniindia.com/osho-festival-on-august-11/other/news/950533.html |accessdate=10 August 2018 |publisher=[[United News of India]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812153903/http://www.uniindia.com/osho-festival-on-august-11/other/news/950533.html |archive-date=2018-08-12 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="A">{{cite news |script-title=hi:11 से 15 अगस्त के बीच मानसून उत्सव में हिस्सा लेने पुणे आएंगे ओशो प्रेमी |url=https://www.bhaskar.com:443/maharashtra/mumbai/news/osho-music-meditation-monsoon-festival-2018-5934716.html |access-date=10 August 2018 |publisher=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |language=Hindi |quote=Osho Lovers flocks to participate in monsoon festival between 11 - 15 Aug in Pune |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810110812/https://www.bhaskar.com/maharashtra/mumbai/news/osho-music-meditation-monsoon-festival-2018-5934716.html |archive-date=2018-08-10 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Famous festivals and tourist destinations to visit in India in the month of August 2015 |url=http://rendezvouswithtravel.com/famous-festivals-and-tourist-destinations-to-visit-in-india-in-the-month-of-august-2015/ |accessdate=12 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827044123/http://rendezvouswithtravel.com/famous-festivals-and-tourist-destinations-to-visit-in-india-in-the-month-of-august-2015/ |archive-date=2018-08-27 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="¢">{{cite news |script-title=mr:ओशो मॉनसून फेस्टिवल ची पर्वणी |url=http://epaperlokmat.in/articlenew.php?articleid=LOK_PCNX_20180810_2_2 |accessdate=12 August 2018 |publisher=[[Lokmat]] |language=Marathi |quote=Festive time of osho monsoon festival |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812150506/http://epaperlokmat.in/articlenew.php?articleid=LOK_PCNX_20180810_2_2 |archive-date=2018-08-12 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The festival hosts variety of Osho Meditations and International food festival throughout the day.<ref name="Y"/> During the night the Meditation Resort is filled with musical events.<ref name="Y"/> A total of approximately 71 different events are organised during the festival with participation of 2,500 participants across 152 cities and 17 states of [[India]].<ref name="A"/>

== Performances ==

The 5-day festival has most prominent musicians of India and abroad performing in the events throughout the day.

===2013 festival===

* Flute renditions by Bikramjit Singh
* Odissi performance by Asha Nambiar<ref>{{cite news |title=Monsoon magic |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/monsoon-magic/ |accessdate=10 August 2018 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812151348/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/monsoon-magic/ |archive-date=2018-08-12 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2015 festival===

* [[Sufi]] and [[Odissi]] dance performance by Zia Nath and troupe<ref>{{cite web |title=Tweet by Zia Nath |url=https://twitter.com/realmsofdance/status/631766242441822208 |accessdate=10 August 2018}}</ref><ref name ="u"/>
* Ojas Adhiya's band Samarpan performs<ref>{{cite web |title=Tweet by Ojas|url=https://twitter.com/ojastabla/status/632860802597257217?lang=en}}</ref><ref name ="u"/>
* Fusion band by Ravi aiyyar and Sanyass Celebration.<ref name ="u"/>
* Poetry recital by popular Indian poet, lyricist, musician, composer and film director [[Gulzar]], performance by [[Vishal Bhardwaj]] and [[Rekha Bhardwaj]].<ref name ="u"/>
* Meditators Got talent.<ref name="u">{{cite news |title=Osho Monsoon festival 2015 |url=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/oshonewsletter/oshonewsletter/russian/sep15/Russian_Osho_Monsoon_festival.pdf |accessdate=12 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812151016/https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/oshonewsletter/oshonewsletter/russian/sep15/Russian_Osho_Monsoon_festival.pdf |archive-date=2018-08-12 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2018 festival===

* Festival kickstarted with performances by flautist Bikramjit Singh and Mahesh Vinayakram(son of [[Grammy]] Award winner [[Vikku Vinayakram]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile of Mahesh Vinayakram |url=http://www.maheshvinayakram.com/profile/ |accessdate=12 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128185404/http://www.maheshvinayakram.com/profile/ |archive-date=2018-01-28 |url-status=live }}</ref> with Aparna Gandhi, a renowned Odissi dancer with Varda Vaishampayan & Priyasha Deochake.<ref name="Y"/><ref name="P">{{cite web |title=OSHO MONSOON MUSIC AND MEDITATION FESTIVAL INVITATION 2018 |url=http://www.osho.com/visit/events/festival |website=www.osho.com |accessdate=13 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114182405/http://www.osho.com/visit/events/festival |archive-date=2018-01-14 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Indian idol Season 4 participant Bhavya Pandit performed on 12 August.<ref name="Y"/>
* 13 August, a silent sitting with Milind Date and his band Fusion Ensemble and Mumbai-based band Aankh Micholi performed<ref name="Y"/>
* Violinist Avinash Jagtap performed during a silent sitting meditation.<ref name="Y"/>
* Rekha Bhardwaj and Vishal Bhardwaj also performed at the festival, and performance by Urja, led by sitarist Chintan Katti.<ref name="Y"/>
* Meditators got talent<ref name="¢"/>

===2022 festival===

After two years of pause the festival was held again in 2022. Total 71 different programs were held during the festival. Programs included Tai chi, Chi Gong, Active Meditation and Live music.<ref name="J">{{cite news |last1=Nath |first1=Dipanita |title=Osho Monsoon Festival brings together spirituality and celebration |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/osho-monsoon-festival-brings-together-spirituality-and-celebration-8085402/}}</ref>

* Hindi poets [[Surendra Sharma]], Ambar Kharbanda, [[Varun Grover (writer)|Varun Grover]] and Ashkaran Atal with Bollywood Director and Composer Vishal Bharadwaj performed on 12 August.
* Manipur-based flautist Bikramjit Singh and his band performed on the third day at the event Celebrating "Neo Sanyass"
* Playback singer Rekha Bharadwaj, with her band ''Azizon ki toli'' also performed at the festival.
* Meditators got talent.<ref name="J"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Music festivals in India]]

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