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India’s Longest Travelling Folk Music Festival Returns To Bikaner
The 8th edition of the Rajasthan Kabir Yatra will take place from October 1 to 5, 2025, across Bikaner and surrounding villages.
An initiative of the Malang Folk Foundation, Rajasthan Kabir Yatra celebrates the poetry of mystics like Kabir, Mira Bai, Bulleh Shah, Amir Khusrau and Shah Latif, while offering a platform for Rajasthan’s folk artists. Known as a travelling spiritual journey, the festival combines music, storytelling, satsang and community life, hosted entirely by local communities. So far, it has reached over 100 villages in more than 14 districts of Rajasthan.
The 2025 edition opens in Bikaner with Santa Ra Awarna – A Tribute to Saints and Poets, featuring young Kabir folk sin