Sufi Art Festival in Ajmer begins from 27th to 29th Jan 2012

Light of the Sufi's , Sufi Art Festival took off today in the holy
city of Ajmer at the Al Ikhlas gallery with Hon'ble Minister for
Education , Rajasthan Mrs Naseem Akhtar Insaaf lighting the lamp on
the inaugural ceremony.

The opening of the Sufi Art festival began at 11 am with many
dignitaries of the city present at the event. Mrs Naseem Akhtar Insaaf
said that she was indeed delighted with the Sufi Art culture.
Moreover she felt the presence of the students of the Art Faculty of
various schools and college of Ajmer is very encouraging. She
congratulated the organiser Gulshaa Begum for bringing in the new
change through informative art and cultural events. She said the
Gallery will soon be a tourist delight too as the gallery takes you
back to the ancient era. Whenever one visits Ajmer, not to forget to
visit the Al Ikhlas Gallery.

The exhibition features collections related to mystical Sufism
incorporated with sacred art. The theme of light and enlightenment by
German Artist Michael Templin, The Paintings of Akash Suryavanshi , a
sufi artist with the theme of ' whilrling' and Persian calligraphy,
Prateeksha Suryavanshi with her theme of ' burining in passion',
jitendra patniwal with exclusive Paintings of the Ajmer Shariff Dargah
and sacred geometrical art by Gulshaa Begum .

Al Ikhlas is the first Art Gallery in the city of Ajmer. Gulshaa Begum
, Chairperson of Divine Abode says that we will be working towards
promoting the emerging artist as well as international artist with
regular exhibitions at the art gallery. A exhibition of Mughal art
will be held from 9th Feb until the 12th Feb by Artist Vijay Singh
Chouhan too. All entries to the festival is free of cost. We want to
spread the message of peace and oneness thru Sufi Art and Culture. We
would like to thank the chief Guest Mrs Naseem Akhtar Insaaf for her
esteemed presence, our guest , wellwishers, the artist and not the
least our esteemed patron Mr Sanjay Kaushik and our online partner
Buzzintown .com for their continued support and encouragement. Al
Ikhlas Art Gallery is presented in conjunction with Art and ideas, an
unprecedented three day festival in Ajmer city celebrating Islamic
Culture.

Date: 27th to 29th Jan 2012
Time: 1130 am to 0800 pm
Location: Al Ikhlas Gallery, Foysagar Road (Near Kajipura and Foysagar
city bus stop)
Website: www.sufipaintings.com
Mobile: +91- 7665555758