Male Odissi dancers jump in the air during their shoot at the Konark beach close to the famous Konark Sun temple.&lt;br /&gt;
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These dancers have been mentored by the renowned Odissi dance teacher Guru Gangadhar Pradhan who unfortunately passed away last year. For more details on the festival and the organizers, take a look at:  &lt;a href=&quot;http://konarkfestival.com/&quot;&gt;http://konarkfestival.com/&lt;/a&gt; and  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.konarknatyamandap.org/&quot;&gt;http://www.konarknatyamandap.org/&lt;/a&gt;