Khajuraho, MP, India, Feb 2017

Odissi dance Guru Smt Daksha Mashruwala's students of Kaishiki, Namrata Mehta, Subrata Tripathy and Dhruvi Saachi Jaiin. Khajuraho Dance Festival, Feb 2017. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Anurag Sharma and Mukta Sathe of Rita Mitra Mustaphi, Katha Dance Theater, USA. While adept in the classical Kathak vocabulary it is infused with contemporary sensibility acquired from interest in expression, rhythm works and movement idioms. Khajuraho Dance Festival, Feb 2017. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Khajuraho Vamana temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vamana, an avatar of the god Vishnu. The temple was built between assignable to circa 1050-75. It forms part of the Khajuraho Eastern Group of Temple Monuments, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Khajuraho Temples are all built on high platforms, several metres off the ground. The stone used throughout is either granite or a combination of light sandstone and granite. Each of these temples has an entrance hall or mandapa, and a sanctum sanctorum or garbha griha. The roofs of these various sections have a distinct form. The porch and hall have pyramidal roofs made of several horizontal layers. The inner sanctum's roof is a conical tower - a colossal pile of stone (often 30m high) made of an arrangement of miniature towers called shikharas.

Rita Mitra Mustaphi, Katha Dance Theater, USA. While adept in the classical Kathak vocabulary it is infused with contemporary sensibility acquired from interest in expression, rhythm works and movement idioms. Khajuraho Dance Festival, Feb 2017. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Sarika Prabhu Haris, of Rita Mitra Mustaphi, Katha Dance Theater, USA. While adept in the classical Kathak vocabulary it is infused with contemporary sensibility acquired from interest in expression, rhythm works and movement idioms. Khajuraho Dance Festival, Feb 2017. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Odissi dance Guru Smt Daksha Mashruwala and her student Tamanna Tanna of Kaishiki. Khajuraho Dance Festival, Feb 2017. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Odissi dance Guru Smt Daksha Mashruwala's student Tamanna Tanna of Kaishiki. Khajuraho Dance Festival, Feb 2017. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Dancer Rashmi Joshi, in traditional bharatnatyam dress at the Khajuraho Temple complex. Khajuraho - Land Of The Moon God. Located in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh (MP) and roughly 620 kilometers (385 miles) southeast of New Delhi. Khajuraho was the cultural capital of the Chandela Rajputs, a Hindu dynasty that ruled from the 10th to 12th centuries. The temples of Khajuraho are famous for their so-called "erotic sculptures".

Dancer Rashmi Joshi, in traditional bharatnatyam dress at the Khajuraho Temple complex. Khajuraho - Land Of The Moon God. Located in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh (MP) and roughly 620 kilometers (385 miles) southeast of New Delhi. Khajuraho was the cultural capital of the Chandela Rajputs, a Hindu dynasty that ruled from the 10th to 12th centuries. The temples of Khajuraho are famous for their so-called "erotic sculptures".

Angel Labonno and Deejay Biju of Lubna Marium's Shadhona Cultural Circle - A Center for Advancement of South Asian Culture, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Shadhona, participated for the second time in the prestigious four-decade old Khajuraho Dance Festival 2017 besides the amazing 10th century temples this time representing Bangladesh as the guest country. Khajuraho Dance Festival, Feb 2017. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Rita Mitra Mustaphi, Katha Dance Theater, USA. While adept in the classical Kathak vocabulary it is infused with contemporary sensibility acquired from interest in expression, rhythm works and movement idioms. Khajuraho Dance Festival, Feb 2017. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Sarika Prabhu Haris, Mukta Sathe, and Rita Mustaphi. Rita Mitra Mustaphi, Katha Dance Theater, USA. While adept in the classical Kathak vocabulary it is infused with contemporary sensibility acquired from interest in expression, rhythm works and movement idioms. Khajuraho Dance Festival, Feb 2017. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Anurag Sharma and Sarika Prabhu Haris of Rita Mitra Mustaphi, Katha Dance Theater, USA. While adept in the classical Kathak vocabulary it is infused with contemporary sensibility acquired from interest in expression, rhythm works and movement idioms. Khajuraho Dance Festival, Feb 2017. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Mukta Sathe taking a picture of Sarika Prabhu Haris, of Rita Mitra Mustaphi, Katha Dance Theater, USA. Khajuraho Dance Festival, Feb 2017.

Mukta Sathe taking a picture of Sarika Prabhu Haris, of Rita Mitra Mustaphi, Katha Dance Theater, USA. Khajuraho Dance Festival, Feb 2017.

Namrata Mehta of Kaishiki, which was started by Odissi dance Guru Smt Daksha Mashruwala. Khajuraho Dance Festival, Feb 2017. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Namrata Mehta of Kaishiki, which was started by Odissi dance Guru Smt Daksha Mashruwala. Khajuraho Dance Festival, Feb 2017. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Subrata Tripathy of Kaishiki, which was started by Odissi dance Guru Smt Daksha Mashruwala. Khajuraho Dance Festival, Feb 2017. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Subrata Tripathy of Kaishiki, which was started by Odissi dance Guru Smt Daksha Mashruwala. Khajuraho Dance Festival, Feb 2017. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Tamanna Tanna with Odissi dance Guru Smt Daksha Mashruwala. Khajuraho Dance Festival, Feb 2017. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

The wave by Odissi dance Guru Smt Daksha Mashruwala and her students of Kaishiki, Namrata Mehta, Subrata Tripathy, Dhruvi Saachi Jaiin, Anuradha Sanghvi and Tamanna Tanna. Khajuraho Dance Festival, Feb 2017. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Rita Mustaphi at Khajuraho Temples. Rita Mitra Mustaphi, Katha Dance Theater, USA. While adept in the classical Kathak vocabulary it is infused with contemporary sensibility acquired from interest in expression, rhythm works and movement idioms. Khajuraho Dance Festival, Feb 2017. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Rita Mustaphi, Katha Dance Theater, USA with Rashmi Joshi from Pune at the Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh during the Khajuraho Dance Festival, Feb 2017.

Lubna Marium's Shadhona Cultural Circle - A Center for Advancement of South Asian Culture, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Shadhona, participated for the second time in the prestigious four-decade old Khajuraho Dance Festival 2017 besides the amazing 10th century temples this time representing Bangladesh as the guest country. Lubna Marium, artistic director of Shadhona, curated the presentation, entitled 'Bangladesh --A Land of Myths and Rivers', which had four segments daily; dance performances; an exposition of Bangladesh's cultural practices through exquisitely painted 'pata-chitra', or scroll-paintings; a photographic exhibition on Bangladesh's rivers; and a display of the arts and crafts of Bangladesh, including the revival of Muslin weaving. Khajuraho Dance Festival, Feb 2017. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Khajuraho Dance Festival 20th Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Sanchita Bhattacharya is an Indian Odissi dancer. A disciple of both the two resurrector-doyens of Odissi, Gurus Mayadhar Raut and Padmabibhusan Kelucharan Mahapatra and a recipient of Kalpataru Award (2000). Sanchita is not only a spellbinding Odissi soloist , she has also represented Indian Classical dance in many prestigious world culture forums. Khajuraho Dance Festival 20th Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Sanchita Bhattacharya is an Indian Odissi dancer. A disciple of both the two resurrector-doyens of Odissi, Gurus Mayadhar Raut and Padmabibhusan Kelucharan Mahapatra and a recipient of Kalpataru Award (2000). Sanchita is not only a spellbinding Odissi soloist , she has also represented Indian Classical dance in many prestigious world culture forums. Khajuraho Dance Festival 20th Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Yasmin Singh, is an accomplished Kathak dancer championing Raigarh Gharana. 'Lucknow Gharana' is the other style of Kathak, in which she has a special interest. She believes in harmonization of different genres of Kathak. She is triple M.A in History, Social Work and Kathak. She also has MPhil Degree in History. She has a Bachelor Degree of Education.Presently she is working as a Director with Government of Chhattisgarh (Swachh Bharat Mission). Khajuraho Dance Festival 20th Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Yasmin Singh, is an accomplished Kathak dancer championing Raigarh Gharana. 'Lucknow Gharana' is the other style of Kathak, in which she has a special interest. She believes in harmonization of different genres of Kathak. She is triple M.A in History, Social Work and Kathak. She also has MPhil Degree in History. She has a Bachelor Degree of Education.Presently she is working as a Director with Government of Chhattisgarh (Swachh Bharat Mission). Khajuraho Dance Festival 20th Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Yasmin Singh, is an accomplished Kathak dancer championing Raigarh Gharana. 'Lucknow Gharana' is the other style of Kathak, in which she has a special interest. She believes in harmonization of different genres of Kathak. She is triple M.A in History, Social Work and Kathak. She also has MPhil Degree in History. She has a Bachelor Degree of Education.Presently she is working as a Director with Government of Chhattisgarh (Swachh Bharat Mission). Khajuraho Dance Festival 20th Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Anuj Mishra, Kathak dancer, belongs to the famous traditional family of musicians, gharana of Varanasi. Khajuraho Dance Festival 20th Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures. Anuj is the thirteenth generation of artists in his traditional musical family. His forefather Late Shri Shiv Kishore Mishra was renowned Sarangi player. His grandfather Late Shri Nanhu Mishra was a famous tabla maestro and his father Pt. Arjun Mishra is very famous and renowned kathak guru, dancer and choreographer learned under Late shri Ramnarayan Mishra in Kolkata and then by great legend Padamvibhushan Pt. Birju maharaj.

Anuj Mishra, Kathak dancer. belongs to the famous traditional family of musicians, gharana of Varanasi. Khajuraho Dance Festival 20th Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures. Anuj is the thirteenth generation of artists in his traditional musical family. His forefather Late Shri Shiv Kishore Mishra was renowned Sarangi player. His grandfather Late Shri Nanhu Mishra was a famous tabla maestro and his father Pt. Arjun Mishra is very famous and renowned kathak guru, dancer and choreographer learned under Late shri Ramnarayan Mishra in Kolkata and then by great legend Padamvibhushan Pt. Birju maharaj.

Sanchita Bhattacharya is an Indian Odissi dancer. A disciple of both the two resurrector-doyens of Odissi, Gurus Mayadhar Raut and Padmabibhusan Kelucharan Mahapatra and a recipient of Kalpataru Award (2000). Sanchita is not only a spellbinding Odissi soloist , she has also represented Indian Classical dance in many prestigious world culture forums. Khajuraho Dance Festival 20th Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Sanchita Bhattacharya is an Indian Odissi dancer. A disciple of both the two resurrector-doyens of Odissi, Gurus Mayadhar Raut and Padmabibhusan Kelucharan Mahapatra and a recipient of Kalpataru Award (2000). Sanchita is not only a spellbinding Odissi soloist , she has also represented Indian Classical dance in many prestigious world culture forums. Khajuraho Dance Festival 20th Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Jayashree Acharya was formally trained in Kathak dance by Shri Sant Gopal Mishra in Ayodhya and has studied under Guru Smt Reba Vidyarthi and legendary Master Padmavibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj. Jayashree has taught and performed Kathak in London as well as in various cities and venues across Europe for over the 10 years and in 2004 and set up her school in Gurgaon. Khajuraho Dance Festival 20th Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Jayashree Acharya was formally trained in Kathak dance by Shri Sant Gopal Mishra in Ayodhya and has studied under Guru Smt Reba Vidyarthi and legendary Master Padmavibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj. Jayashree has taught and performed Kathak in London as well as in various cities and venues across Europe for over the 10 years and in 2004 and set up her school in Gurgaon. Khajuraho Dance Festival 20th Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Jayashree Acharya was formally trained in Kathak dance by Shri Sant Gopal Mishra in Ayodhya and has studied under Guru Smt Reba Vidyarthi and legendary Master Padmavibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj. Jayashree has taught and performed Kathak in London as well as in various cities and venues across Europe for over the 10 years and in 2004 and set up her school in Gurgaon. Khajuraho Dance Festival 20th Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Jayashree Acharya was formally trained in Kathak dance by Shri Sant Gopal Mishra in Ayodhya and has studied under Guru Smt Reba Vidyarthi and legendary Master Padmavibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj. Jayashree has taught and performed Kathak in London as well as in various cities and venues across Europe for over the 10 years and in 2004 and set up her school in Gurgaon. Khajuraho Dance Festival 20th Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Jayashree Acharya was formally trained in Kathak dance by Shri Sant Gopal Mishra in Ayodhya and has studied under Guru Smt Reba Vidyarthi and legendary Master Padmavibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj. Jayashree has taught and performed Kathak in London as well as in various cities and venues across Europe for over the 10 years and in 2004 and set up her school in Gurgaon. Khajuraho Dance Festival 20th Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Jayashree Acharya was formally trained in Kathak dance by Shri Sant Gopal Mishra in Ayodhya and has studied under Guru Smt Reba Vidyarthi and legendary Master Padmavibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj. Jayashree has taught and performed Kathak in London as well as in various cities and venues across Europe for over the 10 years and in 2004 and set up her school in Gurgaon. Khajuraho Dance Festival 20th Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Jayashree Acharya was formally trained in Kathak dance by Shri Sant Gopal Mishra in Ayodhya and has studied under Guru Smt Reba Vidyarthi and legendary Master Padmavibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj. Jayashree has taught and performed Kathak in London as well as in various cities and venues across Europe for over the 10 years and in 2004 and set up her school in Gurgaon. Khajuraho Dance Festival 20th Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Jayashree Acharya was formally trained in Kathak dance by Shri Sant Gopal Mishra in Ayodhya and has studied under Guru Smt Reba Vidyarthi and legendary Master Padmavibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj. Jayashree has taught and performed Kathak in London as well as in various cities and venues across Europe for over the 10 years and in 2004 and set up her school in Gurgaon. Khajuraho Dance Festival 20th Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Shagun Butani is a leading exponent of Odissi and Seraikella Chhau. She has trained in Odissi under masters like Smt. Aloka Panikar and the late Guru Gangadhar Pradhan and in Seraikella Chhau from the late Guru Lingaraj Acharya and Guru Shashadhar Acharya. Khajuraho Dance Festival 21st Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Shagun Butani is a leading exponent of Odissi and Seraikella Chhau. She has trained in Odissi under masters like Smt. Aloka Panikar and the late Guru Gangadhar Pradhan and in Seraikella Chhau from the late Guru Lingaraj Acharya and Guru Shashadhar Acharya. Khajuraho Dance Festival 21st Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Shagun Butani is a leading exponent of Odissi and Seraikella Chhau. She has trained in Odissi under masters like Smt. Aloka Panikar and the late Guru Gangadhar Pradhan and in Seraikella Chhau from the late Guru Lingaraj Acharya and Guru Shashadhar Acharya. Though she has always firmly believed in the timeless and multi-faceted nature of our traditional dance forms she has constantly endeavoured to renew her sensibilities by studying other movement forms. She has studied American Contemporary Dance from Ms. Mary Anthony and Mr. Bertram Ross (Graham technique) in New York, and is an expert practitioner of yoga. Shagun is credited to be one of the very few women performers of Seraikella Chhau in the country. She was a part of a team that prepared the dossier on Seraikella Chhau on behalf of the Government of India to be presented to UNESCO. It has been selected by UNESCO to be in its list of Intangible cultural Heritage of 2010. Khajuraho Dance Festival 21st Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.

Yasmin Singh, is an accomplished Kathak dancer championing Raigarh Gharana. 'Lucknow Gharana' is the other style of Kathak, in which she has a special interest. She believes in harmonization of different genres of Kathak. She is triple M.A in History, Social Work and Kathak. She also has MPhil Degree in History. She has a Bachelor Degree of Education. Presently she is working as a Director with Government of Chhattisgarh (Swachh Bharat Mission). Khajuraho Dance Festival 21st Feb'17. Colorful and brilliant classical dance forms of India with roots in the rich cultural traditions offer a feast for the eyes during a weeklong extravaganza. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh are popular for their architectural wonders and sculptures.