Cultural medley
M. BALAGANESSIN
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The Navarathri festival at the Tiruvanaikaval temple included music, dance and much more.
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CELEBRATION: Group Dance at the Tiruvanaikaval festival. Photo: M. Moorthy
Apart from being places of worship, temples have been the epicentre for the promotion of arts and culture. The kolu mandapam and other open yards of the Sri Jambukeswarar temple at Tiruvanaikaval provided space for a feast of cultural programmes that were part of the Navarathri festival.
It all began with the colourful dance performance by students of the Abhinayaa School of Fine Arts, trained under Chitra Viswanathan. A Siva padam to the music of `Siva Shambho,' a shabdam describing the state of Goddess Parvathi awaiting Lord Siva was followed by a tarana, snake dance, and yet another padam `Devi Meenakshi Thayi' formed the repertoire. A tillana and gypsy dance followed, keeping the audience glued to their seats. Discourses by eminent scholars, recitals by budding dancers, music programmes by popular singers and noted folk artistes went down well with the devotees and music lovers.
A saxophone concert by T. G. R. Anandan and party marked the inauguration of the cultural part of the festival on October 4.
Vocal
A vocal recital and devotional songs by the Srirangam Sisters, M. Ramachandran and party from Madurai, Madurai Easwaran-Easwari, Kannammal Rengarajan of Srirangam, K. Ganamurthy and Jayabarathy kept the audience engaged during the other days.
Anooradha Sriram sang devotional songs highlighting the important events associated with the life of Sri Parasurama.
Bharatanaytam recitals by young artistes, J. Yuvaraj and the students of Sri Rajarajeswari Dance School was a feast for art-lovers.
On Sakthi
Another recital on `Sakthi Leelai' by senior artistes led by Revathy Muthusamy showcased various forms of Sakthi.
Religious discourses by Ilasai S. Sundaram, Director, AIR, Madurai, K. Sekar, principal, Urumu Dhanalakshmi College, Meera Sivakumar, B. Ravi, Arasumanian, Gugaseelaruban, S. K. Vaidyanathan, Murugesapandi, T. S. Thangamuthu and Sukisivam, were the other important events.
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