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The Hampi Utsav was a rich, three-day cultural extravaganza
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MAJOR HIT Over three lakh people witnessed the Hampi Utsav
A rich cultural treat regaled the over three lakh audiences that witnessed the Hampi Utsav - 2007, a three-day mega cultural festival of dance, music and drama, that concluded at the world-famous Hampi, the erstwhile seat of Vijayanagar Empire, recen
tly.
As usual, the variety ranged from classical and folk music, to classical and folk dance, drama (pouranik and social) art (painting) and photo exhibitions, literature (seminar, kavi goshti. To top it all, for the first time, nomadic tribes including Sudugadu Siddaru, Durga murgi, dombaru (acrobatics) - were given an opportunity to exhibit their cultural talents, which did not fail to attract the connoissuers.
Musicians such as Hariharan, Hamsalekha, Anuradha Paudwal, Ganapati Bhat and Geetha Javadekar (both Hindusthani vocal), pancha sitar recital by Balekhan and his team, dance by Sridhar
and Anuradha Sridhar, ballet by Maya Rao, Vasundhara of Mysore, Layalahari by Sukanya Ramgopal, clarinet and violin jugalbandi by Narasimhalu Vadavati and Mysore Manjunath, where among the artistes of national and international fame to enthral the lovers of art and music, at as many as six tastefully decorated stages,in and around Hampi.
The audience was carried away Anuradha Paudwal’s melodious singing and so was the case with the ghazals sung by Hariharan. As usual, dramas staged near the Sasivekal Ganesh, continued to get a very good response with people sitting through out till early mornings, rather unmindful of the nip in the air.
Janapada Vaividhya, folk dances by cultural troupes coming from various cultural zones, held the audience spell bound through their excellent performances. The Janapada Kalavahini, a procession of cultural troupes comprising various folk forms taken out on the concluding day (prior to the valedictory function), the display of fire works, kusti (wrestling), in which the audience had an opportunity to witness the matches of some of the national and international wrestlers, adventure and water sports, rural sports were among other attractions at the utsav. Karnataka Vaibhava, the sound and light show, held by the Song and Drama Division of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Bangalore, which completed its 200th show on November 5, was a major hit with the people.
M. AHIRAJ
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