10 tiger dance troupes to compete in the eighth edition of ‘Pili Nalike’ in Mangaluru on October 23
The Hindu
8th edition of 'Pili Nalike' (tiger dance) competition to be held in Mangaluru on Oct 23. 10 teams to perform, each comprising 15 members. Winners receive ₹5 lakh, runners-up ₹3 lakh, second runners-up ₹2 lakh. Celebrities to attend. Last year's winner has earned ₹20,000/month since performance. Prathistana provides financial aid to team members. Mega tiger dance programme in Mumbai in 2024.
The eighth edition of ‘Pili Nalike’ (tiger dance) competition of Pili Nalike Prathistana, Mangaluru will be held at the Urwa cricket grounds in Mangaluru on Monday, October 23.
Talking to reporters here on Friday, October 20, president of the Prathistana, Mithun Rai, who is also the General Secretary of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, said this annual event held during Dasara has grown leaps and bounds since its inception in 2014.
“We have not just made this traditional dance form popular across the country, but also helped performers and team members earn regular income from this art form. This event is being held to retain this traditional dance in its pure form,” said Mr. Rai.
As many as 10 teams have been selected to perform on October 23. They are Maruti Vyayama Shale Konchady, Junior Boys Chilimbi, Mulihitlu Games Team, Someshwara Friends Club, Bengre Mogaveera Friends, Mangaluru Friends Tigers, Team Golden Leaf Kavoor, Mulihitlu Friends Circle, Polali Tigers and Gorakshanatha Tigers. The Gorakshanatha Tigers team was the winner, while Polali Tigers team was runners-up in the event held last year. The Bengre Mogaveera team is new team featuring this year.
The programme will start at 10 a.m. Each team comprises of 15 performers. All the performers will get painted in different forms of tiger on the same day. The performance by each team will be for an hour. As per the tradition, females are not allowed to participate in the event, Mr. Rai said.
The winning team will receive a cash prize of ₹5 lakh, while the runners-up and second runners-up teams will receive ₹3 lakh and ₹2 lakh respectively. Cash prize of ₹50,000 will be given to best painter, ‘Kari Huli’ (black tiger), ‘Mari Huli’ (tiger cub), best ‘Tase’ (traditional music instrument), swining of’ ‘Akki ‘Mudi’, and dance. Each participating team will get participation amount of ₹50,000.
As the performance will go on till around midnight, ‘German’ tent will be erected in the ground where seating arrangements for 10,000 people is being made. Celebrities namely veteran actor Sunil Shetty, cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Jonty Rhodes, and popular Kannada actors Rishabh Shetty and Raj Shetty, will attend, he said.
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