Melattur Bhagavata Mela commences
The Hindu
The five-day annual Melattur Bhagavatha Mela Natya Natak Mahotsavam commenced at Mellatur near Thanjavur on Sunday.
The five-day annual Melattur Bhagavatha Mela Natya Natak Mahotsavam commenced at Mellatur near here on Sunday.
The Bhagavatha Mela festival organised by the Melattur Bhagavatha Mela Natya Vidya Sangam and Natak Trust was inaugurated by the Thanjavur prince Babaji Raja Bhonsle Chattrapati, the hereditary trustee of Thanjavur Palace Devasthanams.
Revathi Ramachandran, former Director of Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai, K.V. Satyanarayana, Kuchipudi dancer and N.V. Devi Prasad, former principal of Madras Sanskrit College, were special guests at the event held at Shri Nalli Kuppuswamy Auditorium, Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha Swamy temple, Melattur.
To preserve this ancient art form and for the benefit of future generations, Melattur Bhagavatha Mela Guru Kalaimamani R. Mahalingam has published eight out of 10 plays enacted by great Sri Venkatarama Sastri. This year, a book on “Rukmini Kalyanamu”, was released, according to an official release.
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