Music and Dance reviews – Margali Sangeethotsava

Margali Sangeethotsava

Sri Yadugiri Yathiraja Mutt celebrated the Margali Sangeethotsava last week, under the direction of H.H. Sri Yathiraja Jeeyar Swamiji. The festival comprised of vocal, veena and flute concerts and a dance recital too.

The inaugural programme of the Utsava was a musical feature on “Tulasi” by a 7 member musicians group led by Vidushi Lalitha Dwajan. Opening from the “Margali Thingal” from the Andal Thiruppavai, they proceeded with the “Brindavana Devi Namo Namo” of Purandara Dasa followed by “Yenu Dhanyalo Thulasi”. While the song of the chaaturmasya “Sasiyali Sakala” was in the ragamalike, the Thulasi Vivaha composition “Angaladolagella” was tuned in Nadanamakriya. There are separate “Aarathi Hadu” on Tulasi and Krishna. “Bhamini Baaro” was in Hindola and the other song was in Neelambari. Raga Shanmukhapriya was their choice for “Ollano Hari Kollano” and concluded with a Tulasi Mangala “Sri Tulasi Sri Hareeye”.

Aligning well with Sruthi Lalitha Dwajan, Vasumathi and Supreetha Manu sang in unison, accompanied by Bhargavi Narasimhan on violin, Lakshmi Das on veena, Dathatreya on flute and Kartheek on tabla.

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