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Devotees of Lord Shiva and connoisseurs of classical euphony were treated to a night-long philharmonic extravaganza during the Maha Shivaratri celebrations organised by Siri Samskrutika Samsthe astatine Sirguppa successful Ballari territory connected Sunday.
The item of the evening was a captivating Hindustani classical recital by renowned vocalist Pandit Kaivalya Kumar Gurav.
Pandit Kaivalya Kumar Gurav, who is besides Chairman of the Pandit Basavaraj Rajguru National Memorial Trust, Dharwad, enthralled the assemblage with his affluent dependable and heavy bid implicit classical traditions and sustained their attraction done an immersive show that reflected some assistance and artistry.
On the occasion, helium was conferred the Kalaa Shrestha rubric by the organisers successful designation of his publication to Indian classical music.
Adding to the grandeur of the celebrations was a percussion ensemble led by well-known Mridanga artiste Aanur Anantakrishna Sharma and his team, a diagnostic introduced for the archetypal clip astatine the yearly event. The ensemble emerged arsenic 1 of the large attractions of this year’s programme.
The assemblage was mesmerised by a solo tabla recital by noted artiste Rimpa Shiva from Kolkata and a soulful sitar recital by Chhote Rehmat Khan, a distinguished sitarist from Dharwad.
Senior vocalist Parmeshwar Hegde, recipient of the Rajyotsava Award and Purandara Sangeeta Award, besides rendered classical compositions, on with performances by Hafis Khan and the jugalbandi duo Naushad and Nishad.
Vocalists Sangita Khakandki and Jayalakshmi M.S., a promising young talent, enriched the evening with classical renditions, Daasa Keertanas and Vachanas.
The programme besides had a graceful Kuchipudi creation show by Basavaraj Balkundi and an further sitar recital by Bhagyashree.
Accompanists included elder tabla artiste Pandit Saatlinga Desai Kallur and his sons Malemallesh Hugar and Raghunandan Gopal (all from Dharwad), on with M. Ahiraj from Ballari connected the tabla.
Panchakshari Hiremath, Satish Kolli, Chidambar Joshi and Pollux Hanumanthappa provided harmonium support, portion Venkatesh Purohit accompanied connected the taala.
Sri Siddalinga Swamiji of Virakta Mutt, Olaballari, the erstwhile MLA T.M. Chandrashekaraiah, president of Siri Samskrutika Samsthe Gopal Reddy, Superintending Engineer Y.L. Krishnareddy, advocator H.K. Mallikarjunaiah Swamy and president of the Rice Mill Owners Association N.G. Basavarajappa were among others present.
The yearly Shivaratri euphony festival, organised for implicit 3 decades by Siri Samskrutika Samsthe, erstwhile again reaffirmed its estimation arsenic a cherished taste contented blending devotion and classical artistry.
