3 months ago
3
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan witnessed high-voltage Kalaripayattu performances astatine the Ponniyathangam festival connected Thursday, spending implicit fractional an hr engrossed successful martial arts demonstrations that captivated a packed audience.
The 4th time of the festival saw galleries filled to capableness arsenic practitioners presented swift, fiery sequences featuring the Urumi, sword and shield, abbreviated sticks, fireball routines and combat drills. The Chief Minister watched the performances keenly from the stage, drafting applause from spectators.
Inaugurating the taste conscionable held arsenic portion of the Ponniyathangam celebrations, Mr. Vijayan said the festival had already earned wide nationalist acceptance. He noted that attendance had been rising each twelvemonth and expressed assurance that the lawsuit would proceed to turn stronger successful the years ahead.
Assembly Speaker A. N. Shamseer presided implicit the function. The Chief Minister besides launched a crippled exemplary connected Ponniyathangam, jointly developed by Thalassery Engineering College and the Kerala Professional Network.
Earlier, martial arts demonstrations were staged by the Ponniyathangam Kathirur Gurukul Memorial Kalari, Koyilandy Al-Mubarak Kalari and the Dubai Kalari Club. The programme besides featured a people creation contention and different performances, including a martial creation show from Thang Aham Yanab connected a abstracted stage.
More than 33 selected participants from crossed the country, attending arsenic portion of the Kerala Youth Leadership Academy, witnessed the festival. M. Gnaneshwar from Telangana said helium was mesmerised by the event, which showcased the accomplishment and practice of Kerala’s accepted martial art. Biraja Mishra from Odisha said the progressive information of radical crossed property groups and communities, including Muslims, was striking. “It is dissimilar what we spot successful immoderate different parts of the country. It reflects the taste richness and secular outlook of the radical here,” helium said.
Live performances by Sachin Warrier and Libin Scaria added to the evening’s taste line-up. Former Kerala Folklore Academy vice-chairman K. Kunhiraman, Kathirur grama panchayat president P. P. Sujaya, Eranholi grama panchayat president and different organisers attended the event.
