The 39th edition of the 8-day-long festival, Vasundharotsava-2023, was inaugurated on Nov. 4 by Kamakshi Devi of Mysore Royal Family along with Poorna Devi KemprajUrs from USA and Rotary North President M.K. Sridhar as chief guests at Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on JLB Road in city.
The first day programme comprised a solo choreography by Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy called ‘Pavana Ganga’ for which Script and Lyrics were written by Dr. Jyothi Shankar and music composed by Vid. Srikanth. This musical encapsulated the story of descent of Mother Ganga onto Earth as result of Saint Bhagirath’s penance to wash away the sins of his forefathers and to grant them Moksha (Liberation). The performance was set in Vasundhara Bani with full of nritta, sublime abhinaya, sancharis, sculpturesque postures for a duration of 1-and-a-half hours. It was indeed a mesmerising masterpiece.
