Kudamaloor Janardhanan on the flute

Kudamaloor Janardhanan on the flute

 

 

 

Swathi Sangeethotsavam at Leve Hall, Krishnavilasom Palace, Fort

Adoor P Sudarshanan concert

Adoor P Sudarshanan at Levee hall, Fort  Thiruvananthapuram. Swathi Sangeethotsavam organised by Doordarshan kendra

Veena concert at Levee Hall

Anantha Padmanabhan and Anand Kaushik on the Veena at the Swati Sangeetothsawam conducted by Doordarshan Kendra, Thiruvananthapuram, at Levee Hall, fort.

Vehicle Arts

Vehicles in Asia, especially, trucks, tuk-tuks and taxis have very interesting slogans and artwork. Here is a sample.

Vehicles on the day of Attukal temple Pongala festival, 2013.

Banana boat, ..er truck on Trivandrum by-pass road.

Free auto service

Many autos in Thiruvananthapuram offer free rides to devotees during the Attukal pongala

Odishi at Nishagandhi 2013

Sharmila Biswas and her troupe from Odishi Vision and Movement Centre performed at Nishagandhi amphitheatre on Tuesday. She is a discipline of Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra. 
The four part offering was titled "Chaturmukhi". The opener, "Devi Bharni' was dedicated to Goddess Sambaleshwari. (is Sambalpur named after this Devi?). This was followed by 'Trikayee' exploring dance, music and rhythm. 'Leela' which followed was an Abhinaya of an episode involving Radha and her sakhi. The concluding number, Moksha  was a joyous celebration of beauty and liberation. 

OS Arun at Swathi Sangeethotsavam

On the last day of Swati Sangeethotsav, OS Arun regaled the audience with his unique style. here he is singing "Shyama Mohana"