YAKSHA GAANA - LAVA KUSHA

Sunday 16th October 2016

Sudhindra Holla as SriRama

As a part of birth anniversary celebrations of Dr Kota Shivarama Karantha, Shivarama Karanth Vedike has organized YakshaGaana (LavaKusha) at 5.30pm on Sunday 16th Oct. at TaralaBalu Kendra, R T Nagara, NammaBengaluru. The event was presented by Suvarana Prasadhana YakshaGana Ranga, with renowned artists like ChandraKantha Rao as Bhagavatharu, Sudhindra Holla as SriRama in the main role and Manju Havyaka, Prashanth Hegde as Lava and Kusha.

Sage Valmiki with SriRama, LavaKusha

Brahmanas as comedy group

 Yakshagana is Dance Ballet with Dance, Heavy costumes, acting, dialogues and singing with accompaniments.

Lava-Kusha is story from Ramayana when SriRamachandra sends his brother Shatrughna and others with a horse to perform "AshvaMedha Yaaga" , This horse was tied up by Kusha, who was learning with his brother Lava and other brahmin vatus in great Sage Valmiki's Ashrama.

Lava and Kusha display great valour and courage in the battle with SriRama's subordinates and the army and kills them. Sri Rama was surprised by the great performance of the boys, and comes to find out about LavaKusha. In the ensuing dialogues, he finds out that they are his children born in Valmiki's Ashrama. SriRama;s wife Sita was sent to forest when she was pregnant and gave birth to Lava and Kusha, who became great worriers after getting training from Sage Valmiki.

with Ramachabdra Somayaji

The presentation of the story, dialogues, VeshaBhushana (Costume), singing (Bhagavatharu) accompanying Chande and Mridanga were simply Superb. The acting by Sudhindra Holla as SriRama, Prashanth Shetty and Manju Havyaka as Lava and Kusha deserves special commendation. It is possible to give such a performance only with years of training and dedication to the art.

The three and half hours of Yakshagaana was worth watching and lingers in mind even after the show is over. The comedy by Brahmin Vatus and the messenger was also good.

Written Monday 17th Oct.2016