AISHWARYA - MURALI WEDDING

BRIDE BEING BLESSED BY MOTHER

CLOSE FAMILY RELATIONS

SUMUHOORTHA SAVADHANA

Wedding of Aishwarya with Muralidhar was fixed for May 20, 2015 at Puttur Shri DurgaParameshwari Temple. Aishwarya is daughter of Mayagundi Bhaskar Bhat, who is my sister's son, it's a close family wedding. Travelled to Udupi on 19th May by Durgamba sleeper bus. Reached Udyavar at 7.30am, had bath, breakfast, took the car and reached the vnue by 9am.

Had another bout of breakfast and wedding muhurthum was at 10.30am and was there promptly with family members.

FAMILY GROUP

It was traditional brahmin wedding with girl carried by her sodara mava, exchanging garlands , when the screen separating the bride and groom was removed. Afterwards other formalities of Kanyadaana, mangalyam tantu naanena, sapta padi etc etc....
Then grand lunch follows...... MADUVE OOTA..... special sweets, chiroti, laddu etc etc....
Next day's BEEGARA OUTHANA was at KunjaruGiri Temple near Katpadi. The same evening left for Bengaluru by Durgamba sleeper.
writtrn on Wednesday 27th May 2015

PANCHAMADA INCHARA - YAKSHAGANA

24th May 2015

Maiyas sponsored Yakshagana called  SU-DARSHANA YASKHAGANA was organized on Sunday, 24th May 2015 from 10am to 9 pm. Since it was 5th year running, it was named as PANCHAMADA INCHARA, five different Yakshagana Prasanga, two hours each,  by fanous Yakshagana Kalavidaru.
the program started with Deepanjali at 10 am.
The five PRASANGA presented were:
1.  Satyabhama - by Thenku Thittu.
2. Urvashi-IndraNadana - Neelkodu Shankara Hegade, Sudheendra Holla, Janardhana Hande and others.
3, Subhadra- Arjuna - Sujayeendra Hande, Mantapa Prabhakar Upadhya and others
4. Mandodhari-Dashanana : KondadhaKuli RamachandraHegade, and others.
5. VijayaShri PanchaPandava: Vidyadhara Jalavalli and others.
Apart from the above, there was SIMHA NRUTYA by Dhareshwara Mohana Hasyagara.

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SUDHEENDRA HOLLA

SUJAYEENDRA HANDE

ORGANIZERS WITH Mr & Mrs Sadananda Maiya

All the presentations were excellent, costumes, dances, singing and dialogues. Stories from MahaBharatha or Ramayana were nicely narrated, some of the dialogues even applies today.
Janardhana Hande and team worked hard and put up an excellent free show with lunch, tea and dinner. Thanks to Dr P SadanadaMaiya for his keen interest and support for Yakshagana.

written Tuesday 26th May 2015

MAKKALA YAKSHAGANA

Wednesday, 13 May 2015
GURUNARASIMHA KALYANA MANDIRA, BENGALURU

The occasion was wedding celebrations of Ashwini-Kiran at GuruNarasimha Kalyana Mandira, Bengaluru.... The previous evening was the day for get-together of bride and the groom's party. As most of the assembled people were Yakshagana lovers, a bayalaata was organized by the children of Yakshagana Kendra, Manipal. The prasanga was VEERA ABHIMANYU.

Yakshagana is the leading traditional theatre of Karnataka. It has an unbroken tradition, which goes back to the 15th century. Being removed from the principal seats of power and hidden in the coastal tracts of Karnataka it was one of the last styles of dance drama to attract national attention.Yakshagana brings together stunning costumes, powerful music and imaginatively choreographed dance to create a theatre form that thrills the audience while instructing them in the basics of Indian culture, philosophy and dharma.

VEERA ABHIMANU

After the defeat of Bhishma on the tenth day of the Mahabharata war, Drona is appointed as the commander of the Kaurava armies. Drona proposes to station the Kaurauva forces in a circular formation (chakravyuha) on the next day of the battle. This special formation will be impregnable to anybody except Arjuna. If Arjuna is kept off the battlefield for the day, Drona will be able to capture the other four Pandavas. Pleased with the suggestion, Duryodhana sends the Samasaptakas to keep Arjuna engaged at a distant battlefront.

At the side of the Pandavas, Dharmaraja (Yudhisthira) is worried: who else than Arjuna can break the chakravyuha formation? Then Arjuna's son, Abhimanyu, comes forward and requests Dharmaraja to be chosen as the one who can do so: he learnt the technique of breaking the circular form when he was still inside his mother Subhadra's womb, because he overheard her and Krishna talking about it when she was pregnant of Abhimanyu. Dharmaraja tries to dissuade Abhimanyu from fighting saying that he is too young, but ultimately yields to his nephew's persistent request. Next the young hero goes to Subhadra, asking her for her blessing. Subhadra tries to dissuade Abhimanyu from his mission, but he refuses to listen to her.

Abhimanyu fights his entry into the battleground. He slays Saindhava who is guarding the entrance. Unable to endure the missiles of Abhimanyu, Drona resorts to tricks to defeat him. He instigates Karna to attack Abhimanyu from behind and chop off his hands that hold his bow. Abhimanyu uses the wheels of his chariot as weapons and charges at his enemies. All the prominent leaders of the Kaurava forces—Drona, Karna, Salya, Kaurava, Dushasana, and Saindhava—join hands to attack Abhimanyu. Finally, they succeed in vanquishing him. Abhimanyu is dead. Ashamed of having slain a child in a battle of unequal forces, the crest-fallen Kauravas return to their camps.

Children of makkala yakshagana koota presented the play beautifully, the dance, dialogues and the singing by "Bhagavataru" Satish Kedlaya was superb.

Ashwin-Kiran Wedding Reception

PIKU - MOVIE

Watched on Tuesday 12th May 2015 at PVR Cinemas, The Elements Mall, Nagavara.
PIKU - Movie is a comedy with Amithab Bacchhan (Bhaskor Banerjee), Piku (Deepika Padukone),  architect, daughter of Banerjee are the main charaxtors and of course Rana Choudhary (Irrfan), Taxi service owner, apparently has a subtle love and hate relationship with Piku.
Put a grouchy, old, constipated man, his extremely rude daughter and complaining relatives together at a dining table, and you'd expect some emotional drama and fireworks. At Piku’s table, though, there is only one conversation: on constipation.
The old, constipated man introduces himself simply as “Bhaskor Banerjee, Bangali”. And like a true Bengali, he is proudly critical of anything and everybody. As he puts it, he is “brutal and honest.” So much so that he doesn’t believe in respecting his 30-year-old single daughter’s privacy to ward off a suitor. He bluntly tells the doomed suitor that Piku is “sexually independent”.
The selfish old man, doesn't want his daughter to get married, as he is dependant on her.

The road trip is accompanied by a big wooden chair with a potty hole in the centre. The kissa kursi ka continues with even more fervour as Rana starts impressing the shamelessly khadoos Bhaskor with his own constipation remedies.

This leads to the most remarkable scene between the two actors — Bachchan and Irrfan — with Irrfan at his candid best, performing the idea of squatting at an Indian toilet, but on a bed and suggesting Bhaskor try the same on the Western commode. The ease of the two actors' comic timing is reminiscent of Bachchan in his older Hrishikesh Mukherjee movies, like Chupke Chupke.

Piku presents a very realistic view of a typical Indian family. The film has life as it is, minus any over-the-top idealistic relationships or preachy morals. The film harps on the simplicity of reality, gently tugging on your heartstrings. 

An emotionally rich and endearing film, Piku is a heart-warming experience that every Indian who has lived with ailing or ageing parent will connect to. Independent women who juggle their professional and personal lives with domestic responsibilities are likely to identify more with it.

A good entertaining movie and relationships well expressed.

written Wednesday 13th May 2015

DRAMA FESTIVAL GATHI

CHOWDIAH MEMORIAL HALL, BENGALURU

Academy of Music has organised a three-day drama festival starting May 1 at Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Vayyali kaval, Bengaluru, 

The event will start off with the release of two books of plays, Nimiththa and Gathi , both written by S.N. Sethuram. Gathi was staged at 7 p.m., under the direction of Mr. Sethuram.

The finale will see the staging of the drama Samayakkondu Sullu by Bhargavi Narayan.

The plays will be staged from 6 p.m. onwards at Chowdiah Hall, Vyalikaval from May 1. The Hindu is the media partner for the event.
The drama is a hillarious one, with Ramesh in financial problem, trying to avoid his relations coming to his house for various reasons, staying there and demanding lot of things.

We witnenssed two days of events in the evening. 

AYURVEDIC TREATMENT

APRIL 2015

MANJUNATHA AYURVEDIC HOSPITAL, UDYAVARA

PHYSIO - TRACTION

Ayurveda is a healthcare system of vedic origin, estimated to be 5000 years old. Ayurveda has a comprehensive view of human health, where health is determined not only in terms of state of the body, but also of mind and spirit.The theme is BALANCE..... balance among the different system within the body, balance among the body, mind and soul, balance between mankind and environment. Managing deiseases is restoring balance usuing natural resources.
Thus Ayurveda is about nature, mankind and health.

PANCHAKARMA

Panchakarma includes 5 therapeutic procedures that are indicated to the person suffering from different types of diseases. Our human body is made up of doshas (functional elements), dhatus(structural elements) and malas (waste products). There are three doshas in our body, namely vata, pitta and kaph. These three doshas have specific functions to be carried out in our body and their balance is responsible for our health, while a loss of balance is known to cause diseases. The panchakarma procedures bring these doshas to their normal balance thus restoring complete health. The practice revolves around 5 therapies, they are:

• Vamana – induced vomiting (for disturbed kaph dosha)
• Virechana – induced purgation (for disturbed pitta dosha)
• Basti – Medicated enema (for disturbed vata dosha)
• Nasya – for diseases of the head
• Raktamokshan – Bloodletting (for doshas disturbing blood

Seven days of panchakarma therapy was taken from 17th April to 24th April at SDM Ayurvedic Hospital, Udyavara, Udupi. Dr Niranjan Rao was the doctor incharge. 

The procedure followed were:

1. Enema

2. Oil massage and abhyanga

3. Kati Basti for disc prolapse , Scieatica

4. Physio Therapy

5. Alepa.

KATI BASTI

Rejuvanation and relaxation occurs after each therapy.  Oil massage for 30 minutes with two people giving massage to the body. 

Kati Basti is the hot oil treatment for disc herniation and pain.

Physio Therapy is the usual allopathy treatment of Traction, Interferential Treatment (IFT) or TENS and hot pad therapy for an hour,

Alepa is medicinal paste for the whole body, keep for an hour or two and take bath.

The normal food was coming from Sujatha's (Nalini's sister in Udyavara), brought to the room by none other than qualified Ayurvedic Doctor, Dr Smitha (Sujatha's daughter)

The Doctor advised that if pain doen't subside, go through another routine after a couple of months.

However, it was a good experince.

written 4th May 2015

ANOTHER VISIT TO SHRINGERI

Sunday, 26th April 2015

Shringeri is the famous place, where Sharadamba Temple is centre of attraction. This temple and the Goddess radiates lot of energy from within, which attracts lot of visitors throughout the year.
We started of from Udupi at 8 am by with Nalini, Vijaya and Smitha. After having breakfast at Hebri at Badekillayas Hotel, reached Kigga, a small place, which has Rushya Shrangeshwara Temple.
After visiting, we reached Shringeri, a distance of 20 km . Being Sunday and school holidays time, there were lot of visitors. 
The new entrance called GOPURA, is being given final touches and the entrance to the temple is through the side doors. 

The Sharadamba temple in Shringeri was established by Sri Shankaracharya when he established the Sharada Peetham Matha here. It is a beautiful temple, set in the Malnad region. Shringeri is located on the banks of the river Tunga. It is a famous pilgrimage center and very important for the followers of Shankaracharya.

Sri Shankaracharya was travelling across the country with his disciples. when he reached this spot, known as Shringa Giri, because the hill here was the place of the ashram of Vibhandaka Maharishi and his great son Rishyashringa. 

When Sri Shankara came to this place, he saw a strange scene – a cobra had reared up and spread its hood, to provide shade from the hot sun for a spawning toad. He was enchanted by this sight. Saraswathi Devi, who was with him in the form of a young girl named Bharathi, decided to stay here. Adi Shankaracharya also decided to stay here and set up the Shringeri Sharada Peetham, one of the five Mathas he established in various parts of India. It is said he spent twelve years here. 

written Thursday, 30th April2015

SIRIMANE FALLS

Sunday, 26th April 2015

A beautiful waterfalls near Shringeri has lot of potential for tourist attractions. It's fresh water falling from the rocks, amongst natural surroundings. Five km road from Kigga is not so good, but motorable. One has to walk down about 80 steps to reach the falls. There are changing rooms and one can walk down under the falls and enjoy.

We had to come up after 45minutes at the falls, as it started raining heavily and the steps were slippery to come up. There were lot of tourists, young and old.

Sirimane Falls is located at a distance of 5 km from Kigga near Sringeri, a popular pilgrim center.
Kigga, a small village which houses to beautiful waterfalls. Kigga is about 16 kms from Sringeri. Water from falls feeds coffee estates and paddy fields in the downstream. A moderate entry fee is collected to maintain the walkways and viewpoints. The money collected also supports a small hydraulic power plant which is built adjacent to falls which lights Kigga houses. The entire activity is controlled and maintained by local bodies.
The place is in the process of improving for attraction of tourists.
written Thursday, 30 April 2015

M G PRASAD - WELL WISHER

11th April 2015

KatriGuppe, Bengaluru

Mysore Govinda Prasad known to us since 1978 when I was working as a teacher in Doma GSS Gombe, Nigeria. He also came to Gombe as Maths Lecturer at Teacher's college and since there were very few Indians, we became close family friends.
He hails from Mysore wher his grandfather was Asthan Vidwan for Maharaja of Mysore .
His wife Nagamani and son Trivikram Prasad (Bachu), he was 13years,
As there were not much of entertainment in that samll place Gombe, we used to have get-together, picnic and travelling our by car for long distances.

in 1964

The saga continued till 1985, when he left for Dubai to work in Our Own English High School.
The very next year, I also got the job to teach Physics in the same school and our fellowship continued. We used to go for outings, picnics and often get-togethers continued. He became Supervisor in the school and then later shifted to corporate office.
Due to Nagamani Prasad's health issues, In 2002, he relocated himself with his wife to Bangalore and and his son Bachu was married and had twin girls, also settled in Bangalore.
Mr Prasad is a jovial person and he always has a humourous angle for any issue. He passed his Sanskrit highest exam at the age of 75 years and also took part in 10 km marathaon.
I was also relocated to Brngaluru in the year 2010, when we could continue our fellowhip and seeing each other often.

on 7th April 2015 at Bengaluru

It's now April 2015, he decided to relocate again to Mysuru, with his wife, where he feels it is  more comfortable than Bengaluru.
We wish him happy, healthy and peaceful life in the years to come.
written Saturday, 11th April 2015

VIDYABHUSHANA - MUSIC CONCERT

Wednesday, 8th April 2015
SheshadriPura College, Bengaluru

Concert in progress

Another evening well spent attending music concert of Naadoja Dr Vidyabhushana at Sheshadripuram, Namma Bengaluru.
Vidyabhushana is a vocalist from Karnataka. He sings devotional songs, chiefly Haridasa compositions, and carnatic classical music.He has hundreds of albums to his credit, mainly devotional songs in Kannada and has given many concerts all over the world. His first album was the extremely popular "Dasara Padagalu" and the 100th - "Tanu Ninnadu Jivana Ninnadu". Performing for more than 20 years, he has traveled to many countries including a successful tour across the length and breadth of USA in 1999., He was honoured with the title of Sangeetha Vidya Nidhi in 1994. He was also honoured the Doctorate by Hampi University. Sri Vidyabhushana began to learn music when yet very young, from his father late Sri Govindacharya, and for several years was an ardent disciple of Sri B. V. Narayana Aithal of Udupi. In the later years he got training from the famous musician, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri R.K.Srikantan and then from the well known exponent T V Gopalaksrishnan.

FELICITATIONS

He continues his constructive activities in music, and the spread of devotion and service to the community through "Bhakti Bharathi Prathistana", a trust for which he is the founder trustee. This trust conducts extensive musical programs to commemorate Shri Purandara Dasara Aradhana and other events. Presently he is constructing "Purandarashrama" in Bangalore.
He is a native of Dakshina Kannada district. He lives with his wife and two kids in Bangalore. He was the pontiff of Kukke Subramanya Mutt before becoming a full-time singer.

At the Sri Seshadripuram Ramaseva Samithi, Vidyabhushana was honoured for his 25 years of performances, without a break at the samithi. “When I started singing for the samithi, I used to see only sand around the college premises where people sat and listened even for four hours at a stretch. The ambience and open-air cool breeze has always been inviting,” says Vidyabhushana, who holds a Doctorate in ‘Haridaasa Haadugalalli Sangeetha,’ from the Hampi University.

after the concert....

written on Thursday 9th April2015