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Thanjavur Utsavam Day 1: February 11th, 2022

Thanjavur Utsavam

February 11, 2022 to February 13, 2022

Day 1– 11-2-2022 IYAL - Literature

Duration Minutes to Minute Program
8.45 am - 9.00 am Inauguration – Mangala isai – Nadaswaram by K. M. Uthirapathi and troupe
9.05 am - 9.15 am Vedic recitation
9.20 am – 9.35 am Tevaram sung by Oduvar (Temple singer) by Swaminathan Oduvar
9.40 am – 9.50 am Welcome Address – Dr.Sachchidanand Joshi, Member-Secretary, IGNCA
9.50 am – 10.00 am Concept presentation – Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam, Trustee, IGNCA 
10.00 am – 10.05 am Lighting the lamp & Inauguration by Prince of Thanjavur, Srimant Rajasri Babaji Rajah Bhonsle Chhatrapati
10.05 am – 10.15 am Inaugural address by Prince of Tanjavur
10.15 am - 10.20 am Vote of Thanks
10.25 am – 10.40 am Melaprapti & Alarippu by Bharatanatyam students of Guru Thanjai Herambanathan
10.45 am – 10.55 am A ritualistic Kauthwam by Charumathi Chandrasekaran, granddaughter of Guru Kittappa Pillai, a descendant of the Tanjore Quartette
TEA BREAK
11.30 am –11.50 am Lecture by Dr. Selvaraj: History of Tanjavur – A bird’s eye view
11.55 am– 12. 15 pm Online Lecture by Prof. Dr. G. Deivanayagam: The unique architectural grandeur of the Big Temple
12.20 pm – 12.40 pm Online Lecture by Sri. Aravinth Kumaraswamy (Singapore) 
LUNCH BREAK
4.00 pm – 5:00 pm Kavi Arangam: Poets Confluence - Isai Kavi Sri. Ramanan & group
5.15 pm –6.15 pm Performance by Dr. Pramila Gurumurthy: Harikatha
6.30 pm –7.30 pm Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam’s Nrithyodaya artistes, Mahati Kannan, Ramya Venkatraman, Srinidhi Vivekanandan,  present the Premier show of  “Sangam to Sadir – Pearls from Tamil Literature in dance form”
7.45 pm – 8.45 pm  Guru Kalyanasundaram Pillai’s Rajarajeswari Bharatanatya Kala Mandir, Mumbai presenting Bharatanatyam Margam

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