Cultural medley enthrals Pushkar crowds

A variety of cultural events organised by the Department of Language and Culture at Tummalapalli Kshetrayya Kalakshetram, Indira Gandhi Municipal Corporation Stadium, Pavitra Sangamam on the apron of Prakasam Barrage on Monday, enthraled Pushkar crowds.

Koka Vijayalakshmi presented a Kuchipudi dance recital at Tummalapalli Kshetrayya Kalakshetram. B Suseela rendered devotional songs. B Nageswara Rao performed mimicry. `Guru Raghavendra Charitam’ verse drama was staged by Gangotri cultural organisation of Pedakakani. K Adikesava Rao and his troupe presented `Sarangadhara’ verse drama. All the cultural events were well-received by the audience.

Noted choreographer KVV Satyanarayana and his troupe staged Kuchipudi dance compositions at Indira Gandhi Municipal Corporation Stadium. The compositions included Dasavatharalu, Vinayaka Kowtham and Taragam, which regaled the audience. Violin maestro Annavarapu Ramaswamy presented an enchanting concert.

Fusion dance items were presented by Sangeeta Sharma of Delhi. Devotional songs were rendered by Mandha Sudharani. Film and TV artistes and anchors participated in the cultural programmes held on the apron of Prakasam Barrage. Singers Suneeta, Hemachandra and others rendered film songs. Youngsters in the crowd danced to the film numbers. Anchor Chandu conducted the show.