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World’s first dance performance on Ganesha Avataras’ Story

The event also befittingly marks the South Asian Heritage Month celebrations in the U.K., a report by Asian Lite News

Aadya Pujya organised by Sanskruti Centre for Cultural Excellence at The Bhavan, London becomes the first dance performance ever on Ganesha Avatara Stotra from Mudgala Purana. The event was part of promoting Sanskrit and Indian Culture in collaboration with the Central Sanskrit University, New Delhi.

The event also befittingly marks the South Asian Heritage Month celebrations in the U.K., as Sanskrit and classical dances bear the history and heritage of millennia

Ganesha Avataras

The captivating Music and Dance showcase included presentation by thirty-eight young and professional artists to a hall full of enthralled audience.

Traditional lighting of the lamp by Dr MN Nandakumara, Dr Rishi Handa, Tejendra Sharma, Cllr Karthik Bonkur and Cllr Sharad Jha was followed by Veena recital by renowned artist Pramod Rudrapatna. He was accompanied on Mrudangam by Satheesh Gummadavelly. Dances by Shayaree Priya Meghe from India, Shreya Khare and Kritika Vulchi’s Ganapati were impressive.

Pramod Rudrapatna on Veena, Satheesh G on Mrudangam

The sublime finale piece of eight forms of Ganesha was performed in Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Mohiniattam, Kuchipudi, Kavadi dance styles and noteworthily included Kalaripayattu martial art movements. Performed by Anvi Prabhu, Hrishikesh Kizhikkiyil, Lakshmi Pillai, Manju Sunil, Monidipa Seal, Ragasudha Vinjamuri, Sanvika Kommineni and Sree Lalitha Kotla, the stories of demons such as Matsarasura, Ahamkarasura, Krodhasura, Madasura, Lobhasura, etc. conquered and subdued by Ganesha in his various Avataras of Vakratunda, Dhumravarna, Lambodara, Vighnaraja, Mahodara were profound as they focused not only on spiritual wisdom, but also on how challenges can be overcome through resilience, realisation and moral conduct.

Invocation by Sanskruti Students

Adithi Mote, Ahana Hegde, Ananya, Anuja Tirumalasetti, Ayati Yuvaraj, Devanshi Uppula, Diya Viswanath, Diya Shanmugam, Meera Shaji, Sanvitha Gunda, Sai Samruddhi Vuthpala, Shravani Sivashankar, Sucheta Mangalagiri, Sweccha Manikireddy, Vanamala Acha, Vinmai Gopathi, and Yoshitha Chamarthi, Deekshaga Saravanan, Janani Rajesh, Jananyasri Karthik, Madhusri Prasanna, Sanvi Kumar, and Sanvi Pavan have presented invocations to Ganesha. Music was composed and sung by Phani Narayana.

Attendees have responded enormously to the content of the event, anchored by Radhika Joshi and Sushil Rapatwar. The evening concluded with food from Shreeya’s Restaurant, coordinated by Harinath Lingala and Renu Gidoomal.

Invocation to Ganesha by Sanskruti students
Dhumravarna conquers Ahamkarasura
Guests of Honour at Aadya Pujya event
Manju, Anvi and Monidipa
Sanvika, Lakshmi, Sree Lalitha
Hrishikesh Kizhikkiyil
Shreya and Kritika
Shayeeree Meghe
Ganesha Anjali
Anchoring by Radhika Joshi
Vote of Thanks
Ragasudha as Vakratunda