Folk artistes protest across TN over curbs on temple festivals
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Chennai, April 13 : Folk artistes across Tamil Nadu continued their protest for the second day on Tuesday over restrictions on temple festivals amid the surge in the number of Covid-19 cases in the southern state. Their main demand is that the festivals must be allowed with a cap on the number of people participating in them.
The folk artistes were expecting a good season, but the second wave of the pandemic has thrashed their hopes.
P. Velmanikyam, the secretary of the Tirunelveli unit of folk artistes, told IANS, After a total lockdown last year, we were expecting a good season this to make up for the losses. Unfortunately, it is not to be. We demand that the government should restrict the number of people coming to the temples by putting a cap on it, as a complete ban is totally unfounded.
Curtains go up again at Rasika Ranjana Sabha
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The hall reopened after a year-long hiatus with the dramatic rendition of ‘Pavalavalli Tirumanam’
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Folk artists perform ‘Pavalavalli Tirumanam’ at the Rasika Ranjana Sabha in Tiruchi on Sunday evening. | Photo Credit: SRINATH M
The hall reopened after a year-long hiatus with the dramatic rendition of ‘Pavalavalli Tirumanam’
The hall of the Rasika Ranjana Sabha in the city echoed with the sounds of musical instruments and enthusiastic artistes on Sunday after a year-long hiatus. The hall, which was closed as a precautionary measure against the spread of COVID-19, reopened with the staging of ‘Pavalavalli Tirumanam’, originally written by Sankaradas Swamigal. The resumption of theatre activities at the RR Sabha also marked the beginning of the World Drama Day celebrations undertaken by the Department of Art and Culture.