Bhubaneswar: Organised by Tridhara, the 18th Guru Debaprasad Das Award Festival, started yesterday, concluded here at Rabindra Mandap on Sunday.
The closing ceremony of this grand celebration began with the traditional lighting of the lamp by the esteemed guests, Prof. Prasanna Kumar Swain, Vice Chancellor, Utkal University of Culture; Guru Ratikant Mohapatra, Director, Srjan, and Dean, Faculty of Arts, Communication and Indic Studies, SSU; Guru Datuk Ramli Ibrahim, Eminent Odissi Dancer; Shri Simanchala Panda, Working President, Tridhara and Guru Dr. Gajendra Kumar Panda, Director, Tridhara.
The first presentation of the concluding evening was Solo Odissi dance by internationally acclaimed Odissi danseuse Madhavi Mudgal. Her first presentation was Abhinaya Bajilani Bajiba followed by Pallavi set to Rag-Gundakari and Tal-Adi. Next presentation was a solo Bharatnatyam dance by eminent Bharatnatyam Exponent of International repute Guru Chitra Visweswaran.
After that, the felicitation ceremony started. The prestigious Guru Debaprasad Award 2024 presented to Padma Shri Madhavi Mudgal (Odissi Dance); Padma Shri Chitra Visweswaran (Bharatnatyam); Padma Shri Ramlal Bareth (Kathak) and Padma Shri Guru Bhagabata Pradhan (Sabda Nrutya) by the esteemed guests of the evening.
After the award ceremony, senior dancers of Tridhara presented Odissi dance Sita Ram Bakyalapam from Valmiki Ramayan. The dance choreographed by Guru Dr. Gajendra Kumar Panda, music composed by Guru Gopal Chandra Panda and rhythm composed by Guru Sachidananda Das.
The solo and group odissi dances were enthralled the audiences till the end.
Photo courtesy: Tridhara
