Bhubaneswar : The second evening of Rajarani Music Festival on the verdant premises of magnificent Rajarani temple bedecked with colourful lights and appliqué works presented two stalwarts- Guru Ramahari Das and Pt. Purbayan Chatterjee.
The dew-filled evening’s first programme was Odissi vocal recital by the great singer, music director, scholar and a versatile artiste Guru Ramhari Das. Guru Ramahari Das & Group started off with Odissi Raganga Prabandha – ‘Sarasa Jetiki, Bandhu Birasa Tetiki’ set to raag-Mukhari and tala-Ekatali followed by Jhulana Prabandha ‘Dekha Kunja Kede Sobha’ set to raag-Jhijhoti taal-Adatali. Their next presentation was Prabandha ‘Apurba Dekhili Ajare Sajani’ followed by ‘Madeli Re Baja Mardala’ set to raag-Malika and taal-Malika. They concluded with ‘Aha Dhanurdhara Bira’ written by Kabi Biswanath Khuntia. Guru Niranjan Patra on Mardala, Ajay Kumar Dash on Harmonium, Matru Prasad Das on Tanpura and Kumari Srusti Surupa Mishra on vocal lent a good support.
The presentation by Guru Ramhari Das and Group was marked by the flawless elaboration of Ragas, creativity and embellishment of the Ideation and beautiful melody and perfect layakaris.
In the second phase noted Sitar player Pandit Purbayan Chatterjee presented Sitar in Raga Puria Kalyan followed by different compositions blended with melody and rhythm. Flowing in the flow of the beauty and vitality of every melody type expressing the inherent Rasa and Bhava in the Sitar, the rasikas found transported to a different world unbeknownst.
Among others, director, tourism, Sachin Ramachandra Jadhav; director, Odia Literature, Language & Culture, Ranjan Kumar Das and secretary, Odisha Sangeet Natak Academy, Prabodh Kumar Rath attended the event.
The programme was anchored by Dr. Sangita Gosain and Anuja Tarini Mishra. Officers/ Staffs from Tourism Department, OTDC and Sangita Nataka Academy were coordinating during the festival.
By kalasanskruti
Photo courtesy: Odisha Tourism
