Mangalore :   MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has stressed the need to promote and popularize Yakshagana the rich art of the coastal bet.

He was speaking at the Raghuramabhinandanam programem held at Town Hall on July 7, Saturday.Nalin also spoke on Puttige Raghuram Holla and his contributions to Yakshagana.

 Yaksha Manjusha Kulai and Dr Purushottam Bilimale who patronized Raghuram Holla, were honoured.

Balipa Narayana Bhagavathi, Mambadi Subrahmanya Bhat, Puttige Chandrashekhar Holla, Yakshagana artistes  and several others associated with Yakshagana including Padyana Ganapathi Bhat and Dinesh Ammannaya were honoured.

Vasudeva Asranna., Hereditary Trustee of Kateel Temple,  P Jayaram Bhat, MD of Karnataka Bank, Deviprasad Shetty, Convenor of Kateel Melas, T Shyam Bhat, Honoroary President of Raghuramabhinandanam Sammana Samithi, Harikrishna Punaroor, its President were present on the occasion.