Udupi : “Yaksha Vasantha”a three-day Kuchipudi Yakshagana demonstration, review   programme was organised at MGM College  under the joint aegis of Yakshagana  Academy, Shambhavi Dance School, Manipal Academy, MGM Yakshagana Kendra and Mangalore University Yakshagana  Study Kendra.

Inaugurating the programme, Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji of Pejawar Mutt said more importance must  be given to encourage art forms like Yakshagana and other traditional forms of dance.

Veteran Yakshagana artiste Chittani Ramachandra Hegde presided over the function. Vaijayanthi Kashi, President of Karnataka Sangeetha Nritya Academy and Director of Shambhavi Dance School, Dr Chinnappa Gowda, Director of Mangalore University Yakshagana Centre, Lakshminarayana Kashi, Yakshagana organizer from Shimoga, K Govind Bhat, senior Yakshagan artiste, ML Samaga, President of Yakshagana Academy and others were present.