Navarathri Festival of Music and Dance at Panachikkad Dakshina Mookambi temple, Kottayam district

Date: 27 September- 08 Oct 2019, 

Venue: Kalamandapam, Sri Dakshina Mookambi Kshethram, Panachikkad, Kottayam, Kerala.

Panachikkad Sri Dakshina Mookambi Kshethram at Panachikadu village in Kottayam district of Kerala celebrates Navarathri in a grand manner every year. This year the celebrations will begin on 27 September 2019. Music and dance performances are held at the temple premise throughout day and night on these days. Young and experienced artists participate in this festival.

The Dakshina Mookambi National festival of Music and Dance, participated by renowned artists from different parts of India, is the highlight of the Navarathri celebrations in this temple. The National festival of Music and Dance will commence on 29 September and conclude on 5 October 2019. Highlights of Navarathri Music & Dance festival are given.

Location/access: Panachikkad, Kottayam District, Kerala. On Kottayam- Changanassery road take diversion from Chingavanam via Paruthumpara/ Kacherikavala.
 

27 Sept- 08 Oct 2019: Navarathri Music & Dance Festival 2019 

27 September:

8.00am to 11pm- Instrumental and vocal music concerts, dance performances, Bhajans, etc.  by various groups and individuals are held continuously. Highlight of the evening performance is
05.00pm- music concert (Vocal) by Arya M Nair, Pathiyur

05.30pm- Music concert (Vocal) by T S Jaya Vaikom

07.00 pm: Music Concert
Vocal – Radhika Gopakumar Vaikom Suma Rajeev,
Violin – Chambakkara Rajesh,
Mridangam - Dr Sreeni Murali, Vaikom,
Mukharsankh – Thodupuzha Natarajan,
Ganjira – Pradeep Sivanand.

28 September:
8.00am to 11pm- Instrumental and vocal music concerts, dance performances,  Bhajans, etc.  by various groups and individuals are held continuously. Highlights of the evening performances are
5.00pm- Music concert by Malavika Venugopal (Vocal)

5.30pm- Arun Shivaram (Vocal)

6.00pm- Aravind M Kartha

08. 30 pm – Music Concert by Ramesh Menon, Chnaganassery & Party, Devotional songs by Abhilash Mani (Kalabhavan) & party.

29 September:

05.00am to 11pm- Instrumental and vocal music concerts, dance performances,  Bhajans, etc.  by various groups and individuals are held continuously. Highlights of the evening performances are
05.00pm- Music concert (vocal) by Maneesha Babu Ayarkunnam

05.30pm- Music concert (Vocal) by R L V Sreekumar Thambalakkad & party.

06.00pm- Music concert (Vocal) by Maruthorvattam Unnikrishnan

07.30 pm - National Festival of Music & Dance

Music Concert (Vocal) by Dr Thoppur Sairam (Principal, Govt. Music College, Chennai),
Violin - Attukal Balasubrahmaniam,
Mridangam - Vazhapally T S Satheesh Kumar,
Ghatam - Adichanallor Anilkumar,
Mukharsankh - Gowrisapattam Sajikumar.

30 September:

5.00am to 11pm- Bhajans, Instrumental and vocal music concerts, dance performances, etc.  by various groups and individuals are held continuously. Highlights of the evening performance is
05.00pm- Music concert (Vocal) by Thalavadi Krishnankutty

05.30pm- Music concert (Vocal) by Nandana Jayakrishnan Pallam.

06.00pm- Music concert (Vocal) by Aparna R Nair Eravinallur

07.00 pm – National Festival of Music & Dance
Bharatanatyam by Regatta Natya Sangeetha Kendram, Thiruvananthapuram.
Choreography - Regatta Girija Chandran.

01 October:

05.00am to 11pm- Bhajans, Instrumental and vocal music concerts, dance performances, etc.  by various groups and individuals are held continuously. Highlights of the evening performances are
05.00pm- Music concert (Vocal) by Dr. Gopalakrishnan Nair Panachikkad.

05.30pm- Music concert (Vocal) by Mullakkara Sugunan

07.00 pm – National Festival of Music & Dance
Kerala Natanam, Choreographed by Chithra Mohan, Thiruvananthapuram.

08.00 pm – National Festival of Music & Dance
Dance performance by RLV Ramakrishnan, Chalakkudy.

02 October:

05.00am to 11pm- Bhajans, Instrumental and vocal music concerts, dance performances, etc.  by various groups and individuals are held continuously. Highlights of the evening performances are,
04.00pm- Music concert (Vocal) by Yagneshwar Gangadhar

05.00pm- Music concert (Instrumental) Veena kacheri by Gayathridevi Shyamji and Sindhu Shaymji

05.30pm- Music concert (Vocal) by Prem G K Bhasi, Ithithanam

06.00pm- Music concert (Vocal) by Raghu Paathamuttam
07.00 pm – National Festival of Music & Dance
Music Concert (Vocal) by Rithwik Raj, Chennai, Violin - Thiruvizha Biju S Anand,
Mridangam - Perunna G Harikumar, Ghatam - Thrippunithura Radhakrishnan and
Mukharsakh - Kottayam S Muralidharan.

03 October:

05.00am to 11pm- Instrumental and vocal music concerts, dance performances,  Bhajans, etc.  by various groups and individuals are held continuously. Highlights of the evening performances are,
05.00pm- Music concert (Vocal) by Subhash Shivan Eera.

05.30pm- Music concert (Vocal) by Aranmula Manoj

06.00pm- Music concert (Vocal) by Biju K Kumaran

07.00 pm - National Festival of Music & Dance
Music Concert (Vocal) by Aswanth Narayanan, Chennai,
Violin - Gokul V S, Mridangam - Palakkad Mahesh Kumar and  Ghatam - Kurichithanam Ananthakrishnan.

04 October :

05.00am to 11pm- Bhajans, Instrumental and vocal music concerts, dance performances, etc.  by various groups and individuals are held continuously. Highlights of the evening performance is
05.00pm- Music concert (Vocal) by Aryavrinda B Nair & Party

05.30pm- Music concert (Vocal) by Chottanikkara Ajayakumar

07.00 pm – National Festival of Music & Dance
Kuchipudi , presented by Geetha Padmakumar & Party, Perumbavoor.

05 October:

05.00am to 11pm- Instrumental and vocal music concerts, dance performances,  Bhajans, etc.  by various groups and individuals are held continuously. Highlights of the evening performances are
05.00pm- Music concert (Vocal) by Madhavi Puthumana

05.30pm- Music concert (Vocal) by Anusree Kalabhavan

06.00pm- Music concert (Instrumental) by Violin Kacheri by Ettumanoor L Sajikumar
07.30 pm – Music Concert (Vocal) by  Rakesh Brahmanandan,
Violin - Kummanam Upendranath, Mridangam - Kummanam Hareendranath and

Ghatam - Nedumkunnam Sarath.
08.30 pm - Music concert by Gibi Gopalan & party.
09.00 pm – National Festival of Music & Dance
Kathakali- Story 1- Urmmila, written by Prof E N Kerala Varma.
Actors (character): Kalamandalam Prasanth (Lakshmanan), Kudamaloor Muralikrishnan (Urmila), Kalakendram Muralidharan Namboothiri (Sakhi).
Kathakali-Story 2- Dakshayagam
Actors (character) :
Kalamandalam Kasinath (Sathi), Thiruvanjoor Subhash (Vadu), Kalamandalam Bhagyanath (Sivan), FACT Mohanan (Dakshan), Kurichi Ananthakrishnan (Indran), Kalamandalam Gopakumar (Dadeechi), Kalamandalam Balakrishnan (Veerabhadran), Anikkad Kannan (Bhadrakali), Sandeep Sharma, Rahul Jayachandran (Bhoothaganangal), Thiruvanjur Subhash (Pooja Brahmanan),

Singers : Kalamandalam Rajendran, Kalamandalam Rajesh Babu, RLV Sandeep.
Chenda : Kidangoor Rajesh, Kalamandalam Sreehari, Kidangoor Sreeraj Namboothiri.
Edakka : Kalamandalam Purushothaman.
Maddalam - Kalamandalam AchuthaWarrier, Kalanilayam Omanakuttan, Kottakkal Hari.
Chutti - Kalanilayam Saji.

06 October:

05.00am to 12 night- Instrumental and vocal music concerts, dance performances,  Bhajans, etc.  by various groups and individuals are held continuously. Highlights of the evening performances are
05.00pm- Music concert (Vocal) by Vaikom Vasudevan Nambuthiri & Party.

5.30pm- Music concert (Vocal) by Valsala Ramakrishnan, Kottayam.

06.00pm- Aymanam Jayachandran & party.
07.00 pm – Music concert (instrumental), Flute Concert by Akhil Anilkumar, Vazhapally,
Violin - Mavelikkara P N Satheesh Chandran,
Mridangam - Vazhapilly T S Satheesh Kumar,
Ghatam - Manjesh Mohanan,
Tabla - Ratnasree Iyer.

08.00 pm – Kutiyattam
Presented by Guru Ammannur Madhava Chakyar Smaraka Madhava Mathrugramam, Irinjalakkuda.

Story - Jadayuvadham.
Actors (character):
Ammannur Rajaneesh Chakyar (Ravanan), Bhadra K M (Seetha),Sivaprasad Madhavamathrugramam (Soothan), Ammannur Madhava Chakyar (Jadayu). Mizhavu (percussion): Kalamandalam Ravikumar, Kalamandalam Vijay, Kalamandalam Rahul.
Thalam (cymbals): Krishna.

07 October:

04.00am to 11pm- Instrumental and vocal music concerts, dance performances,  Bhajans, etc.  by various groups and individuals are held continuously. Highlights of the evening performances are
09.30am- Dakshinamookambi Sangeetholsavam, group musical concert participated

Vocal - P R Kumara Kerala Varma, C P Madhavan Nambuthiri, Vazhappalli K Krishnan Nambuthiri, Chengalam Haridas, pudupally Satheeshan, Panachikkad Sadashivan and others.

Violin- Puduppali K I Divakaran, Shyam G K Bhasi, Sanal Padmanabhan and others.

Mridangam- Vazhappalli T S Sathishkumar, Kottayam T S ajithkumar, Ithithanam Jayachandran and others.

Flute- Thuravoor Vijayan, Sidharth Nair and others.

Ghatam- Thippunithura Gopalakrishnan, Thrikkodithanam Radhakrishnan, Vazhappalli G Anilkumar and others.

Mukharsankh- Kottayam S Muralidharan, Chambakkara S Muralidharan  and others.

05.00pm- Music concert (Vocal) by Sooraj S kumar Thrikkothamangalam

05.30pm- Music concert (Instrumental), Violin Kacheri by Parvathi Venkitachalam & party

06.00pm- Music concert (vocal) by Haripriya Ayamkudi & party

07.00 pm - Music concert (vocal) by Hariraganandan, Vazhapilly.
Violin - Thrikkodithanam Sreeraj, Mridangam - Vazhapilly T S  Satheesh Kumar and
Ghatam - Vazhapilly G Anil Kumar.

08 October:

05.00am to 11pm- Instrumental and vocal music concerts, dance performances, Bhajans, etc.  by various groups and individuals are held continuously.

Live streaming is available at the temple website >> Navarathri Festival 2019 

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