During the celebration of the 5th Patha Utsav on Janpath here on Sunday, the Prince Dance Group became the crowd puller with its signature Krishna Dance with an electrifying choreography and earthy composition.
As the sons of the soil of Ganjam with the India”s Got Talent fame descended on stage no. 1 at the Patha Utsav, people started swinging to the melodious and rhythmic beats and were speechless as the performers went with their unique dance drama under the leadership and choreography by the group head T Krishna Mohan Reddy.
Additional Commissioner-cum-Member Estate, BDA, Bhabani Shankar Chayani, who is the nodal officer for the weekly Patha Utsav, said despite the trend in going for outings and picnics on the Christmas day, there was a record crowd of over 60,000 at the Patha Utsav.
Besides, city-based socio-cultural group Nirmala Kruti Bikas Trust (NKBT), which works in the fields of community health, eradication of blindness and cleft lip surgery painted the Janpath with colours of love and affection.
living legend of Odia music industry Tansen Singh, defying his age and age-related challenges, gave a romantic twist to the young with his evergreen number ``Hai mo nachhak bali rusi tu jaa naa chali, Ei mana mora nuhen jail, dekhana to anta bhanga chhali...””
Also, a robotics show for kids was a collaborative programme at the Patha Utsav between Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalay Khurda and First lego league Group from a high school in Houston, USA.
While the various colourful and unique designs on paper by the IAmArtist attracted many people, the Art Godown and the India Craft Nation also came with various new ideas on art and made their presence felt at the event.
City-based Jai Odisha, which works for non-motorised transport and promotes use of more cycles, offered toffees to kids while handing over them the cycles for their use within the territory of Odisha.
The Manab Adnyan Kendra, which received more than 40 requests from people to solve their personal problems in life, also received equal number of droppings in their box so that the organisers would be able to answer them backwithin seven days and also call them if there is any urgent need. The Bakul Foundation organised a reading session among kids. The PECUC organised a camp for kids. Singer Rahul Dhal Praharaj performed on stage with his unique presentation and style.