The splendid enactment of famous tales of Lord Krishna’s childhood marked the opening ceremony of Putul Samaroh 2018 here on Wednesday. The ‘Krishna Katha’ was performed in Dhaga Putul style at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum.
A five-day puppet festival ‘Putul Samaroh 2018’ is a festival of puppetry art. It is organized by Tribal Folk Art and Language Development (Adivasi Lok Kala Boli Vikas). Based on different puppetry art forms, the puppeteers from across the country have participated in the Putul Samaroh 2018.
Here on Wednesday, the event marked its opening day. Directed by G. Basant Sharma from Imphal, Manipur, the Krishna Katha was based on Dhaga Putul style i.e. Thread Puppetry. The presentation started with 'Nuppa-Pala Sankirtan' by the puppet operators. In this presentation, puppet operators presented the form of Vishnu on stage with his puppet management skills, as well as singing their songs and presenting Krishna's childhood tales on stage.
After this, 'Ako-Gopi Shyam Rasli dance' was performed. In this presentation, puppeteers performed Shyam Rasali through puppets. At the end of the presentation, the artists presented the battle between Bal Krishna and Kaliya Nag and the triumph of Krishna in dramatic form which was really loved by the audience. At the end, audiences were thrilled to see the struggle of Kaliya Nag and Krishna. During this presentation, among the puppet managers, Y Binoy Singh, G. Rakesh Sharma, H. Madhusudan Sharma, Y. Sundar Singh, H. Jonson Singh, G.Bena Devi, N. Bijia Devi, G.Ranjita Devi and Priya Devi performed the puppetry. The audience filled t open air auditorium with thunderous applauses. It was a unique show to watch for the Bhopalites, especially the children.