A team of artists of a small village ‘Makarajhola’ in Ganjam district conducted an awareness campaign carrying the message on the disastrous impact of the deadly Corona virus on humanity here on the full moon day of Kumar Purnima.
As a part of observing their traditional festival “Kumar Utsav”, they came forward with an innovative measure of conveying the message to the society through their art.
The role of “Yamaraj” played by Kaibalya Kishore Badatya, who was honored with the title of senior artist and the character of “Chitragupta” performed by one D Sudarsan not only made the event special, but also thrilled the public.
The awareness message was conveyed through mythological act.
The message was presented to the audience through a plethora of activities like, holding a card carrying the message in the hand and wearing a mask, washing and sanitizing the hands and so on.
Among other arists who joined the programme included Dinabandhu Sahu, Mahendra Sahu, Pragya Badatya, Krishna Badatya, Pramod Sahu, Pabitra Badatya.