The three-day Odishi fest at the magnificent Mukteswar Temple ended on Saturday with spellbinding performances of Odishi by renowned dancers of national and international repute showcasing the varied items of Odishi repertoire.
The evening’s programme was started after lighting the lamp by Minister, Odia Language, Literature , Culture and Tourism Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi; Chairperson, OTDC Ltd Shreemaye Mishra, Secretary, Orissa Dance Akademy Guru Aruna Mohanty, Director, TourismSachin Ramachandra Jadhav and Chief Executive, GKCM Odissi Research CentreDr Sangita Gosain.
The first programme of the evening was a chorus in honour of Lord Shiva eulogizing the glory of Lord Shiva presented by eminent music director Guru Srinibas Satapathy and his group.
Renowned Odishi hearing impaired danseuse Sonali Mohapatra started her programme with Mangalacharan - Shiva followed by Abhinaya Sajani Go Najani Pirati Jaha Kali choreography by Durga Charan Ranbir and music composition by Sukanta Kumar Kundu.
Her last item was Pallavi - Raga Saranga choreography by herself and music composition by Guru Nirmal Kumar Mohapatra.
In duet Sripunya Mohanty and Pratap Barik presented Pallavi - Raga Nagoballi choreography by Guru Aruna Mohanty, which was followed by Abhinaya Su Mukha Gunakeshi choreography by Guru Aruna Mohanty and music composition by Guru Dhaneswar Swain.
The concluding item of concluding evening was a Group Odishi presentation by Jyotsnarani Sahoo and group of Soor Mandir, Cuttack.