The second edition of the two-day Nrutyadham Classical Dance Festival began here on Saturday. Danseuse Subhashree Pattnaik held the spectator spellbound by her Odishi performance. Subhashree began with Mangalacharan. After paying rich floral tribute to lord Jagannath in Mangalacharan, she presented ‘Srimati-Sripati’ depicting the eternal love of Radha and Krishna. The artiste’s facial expression depicting myriad moods of the characters of ‘Srimati-Sripati’ captivated the audience.
After Subhashree, Rama Koundinya of Srikakula presented Kuchipudi. Similarly, Abhisikta Maitra of Kolkata presented Kathakali; Rajib Gosh of Kolkata presented Kathak and Atanu Das of Kolkata presented Bharatnatyam.