The inmates of Asha Kiran Children’s Home, an orphanage, located in Sailashree Vihar area in the city were excited enough as they joined the 15th edition of the Ekamra Walks on Sunday.
The students, all girls from Class II to Class IX, asked many questions on the temples they visited like on their origin, the rulers who got them built, how were they built and what was the inspiration behind the ancient rulers to go for such monuments of art and craft.
They saw three performances of Odissi at Art Vision, the residence-cum-studio of well-known Odishi and Chhow exponent, Ileana Citaristi. They also asked many questions to the dance Guru.
The kids, who are students of Saraswati Sishu Mandir in Sailashree Vihar, were accompanied by volunteers of the institution and Dr Manish Agarwal, anesthesiologist with Hemlata Cancer Hospital.
Ahalaya, a member of the group said, “I had never been to the beautiful temples of the Old Town area and today’s experience was beautiful and educative. I was happy to see the stone-work on the famous Vishnu Sharma tale on the monkey and the crocodile on the walls of Mukteswar temple. I really enjoyed the trip.’’
Another group, including four artists from an art camp at Rashtriya lalit Kala Kendra (RlKK), also joined the programme. They were Simran Narula, Kiran Kumari, Narayani Kumari and Jigyasa Minz. The total number of participants in the heritage walk was 50.