Lord of the People (event rundown)
Song – Pushpanjali..
Language – Telugu
Genre – Bharatanatyam (Indian classical dance)
Pushpanjali is a divine offering of flowers that marks gratitude to one’s Gurus, to Mother Earth and to the audience in praise of Lord Ganesha.
Detailed Description
Pushpanjali is a divine offering of flowers that marks gratitude to one’s Gurus, to Mother Earth and to the audience in praise of Lord Ganesha.
Performers
- Divya Hariraj
- Ruchiparna Swain
- Vasuda Venkatadri
Song – Ganesha Stuti
Language – Sanskrit
Genre – Mohiniyattam
This Mohiniyattam Stuti depicts the personal attributes of Lord Ganesha as devotees perceive it. Ganesha Stuti is an invocatory dance in praise of Lord Ganesha.
Detailed Description
This Mohiniyattam Stuti depicts the personal attributes of Lord Ganesha as devotees perceive it. Ganesha Stuti is an invocatory dance in praise of Lord Ganesha.
Performers
- Manimala Dharmangadan
- Sindhu Biju Narayanan
Song – Sur Niragas Ho / Maha Ganapathim
Language – Marathi / Sanskrit
Genre – Semi classical fusion dance
This performance takes you through a feel of the olden times where ‘abhangs’ were sung by saints as part of pilgrimage to temples.
Detailed Description
This performance takes you through a feel of the olden times where ‘abhangs’ were sung by saints as part of pilgrimage to temples.
Performer
- Archana Mishra
- Grishma Bhatt
- Shivaani Soni
- Simanca Tsui
Song – Gajananayutham
Language – Sanskrit
Genre – Bharatanatyam (Indian classical dance)
This Keerthanam praises Lord Ganesha who is worshipped universally as the remover of all obstacles and is the form of Pranava (Om).
Detailed Description
This Keerthanam praises Lord Ganesha who is worshipped universally as the remover of all obstacles and is the form of Pranava (Om).
Performers
- Divya Hariraj
- Divya Jose
- Jahnavi Raju
- Ramya Ravi
- Ruchiparna Swain
- Vasuda Venkatadri
Song – Papabhaya Haranam
Language – Sanskrit
Genre – Mohiniyattam
This Keertanam illustrates Lord Ganesha’s love for music and rhythms and his ever happy and joyous nature that he passes on to his devotees across the world.
Detailed Description
This Keertanam illustrates Lord Ganesha’s love for music and rhythms and his ever happy and joyous nature that he passes on to his devotees across the world.
Performers
- Divya Arun
Song – Vaaranamukha
Language – Sanskrit
Genre – Mohiniyattam
This Keerthanam portrays Lord Ganesha’s personal attributes and merits that makes him the most beloved God among his devotees.
Detailed Description
This Keerthanam portrays Lord Ganesha’s personal attributes and merits that makes him the most beloved God among his devotees.
Performers
- Chow Lai Fong Mabel
- Renu Chandrasekharan
Song – Sri Vighna Raajam Bhaje
Language – Sanskrit
Genre – Bharatanatyam
This Carnatic rendition narrates Lord Ganesha’s character as that of greatness, wisdom and as the embodiment of ultimate truth.
Detailed Description
This Carnatic rendition narrates Lord Ganesha’s character as that of greatness, wisdom and as the embodiment of ultimate truth.
Performers
- Divya Hariraj
- Divya Jose
- Jahnavi Raju
- Ruchiparna Swain
- Vasuda Venkatadri
Song – Ananda Narthana
Language – Malayalam
Genre – Mohiniyattam
Performers – Chow Lai Fong Mabel, Renu Chandrasekharan.
in this Keerthanam, devotees enact how Lord Ganesha spreads peace and happiness, as he strolls along waving his trunk and ears in absolute bliss.
Detailed Description
in this Keerthanam, devotees enact how Lord Ganesha spreads peace and happiness, as he strolls along waving his trunk and ears in absolute bliss.
Performers
- Chow Lai Fong Mabel
- Renu Chandrasekharan
Song – Jai Ghosh
Language – Marathi
Genre – Semi-classical dance
This song exuberates the happiness, devotion and the festive spirit of Ganeshotsav (a 10 day festival celebrating life of Ganesha)
Detailed Description
This song exuberates the happiness, devotion and the festive spirit of Ganeshotsav (a 10 day festival celebrating life of Ganesha)
Performers
- Archana Mishra
- Grishma Bhatt
- Shivaani Soni
- Simanca Tsui