The Sri Krishna Janmashtami festival was celebrated with traditional pomp here on Tuesday. Vidyavallabha Tirtha Swami of Paryaya Kaniyur Math participated and supervised various religious rituals connected to the Sri Krishna Janmashtami festival at the Sri Krishna Math. The ‘Muddu Krishna competition’, where children dressed up as Lord Krishna , was held at Rajangana and Madhwa Mantapa here.
The Rajangana hall was full of children dressed as young Lord Krishna. Parents were giving tips to their children on how to behave on the stage. On the stage, the children tried to imitate the childhood pranks of Lord Krishna to devotional songs being played in the background.
Some children walked and even danced in tune with the music. . One child imitated eating butter from an earthen pot. Another child imitated playing the flute.
The audience appreciated the efforts put in by the children by applauding them. The competitions were held in four categories — below one year, one to two years, three to five years and six to 10 years.
PaintingIn the afternoon, as many as 22 artists painted Lord Krishna under different themes, at the Kanaka Mantapa. These paintings would be exhibited at the Shiroor Math here from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“These paintings will be auctioned in the evening on Wednesday and the proceeds would be given to an orphanage and to an old age home,” said Shashank Shivathaya, coordinator of the event.
The Rangoli competition attracted many participants, who drew various attractive designs at the Anna Brahma hall. The Kaniyur seer visited the hall and admired the rangolis.
Huli Vesha
One of the attractions of the festival was the ‘Huli Vesha’.
They entertained the people by their vigorous dancing. Though there was quiet a heavy downpour in the afternoon, it made no difference to the enthusiasm of the dancers.
