Sep 21 2025 to Sep 21 2025 6 p.m.

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Where

Courtyard Koota

Ground floor, Good Earth Tarana Good Earth Malhar, near Rajarajeswari medical college Kambipura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560074

Event Description

Achintyarupacharite – A tribute to The Devi, a talk by by Jayati Dasgupta at 6pm.

6.30 - 8pm Mahishasura Mardini

About Mahishasura Mardini

Mahalaya Amavasya marks the descent of Goddess Durga . According to tradition, on this night, Goddess Durga begins her descent from Mount Kailash to earth, preparing to vanquish the demon Mahishasura. It symbolizes the onset of Durga Puja and the arrival of divine feminine energy to protect, nurture, and restore balance. The celebrations begin with a powerful performance of Mahishasura Mardini in Yakshagana—a vibrant folk theatre that welcomes everyone to the celebration of good over evil.

About the artist

Dr. Shivakumar Begar

Dr. Shivakumar Begar - trained under Dr. Shivaram Karanth, has been a Yakshagana performer in the MGM College Udupi troupe. He spent 12 years under Dharmadhikari Veerendra Hegde in Dharmasthala, starting a Yakshagana school. Currently he is running Yakshagana schools in Bangalore, in Art of Living and other places. He leads a troupe of performers who perform various Yakshagana Dramas.

Brahma - Reshmi Nair
Vishnu - Chaitra Ballal
Shiva and Suparshwaka - Aaria Madhup
Yaksha - Adhvika
Durgasura - Gopal
Devendra - Prashantha Hegde
Malini - Sai Ram
Shanka - Shubankara
Mahishasura - Mahesha
Sree Devi - Begar Shivakumar

Rudransh, Srushti, Navisha, Ramaskanda, Stuti, Tapasvini, Hanushree will be performing Bala Gopala

Director - Begar Shivakumar
Bhagavathar - Bala Krishna Bhat
Maddale - Raghu Sharma
Chande - Samartha Shetty

*Tickets are mandatory for all.