Sunday. April 21 evening.
We hit the Mysore Road and get out of the city centre, safe in the knowledge that the Sunday traffic will be thin. It is.
Our destination is the BEML Layout.
The Rajarajeshwari Nagar Cultural Association is hosting its own Sri Ramanavami Sangeethotsava under a pandal set up in an open ground.
We are greeted by the music of the flute.
Inside, in his own confident self Sameer J Sharma plays to a small early evening audience. He introduces the songs and sets off. And gets a warm applause for his effort.
Secretary R Shiva Swamy tells us that every evening, from 5.30 p.m. onwards the one hour slots on stage are for young artistes.
He goes into raptures about last evening's junior slot concert by Prithvi and Prajwal, violinists.
Every morning, 10.30 a.m. onwards bhajan groups perform at the pandal.
It is 6.45 pm and time for the Bangalore Brothers, M D Hariharan and S. Ashok to take the stage. This evening is theirs. Srinidhi is on the violin and V Krishna on the mridangam and Omkar on ghatam.
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