The skies began to turn from orange red to grey black as evening gave way to dusk. Rain was in the air in Bangalore as we hit the road this Monday, April 22 on our beat of the Sri Ramanavami Music Fest.
Sriramapuram was our destination. Google maps our road guide. It began to rain as we turned into a narrow road in a middle class area and sighted the Sri Rama Temple at the junction.
The team at this mandali was at its effusive best, welcoming us to the hall and sharing their experiences.
They said that the Sri Ramanavami celebration dates back to the late 1920s since the time the temple came up. A pandal would be put across the road and concerts/bhajans held here.
Soon thereafter one Pillay who was dewan to the Mysore maharaja and later a local councillor, built the community hall here and the pujas and concerts began to be held here.
We took in this old world building, the teak beams still in place, windows all across the top to let air flow in, wooden pillars to hold the beams and small windows on the sides.
Would they preserve the place with its old world charm? Pillay's grand daughter was around and she says there is a proposal to widen the road so that plan may force them to re-build this place.
This evening it was to be a harikatha recital by Sitaram Munikoti and a small crowd had gathered. The rain slowed but traffic on two sides of the hall was overpowering. But life inside the hall went on - a harmonium, tabla and the story teller on song!
Sriramapuram was our destination. Google maps our road guide. It began to rain as we turned into a narrow road in a middle class area and sighted the Sri Rama Temple at the junction.
The team at this mandali was at its effusive best, welcoming us to the hall and sharing their experiences.
They said that the Sri Ramanavami celebration dates back to the late 1920s since the time the temple came up. A pandal would be put across the road and concerts/bhajans held here.
Soon thereafter one Pillay who was dewan to the Mysore maharaja and later a local councillor, built the community hall here and the pujas and concerts began to be held here.
We took in this old world building, the teak beams still in place, windows all across the top to let air flow in, wooden pillars to hold the beams and small windows on the sides.
Would they preserve the place with its old world charm? Pillay's grand daughter was around and she says there is a proposal to widen the road so that plan may force them to re-build this place.
This evening it was to be a harikatha recital by Sitaram Munikoti and a small crowd had gathered. The rain slowed but traffic on two sides of the hall was overpowering. But life inside the hall went on - a harmonium, tabla and the story teller on song!
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