If there is one issue that big mandalis face today is that of funding.
The big daddy at Chamrajpet has made it very open that the mandali is still to garner 50% of funds required to run the mammoth fest - for over 30 days and featuring some of India's best and Bangalore's brightest.
Sree Rama Seva Mandali has been ambitious and played it that way - some though may ask if they need to put up such huge pandal as most concerts draw about 300/500 rasikas and that a pandal can be extended on the evenings when the stars perform.
But the Mandali goes by its own standards. Its promoters say some artistes charge very high rates today - though they sing for the lord! Budget for artistes pay - Rs.25 lakhs.
One supposes that the bigger a organization and its profile, the higher an artiste will tend to ask for. And artistes will argue that they too need to earn.
On the other hand, community driven mandalis do not seem to face a big problem. And Bangalore has more of them today as the city sprawl keeps expanding.
The big daddy at Chamrajpet has made it very open that the mandali is still to garner 50% of funds required to run the mammoth fest - for over 30 days and featuring some of India's best and Bangalore's brightest.
Sree Rama Seva Mandali has been ambitious and played it that way - some though may ask if they need to put up such huge pandal as most concerts draw about 300/500 rasikas and that a pandal can be extended on the evenings when the stars perform.
But the Mandali goes by its own standards. Its promoters say some artistes charge very high rates today - though they sing for the lord! Budget for artistes pay - Rs.25 lakhs.
One supposes that the bigger a organization and its profile, the higher an artiste will tend to ask for. And artistes will argue that they too need to earn.
On the other hand, community driven mandalis do not seem to face a big problem. And Bangalore has more of them today as the city sprawl keeps expanding.
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