20-07-2025
Peruvai Narayana Bhat chosen for Bhramari Yakshamani award
Senior Yakshagana artist Peruvai Narayana Bhat has been selected for the Bhramari Yakshagana award for 2025 by the Bhramari Yakshagamitraru Mangaluru Trust.
The award will be presented to him at the 'Bhramari Yakshavaibhava' programme to be held at 7 p.m. in the Kudmul Ranga Rao Town Hall here on August 2, a release said.
The award comprises a purse of ₹15,000, a citation and a silver medal.
Mr. Bhat is a 'Himmela Kalavida' of the Thenkuthittu school of Yakshagana, having been associated with it for the past 45 years. He performed in the Soornadu Ganeshdurga Yakshagana Mandali and the Kateel Durgaparameshwari Yakshagana Mandali.
Mr. Bhat shares his knowledge as a resource person in Yakshagana workshops. As a 'guru', he teaches Yakshagana to many students.
The trust will also present a Brahmari Yakshaseva Puraskar for 2025 to Yakshasangama of Moodbidri and Vasantha Vamadapadavu, a 'Naepathya Kalavida' (one who assists artists in the green room).
The puraskar comprises a cash of ₹6,000 and a citation.
Yakshasangama has been organising all-night Talamaddale programmes for the past 25 years, and Mr. Vamadapadavu is a 'naepathya kalavida' for the past four decades.
After the award presentation function, a free all-night Yakshagana performance, titled 'Srimathi Parinaya, Sadhwi Sairandri and Vaijayanthi Parinaya', will be held, the release added.
