8.45 am - 9.00 am |
Inauguration – Mangala isai – Nadaswaram by K. M. Uthirapathi and troupe |
9.05 am - 9.15 am |
Vedic recitation |
9.20 am – 9.35 am |
Tevaram sung by Oduvar (Temple singer) by Swaminathan Oduvar |
9.40 am – 9.50 am |
Welcome Address – Dr.Sachchidanand Joshi, Member-Secretary, IGNCA |
9.50 am – 10.00 am |
Concept presentation – Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam, Trustee, IGNCA |
10.00 am – 10.05 am |
Lighting the lamp & Inauguration by Prince of Thanjavur, Srimant Rajasri Babaji Rajah Bhonsle Chhatrapati |
10.05 am – 10.15 am |
Inaugural address by Prince of Tanjavur |
10.15 am - 10.20 am |
Vote of Thanks |
10.25 am – 10.40 am |
Melaprapti & Alarippu by Bharatanatyam students of Guru Thanjai Herambanathan |
10.45 am – 10.55 am |
A ritualistic Kauthwam by Charumathi Chandrasekaran, granddaughter of Guru Kittappa Pillai, a descendant of the Tanjore Quartette |
TEA BREAK |
11.30 am –11.50 am |
Lecture by Dr. Selvaraj: History of Tanjavur – A bird’s eye view |
11.55 am– 12. 15 pm |
Online Lecture by Prof. Dr. G. Deivanayagam: The unique architectural grandeur of the Big Temple |
12.20 pm – 12.40 pm |
Online Lecture by Sri. Aravinth Kumaraswamy (Singapore) |
LUNCH BREAK |
4.00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Kavi Arangam: Poets Confluence - Isai Kavi Sri. Ramanan & group |
5.15 pm –6.15 pm |
Performance by Dr. Pramila Gurumurthy: Harikatha |
6.30 pm –7.30 pm |
Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam’s Nrithyodaya artistes, Mahati Kannan, Ramya Venkatraman, Srinidhi Vivekanandan, present the Premier show of “Sangam to Sadir – Pearls from Tamil Literature in dance form” |
7.45 pm – 8.45 pm |
Guru Kalyanasundaram Pillai’s Rajarajeswari Bharatanatya Kala Mandir, Mumbai presenting Bharatanatyam Margam |