Sri Rama Gnanamirtham Isai Velvi 2008
By Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai
The 11th Sri Rama Gnanamirtham Isai Velvi (Festival of Music) is held annually by the Colombo Kamban Kazhagam.
Members of Kamban Kazhagam got displaced from Jaffna in 1995, and relocated themselves in Colombo. The activities of the Kamban Kazhagaman began soon after the relocation in Colombo.
Local musicians decorated the Isai Aranagu at dusk, while the Indian musicians decorated the Isai Per Arangu in the nights. The hall was packed with the Carnatic music lovers.
Here is a pictorial of Day 1:
Instrumentalists taking part in Thyagarajah Aradhana before the inauguration of eight days long Festival of Music
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