Puli kolam contest at Mylapore Festival
Posted on: 11/Jan/2014 12:05:28 PM
The traditional puli kolam contest will be held today at 3.30 p.m at Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival. Around 100 women and men will fight it out on a four-ft-by-four-ft space for 15 prizes in the 45-minute contest on the east end of North Mada Street. What�s more there�s a kolam contest for the kids too; the 10 best kolams will win prizes.
At 5 p.m. is the Dayakattam Contest and Cycle Rickshaw tour. A troupe for Coastal Karnataka will present the story of Sita Apaharanam for an hour in the traditional North Canara �Yakshagana� folk style in front of Kapali Temple at 6.30 p.m. At 8.30 p.m. is the vintage film music concert � a tribute to TMS, PBS and Vaalee by C.A. Raja�s Pranavam Orchestra.
The festival ends on January 12 with a heritage walk, pallankuzhi contest, morning mikeless kutcheri and Classical music. For detail, visit www.mylaporefestival.com.
