Playin' the divine prankster

There's a grand fight going on. A dozen hands reach up in a frenzied bid to get the `Utti', but it only seems to get higher and higher as the rope tied to the flower-bedecked pot is tugged and pulled. Getting splashed with coloured water on their bare torsos is not making their effort any easy.

If only one of them was as mischievous as the Lord Krishna himself, there would not have been much ado and the pot would have been his. But, alas, mere mortals they were and therefore in the Herculean task to break the pot, they deserved to be punished with waves of water.

Brindavan came alive at the picturesque environs of Shilparamam as the birthday celebrations of Lord Krishna - `Krishnashtami' was recreated in the true Yadava style. Though the sky was overcast, it looked as if Varuna, the Rain God, did not intend to drench the show.

There was a `jadala kolattam' troupe from Anantapur district and the `kolattam' troupe from Cuddapah, dancing to the beats of the `dholak' and making merry and `Sarvam Krishnamayam Jagath' was presented by 21 children in the age group of four to nine years who were students of Sri Rama Nataka Niketan.

The enchanting dance recital included `Sri Krishna Leela Tarangani, Theeradha Vilayattu Pillai, Rasa Leela and Thillana' numbers. In particular, the song `Krishna Nee Begane Baro', with Baby Upasana as Lord Krishna and Vinitha as Yasodha, was really the tops.

As Lord Krishna's adventures started right from the time of his birth, `Krishnastami' is an occasion for small children to dress themselves up as the Lord. And in the fancy dress contest, Shriratha and Sai Pradyumna, both just two years of age, bagged the first and second prizes.

But the youngest `Chinni Krishnudu' to steal the show was lil' Snehakruti, who got away with the third prize. The nine-month-old toddler had guests lining up to cuddle her and pose for pictures, as her proud parents Uma and Prashanth revelled in the joy.

By Suresh Krishnamoorthy

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