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IMPROV NIGHT AT THE COMEDY STORE, PHOENIX MILLSTODAY, 8 PM ONWARDS. ENTRY: RS 300. CALL: 43485000

TUESDAY, JULY 5,

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o Exhibition: Luminarium

ude by Sheba Chhachhiat

Art Gallery, Arthur Bunder

olaba till Aug 1, 11 am to 7

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o Exhibition:

scape, an exhibition by

urmi till at Artland, Colaba,

11 am to 7 pm.

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bition: Bajaj 2011 Monsoon

on by various artists, at

ayan Bajaj Art Gallery from

ll August 13, 11 am to 7 pm.

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up exhibition: at Royal Art

Bhendi Bazaar, till July 10,

o 7 pm.

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ibition: Santhinikatan and

in commemoration ofanath Tagores 150th birth

sary at Chhatrapati Shivaki

Vastu Sangrahalaya, till July

bition: The Feminine Form

us artists at Jamaat, Colaba,

15, 11 am onwards.

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o Exhibition: by Michelle

he Art Loft, Bandra (W) till

July 5, 10 am to 9 pm. Call

9819132958

Exhibition: Jeevan Sangeet by

Sandhya Singh at D D Neroy

Gallery, Chowpatty, till July 6, 11 am

to 7 pm. Call 98206 49938

Photography exhibition:

Jyotiba by Ramesh Desai at NCPA,

nariman point till July 8, 12 to 8 pm.

Call 66223737

Solo exhibition: By

Charushilla Gawde at Out Of The

Blue, Khar(W), till July 10, 12 to 11

pm. Call 26003000

VENTS

hibitions

usic | dance | workshop

hubani workshop: Learn

ani painting, everyday, 10

ards, at Thane (W). Call

1850

c maths:Covering 16

e, for juniors and seniors at

each Road, Vashi. Call

3935

goli Workshop: learn

nal, designer and Khassida

Vile Parle (W). Call

1219

itation workshop: Free

ion once a week. Call

4783 or visit www.vibescen-

ndana workshop: Tribal art

ya Pradesh at Thane(W), on

nd 10, 11 am onwards.

21287

kboxing: Certified courses

ra(W), Santacruz, Sion and

Road. Call 9869036872 or

visit www.amitlalwaniskickboxinga-

cademy.com

Childrens workshop: 7 day

acting course in your colony.

Call 7498230995

Cooking workshop: Learn to

make Maharashtrian (veg) cuisine at

Vile Parle. Call 9820093248

Animation seminar:Free

seminar on 2D and 3D animation

and special effects for students on

July 8, at Andheri. Call 9967973938

Basic dance steps: At bandra,

Andheri, Goragaon, malad, Kandivli

and Borivli, July 5 onwards.

Call 9323481320

Kathak: New batches for chil-

dren and ladies at Sewri, certificate

courses available. Call 9821022870

Vegetable carving: Learn to

carve fruits and vegetables on July 6

at Vile Parle. Call 9322068208

T

he Indian Council for CulturalRelations is presenting a performance

of Hindustani Vocal by HemaUpasani and Odissi danseuse by NiveditaMukherjee. The event is part of ICCR'sHorizon Series. Upasani is the daughter ofHindustani Vocalist Pandit Nath Neralkar.She is well-known for her versatile per-formances of bhajans and ghazals and will

be rendering some of her compositions atthe event. Her performance will be fol-lowed by Odissi dance exponentMukhejrees dance recital. She hasreceived her training from Rabindra

Atibudhi of the Nalanda Dance andResearch Centre and later from JhelumParanjape and Guru KelucharanMohapatra.

The event will be held at Little Theatre, NCPA

on Friday at 6. 30 pm

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BMC officer Ramesh Desai captures the essence of Maharashtras Jyotiba festivalwith his debut show which features a series of photographs in magenta hue

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Every year on the day of chaitrashuddha poornima, a full moonday that falls in the month ofApril, thousands of people gather

in Kolhapur to celebrate Jyotiba. RameshDesai, who works as an officer in theassessment and collection department of

the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC), has been attending the festivalevery year without fail. He displays thecolourful customs and traditions of the fes-tival with his debut photography exhibi-tion.

The Jyotiba festival celebrates the wed-ding of God Jyotibas (considered the kingof the southern region) sister Yammai. TheGod is getting ready to attend the weddingof his sister and the festival describes theritual from morning until evening. Forme, the main attraction of the festivalis the Sasankhati, says Desai.These are huge decoratedbamboo stickswhich are up

to 30 feet high. As a custom, people danceto the tune of folk music while they taketurns carrying the Sasankathi on theirhead or shoulders. The sticks are veryheavy and sometimes the person carryingit needs help to lift them high.

Crucial care is taken so that the sticksdo not fall on the ground as it brings badluck. In mythology, Sasankhati wereerected in the memory of the wives of thedemons who were killed by Jyotiba. It is

believed that the three gods LordBrahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva cametogether in the form of Jyotiba to destroy

the army of a wickeddemon called

Ratnasur. Not lessthan 2000 sticksare traditionally

involved in

the procession. Its an amazing affair.As a symbol of the marriage celebra

tion, people shower themselves and thtemple with magenta coloured gulal. Thwhole place is drenched in gulal. Its thmost beautiful sight of the festival, sayDesai. By afternoon when the Sasankathprocession is over, Jyotibas horse is readied for the journey to his sisters place. Thhorse is also bathed in gulal, which is collected as a form of blessing in outstretche

sheets of cloth encircling the animal fromall sides.A man seated on a camel goes around

beating drums and canons are fired signalling that the God is dressed and readyto move. In the evening he is carried on Palanquin to his sister Yammais templeLot of newly married couples visit thtemple for Jyotibas blessings, says DesaiIt is believed that a visit during the festival ensures a happy married life.

The Jyotiba photography exhibition is on a

Primal Art Gallery, NCPA, till Saturday, July 9

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Upcoming Hindustani vocals and Odissi dance