ಕ್ಷಣಪ್ರಭಾ - Kshanaprabhaa

Last weekend, 13th and 14th of October 2012, was a treat for the followers of fine arts, with a " Pratimala " program (Antyakshari in Sanskrit, which involves reciting verses from well known literary works) on the 13th at Seva Sadana at Malleshwaram, and a " Kavyachitra " program on the 14th at Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs at Basavanagudi. Pratimala was a lively competition between two teams of three each, the participants being great scholars of Sanskrit. Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh, Prof. S. Ranganath and Dr. Shankar on one side, and Prof. K. S. Kannan, Sudhir Krishnaswamy and Ramachandra Sharma on the other, entertaining the audience with stunning exchange of great verses, in a nine round two hour affair. Two out of those nine rounds were swift exchange of verse after verse, while in the other 7 rounds, the scholars chose to also explain the meaning of the verses, to keep the audience involved and entertained. In all, 54 verses were recited, ranging f...

One of the places I had planned to visit during my trip to Pune in July this year was the Pataleshwar Temple at Jangli Maharaj Road. This is a rock-cut cave temple dates back to 8th century AD, completed during the reign of the Rastrakutas . It was surprising how little people know about this historical temple in and around Pune itself, a parallel I could draw with the state of Hoysala grandeur in Karnataka. A lot of focus has moved towards the newer temples, while the archaeologically and historically important ones crave for attention.  Here are some photos I took in the form of a video: Pataleshwar Temple, Pune from hmvprasanna on Vimeo .