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Swathi Sangeetholsavam

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If you are a music buff and happen to be in Trivandrum till 13 Jan, perhaps you may think of attending concerts at the Swathi Sangeetholsavam.event. Venue: Kuthira Maliga, adjacent to Sree Ananthapadmanabhaswamy Temple. Dates: Jan 4 to Jan 13 Complete schedule Frankly, I am trying to keep superlatives under control, after attending the second day's concert by Prince Rama Varma, accompanied by  Sri S.Varadarajan (Violin),  Sri B.Harikumar (Mridangam), and  Dr S.Karthick (Ghatam) ,  were each expert artistes by themselves. It was easy to see "democracy" on stage, as the singer-prince put it, all the five artistes (including the tanpura player) displaying their individualism and their perfection as accompaniments.     (But why do members of the audience persist in applauding in between numbers?) The outdoor setting in the palace premises, with the stage probably directly below the room where Maharaja Swati Tirunal composed his masterpieces. The  ambience was