Melattur Bhagavata Mela | Teaser | MarKiLi MiniBytes

Isn’t it mind boggling to reflect upon the diversity and timelessness of the practices of our Sanatana Dharma? The family traditions that we uphold, the art forms that we practice, the rituals that we observe, the customs that we follow and so many more aspects of our lifestyle are but a manifestation of this beautiful culture that we are privileged to call our own!
We, at Rise of Margazhi delight in celebrating and presenting some of these lesser known treasures, or _*Parambarya Pokkishams*_, as we call them. This year, our quest took us to *Melattur*, a little town near Tanjavur. Seemingly nondescript otherwise, the avatar that Melattur assumes in the month of May every year is nothing short of a phenomenon.
Why ?
The *Melattur Bhagavatha Mela* is an annual tradition that dates back to several decades, where patrons and rasikas from all parts of the world congregate to witness stunning Nrithya-natakas ( dance-dramas) presented by artists, nay, Bhagavathas of the highest caliber. With deep Bhakti-Bhava and Shradhdha, the Bhagavathas depict popular episodes from the Bhagavatha Puranam, like Prahlada Charitham, Sita Parinayam and so on, with several nuances that are unique to this Mela.
Our team was fortunate to witness this phenomenon and capture interesting facets of it in a unique two-part docu-film that is all set to premiere this year in Rise of Margazhi. From interactions with members of the very family that instituted and upholds this tradition to date and snippets of the Mela, to the prep behind the scenes and the pulse of the Bhagavathas and rasikas, this Parambarya Pokkisham promises to be a one-of-a kind experiential segment. Stay tuned and watch out for this very special premiere this Margazhi!
Credits:
Title track: Kruthi Bhat & Vittal Rangan
Title card: Upasana Govindarajan
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[@melatturbhagavatamela6848]

Namskaram. For the first time, promotion like this is happening for Melattur Bhagavata Mela and I am thrilled to watch the ''Teaser'' to say the least. Monumental efforts of the Team to visit Melattur and prepare a Documentary so meticulously. . Entire Bhagavata Mela Team salute and it is timely too. I am sure this will reach far and wide before our forthcoming 83rd Year of Annual Bhagavata Mela Nataka Mahotsav in 2023. Thanks. Kalaimamani S.Kumar

[@riseofmargazhi]

Aho bhAgyam Anna 🙏🏾 All glories to our Guru Maharaj, HH Maharanyam Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji, Who continues to nurture these timeless traditions and inspire us in this kainkaryam 🙏🏾

[@kalamandalamsaraswathy8072]

Fantastic looking forward jai nrusimha

[@shyamrao5096]

very nice presentation! Waiting to watch!

[@nileenap1588]

Excellent presentation sir.. waiting for the program....

[@dr.sreejithk.j.3240]

Awesome 💗💗💗 congratulations 👏

[@GPmusicalKitchen]

It is great to see Melattur Bhagavata Mela Teaser

[@srikanth5800]

Amazing 👏 💐💐🙏🙏🙏🎊🥰

[@vidyaramanujam]

Very beautifully depicted soaked in bhakthi!

[@nimmiprasanth3812]

Very informative and waiting for more episodes.congrats sir 👏🏻👏🏻

[@raveendranv4278]

Superb. Great effort. Eagerly waiting to watch.... 🌹🌹🌹

[@nilahari]

Lovely. Looking forward to watch it.

[@priya07pa2]

Heartfelt congratulations Wish the best for the team.

[@rajivwarrier6386]

Sir excellent teaser. Looking forward for More ❤️

[@vineethabrijesh]

Beautiful sir,waiting to see the documentary

[@haripriyagurumurthy8324]

Congratulations ✨️👏👏

[@tatcaninadesan2675]

Amazing work and efforts sir.Best wishes sir🙏

[@kathyayinishringari1276]

Namaste sir 🙏 it's so beautiful .

[@999SANTHOSH]

Great ♥️ this

[@skkettil]

Great Sir..... As aways

[@navanidevanand4764]

Great sir ...

[@prasunanaresh]

Excellent

[@pskrisshhnna]

Great... Proud of you!!🙏❤Wishes 🌷🌷🌷

[@shereenasreejith4686]

Amazing Sir 🙏🙏🙏

[@PSSUDARSANRollno]

Namaskaram... Eagarly Waiting for this wonderful Documentary.. Jai Narasimha

[@melatturbhagavatamela6848]

Jai Nrusimha!!!

[@bobbybijuraj]

Looking forward!

[@jyothibharadwaj604]

Looking forward to this!!!

[@amruthaammu9985]

Superb sir... ❤️❤️❤️

[@1968prakash]

Wish you all the best sir...

[@chitramahesh4587]

Fantastic Srikanth! Looking forward!

[@jaladeepasasikumarsgiriyan8498]

Namaskaram Anna 🙏 congratulations it’s wonderful 🙏

[@rekhasathian1466]

Thanks for sharing the link of teaser 😊

[@yuwayokota8684]

Amazing❣！　How beautiful and wonderful art !! And also exciting for me ♪　Thank you for sharing ♡

[@mangaiyarkarasithiruvengad9875]

Waiting eagerly to watch. The teaser was so good

[@yogitanagoji839]

Jai Narasimha!!🙏🙏 BhAgavata MELA is one of the finest form of art performed by BhagavatAs in Melattoor.. this teaser is such a great initiative for many to know about this art form performed every year with great devotion 🙏

[@melatturbhagavatamela6848]

@yogitanagoji839, thank you so much. Bhakthi & Devotion is the reason for this Art to go on & on. Because it is for HIM. The 83rd Year of Bhagavata Mela Nataka Mahotsav in 2023. Thanks. Kalaimamani S. Kumar

[@gopalakrishnamahesh8918]

Divine experience! Will surely watch Srikanth anna!

[@preejickannan9833]

first time seeing this delightful art forms..... amazing❤❤👏👏

[@melatturbhagavatamela6848]

Yes sir. For the first time, in the history of Melattur Bhagavata Mela, a documentary like this is going to be there during Margazhi thanks to the wonderful Team who visited Melattur during the 82nd Year of Mahotsav and beautifully covered it.

[@akbaranoop1627]

That's new ! 😀 👏

[@krishnamoorthy]

Eagerly waiting for

[@diyanambiar4706]

Way to go Srikanth! Always ur fan!

[@meghaanilkumar6272]

Wonderful sir So... inspiring ❤️ Srikanth sir ❤️🙏🏻

[@gitakrishnankutty4267]

Great idea, beautifully presented.

[@maheshkg760]

Congratulations! Can't wait!

[@hemasanthosh8222]

Nice intro about Melattur. Makes you want to watch the event 🙏

[@aiswaryapk6159]

Beautiful sir😍 Eagerly waiting🙏

[@aahaaryaa3074]

Hariom 🙏🏻 Expecting & waiting for it., 👌👍🏻

[@nandithaashok778]

Eagerly waiting for the episode!

[@kalamandalamsavithriaravin5486]

So inspiring😊💞 sreekanth Sir🙏🏻

[@vadivudevi]

Wonderful promo video which expresses with utmost care regarding the greatness of this traditional art. Kudos to all the artistes who are excelling in their performances. 🙏

[@melatturbhagavatamela6848]

@vadivudevi thank you so much. Kindly watch and spread the same for the cause of this Divine Art Form. Spirit of Margazhi Utsav has covered so many details of Bhagavata Mela with proper planning. I bet on it.

[@sumanamandala1102]

Love the simple explanations by Srikanth. Looking forward to the mela in margazhi!

[@anitaasokan4608]

Looking forward to the full episode 🙏

[@karthikkrishnan3902]

Wonderful looking forward for the grandeur

[@lakshmichandana333]

Beautiful Sir😍 waiting 😍❤️❤️❤️

[@ramkumarmt3235]

Great initiative 👍 Kudos team!! - 'Spirit of Margazhi Utsav' for bringing Bhagavatha mela to a wider audience. All the very best👍

[@melatturbhagavatamela6848]

@ramkumarmt3235 thank you so much. Yes they are doing a fabulous work for this Divine Art Form - Melattur Bhagavata Mela to reach far and wide by putting in hard work since months. We are so grateful and thankful to them. Kalaimamani S.Kumar

[@venuvariyar279]

💚💛💚💛💚

[@kruparamachandran]

So inspiring sir... Looking forward to the full video🙏

[@leelavarma4750]

Auspicious 🙏💫❤

[@bdpillai]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Looking forward to watching All The best to everyone

[@umabhattathiripad1865]

😍❤️ looking forward

[@bharathinatyakala8966]

Looking forward to watch!!!💐💐💐

[@prasannaunni7710]

വളരെ മനോഹരമായിരിക്കുന്നു. സാറിനെ കാണാൻ നല്ല സുന്ദരിയായിട്ടുണ്ട്. ഈ പ്രോഗ്രാം വലിയ വിജയത്തിലെത്തട്ടെ .ജഗദീശ്വരന്റെ അനുഗ്രഹം ഉണ്ടാകട്ടെ😊

[@riseofmargazhi]

താങ്കളുടെ ഹൃദയം നിറഞ്ഞ അനുഗ്രഹത്തിനും ആശംസകൾക്കും വളരെ നന്ദി! ഞങ്ങളുടെ ടീമിനെ ശ്രീ ശ്രീകാന്തിലേക്കും, മുഴുവൻ ഭാഗവത മേള ടീമിലേക്കും എത്തിച്ചത് ഗുരുകൃപയാണ്! ഈ പ്രോഗ്രാം പ്രീമിയർ ചെയ്യുമ്പോൾ താങ്കളും കാണുമെന്ന് പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്നു :)

[@savithrirao58]

Very happy to see the promo which is short but conveyed the meaning of Bhagavathamela ,covering the whole idea of its going to do. Wishing the series a great success of Margazhi festival to all the artists who are going to be participating & performing. May you all be blessed by sri.Lakshmi Narasimha and Sri.Varadaraja Perumal 🕉️🙏🙏🙏👍

[@melatturbhagavatamela6848]

@savithrirao58 thank you so much for your wishes and blessings. Much needed one for all of us. Kindly watch the Documentary soon. Thanks.

[@rlnsimha2000]

Great to see this initiative. We ( from Theppermalnallur) share this great event of Praklatha charithra as along with Saliamangalam, this three village continue this tradition for almost 300 plus years. Geeat to see my classmate and friend Srikanth spearheading this initiative and its Opt

[@swaminathansivasubramanian6680]

Namaskarams. Very well documented. Our family is an ardent fan of Melattur Bhagavatha Mela. Thank you so much for this teaser. Eagerly awaiting for the next one. God bless the team.

[@saiajay9247]

Thrilled! Eagerly waiting for the entire Documentary. ❤️

[@sreerekhakrishnaraj5209]

🤩🤩👏👏 Congratulations

[@poojasampadha550]

Thank you so much sir

[@RamaDevi2001]

The one and only great ancient and existing tradition of Bhagavata Mela tradition without any changes still performing with great respect and dedication. I strongly suggest that One must witness their dramas in their life time atleast once. Commendable huge orchestra is supported with experienced and greatly talented artists you will find in this melam. 👍👏👏. I am so lucky to be associated with these great artists and had the opportunity to watch their dramas. Please make yourself free in May, go stay enjoy watching dramas, other performances and relax 💐. Great melam with great artists

[@hageeshpp6159]

Superb 😍😍😍😍😍

[@vineethkumar1343]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼👍

[@rashmisajiv4420]

My Humble Pranams to one and all behind this wonderful initiative. Looking forward to know more about this great art form 🙏

[@melatturbhagavatamela6848]

2RASHMISAJIV4420 thank you so much. This documentary will surely provide more inputs of Melattur Bhagavata Mela. Thanks. Kalaimamani S.Kumar

[@nimishaarun7808]

Wonderful 👍

[@dr.rkdancer]

Wonderful 👌

[@JOBLONAPPAN]

This teaser itself portrayed a great tradition of auspicious art n culture... Eagerly waiting for Marghazhi... My pranams n wishes to all the dedicated and versatile artists in and around this classical extravagance... 🙏🙏🙏

[@melatturbhagavatamela6848]

@JOLONAPPAN thank you so much. This is beautifully documented and worth watching. This is directly covered during the Annual Mahotsav this year.

[@mythiliprabhu3615]

Awesome ! Thank you for sharing this great art form Also thank you all for your efforts in preserving this heritage

[@melatturbhagavatamela6848]

@mythili prabu, thank you so much. This will go on and on because it is for Lord Nrusimha.

[@sridevisrinivas5225]

Thank you for sharing this link. This is a well made video. The video and the audio perfectly blended to bring the very essence of the art form. This gave me an urge to come in person to witness this ancient tradition. The music choreography is thoughtfully composed and kudos to whoever took care of the video editing. Above all a big salute to all the artists who invest their time and energy to keep this tradition alive. 🙏🏽

[@ramaprasadrv7794]

Thanks for sharing this information..Would like to watch it!!!

[@melatturbhagavatamela6848]

@sridevisrinivas thank you so much for your kind words of appreciation. Yes, Spirit of Marghazhi Utsav has documented it so beautifully like never before and kindly watch when it comes out officially. And, you are most welcome to Melattur to wittness the Bhagavata Mela Natakams before Sannidhi. The 83rd Year of Bhagavata Mela Nataka Mahotsav will be taking place in May - 2023. Thanks. Kalaimamani S.Kumar

[@natananjali]

Looking forward to seeing the documentary. Had the good fortune to watch a couple of Natakams live this year, online. Was a truly spiritual and enriching experience. 🙏🏽

[@melatturbhagavatamela6848]

@natananjali thank you so much.

[@sundarasubramanian]

Haven’t known about Melattur till now. Thank you for bringing this to angyanni like me. Looking forward for the episode ❤

[@melatturbhagavatamela6848]

@Sundar Athinarayanan, this Bhagavata Mela Tradition is going on since 1941 at Melattur under our family. Generally Annual Mahotsav takes place during Narasimha Jayanti in the month of May every year for about 10 days. Thanks to this upcoming documentary, you will surely know much more. I invite you for the 83rd Year of Nataka Mahotsav in 2023 well in advance. Thanks. Kalaimamani S. Kumar

[@sundarasubramanian]

@@melatturbhagavatamela6848 thank you thank you 🙏

[@shebu0010]

❤️❤️

[@bhagyajayesh2693]

Looking forward!