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Idagunji Mahaganapathi Yakshagana Mandali


Idagunji Mahaganapati Yakshagana Mandali(Kannada: ಇಡಗುಂಜಿ ಮಹಾಗಣಪತಿ ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನ ಮಂಡಳಿ)Keremane Troupe is a Yakshagana troupe based in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India. It was started by Keremane Shivarama Hegde in the year 1934. He is an exponent of this art form and is the first Yakshagana artist to win the Rashtrapati Award (President's Award), an award handed out by the President of India to people who excel in various fields. The troupe has survived three generations, with his children Shambu Hegde, Mahabala Hegde and Gajanana Hegde and his grand son Shivananda Hegde also being exponents of Yakshagana. Keremane Shivananda Hegde is the current director of the troupe and the institution.

Yakshagana is a folk art mostly performed in the coastal districts of the state of Karnataka (Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts), western parts of Shimoga district and the Kasaragod district of Kerala. This folk art is usually performed in the night and involves dances and dialogues with the accompaniment of music using traditional musical instruments like chande,

maddale and tala. The unique aspect of the art is the use of elaborate headgear and dresses by the performers. The incidents portrayed in this art form are based on mythology and the epics. The performing troupe is called 'Mela' or 'Mandali' which is a traditional repertory and travels from place to place. A Mela or Mandali typically consists of 11-18 performing artists.

Idagunji Mahaganapati Yakshagana Mandali was started in the year 1934 by Keremane Shivarama Hegde, one of the exponents of the badagathittu style of Yakshagana.


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