The idol of Goddess Saraswathi believed to have been handed over to a Chera King and then came into the royal family after the formation of the Venad Swarupam and Travancore samasthana, is worshipped in a temple within the Padmanabhapuram palace. The idol is brought to Thiruvananthapuram every year for the festival. This is a three-day journey of the goddess on an elephant.
Maharaja Swathi Tirunal, a connoisseur of arts and music, composed nine kritis and these are sung as the main item each day during the festival. The Navarathri Mandapam concerts are set in traditional ambience and the timings are strictly adhered to. Beginning at 6 p.m. the concerts end at 8.30 p.m. and the audience remains seated through the concert. No applause, no late-entry and no early leaving the venue is followed even today. There are also other restrictions typical to the temples in Kerala.
This year the Navarathri Mandapam concerts will be held from Oct. 10 to 18, 2018.
Navarathri Mandapam is adjacent to Sri Padmanabha Swamy Temple, Trivandrum.
The schedule is:
Day 1 : October 10, 2018 - Wednesday
Main Kriti : Devi Jagajjanani – Shankarabharanam
Prof K.Venkataramanan (Vocal)
Sri S.R.Mahadev Sarma – Violin, Kadanad V.K. Gopi – Mridangam, Udipi Sridhar - Ghatam, Kadanad Anantakrishnan – Kanjira
Day 2 : October 11, 2018 - Thursday
Main Kriti : Pahimam Sri Vaageeshwari - Kalyani
Sanjay Subrahmanyan (Vocal)
Trivandrum Sampath – Violin, Nanjil Arul – Mridangam, Vazhapally Krishnakumar – Ghatam
Day 3 : October 12, 2018 - Friday
Main Kriti : Devi Pavane - Saveri
Carnatica Brothers K.N.Shashikiran & P. Ganesh (Vocal Duet)
Trivandrum N. Sampath – Violin, Dr G.Babu – Mridangam, Tirunakkara Retish – Morsing
Day 4 : October 13, 2018 - Saturday
Main Kriti : Bharati Mamava – Thodi
Prof Parassala B.Ponnammal (Vocal)
Avaneeswaram S.R.Vinu - Violin, Palghat Maheshkumar – Mridangam, Tirunakkara Retish – Morsing
Day 5 : October 14, 2018 - Sunday
Main Kriti : Janani Mamava – Bhairavi
Amrutha Venkatesh (Vocal)
Idappally Ajith Kumar – Violin, S.J.Arjun Ganesh – Mridangam, Perukavu P.L.Sudheer – Ghatam, Payyanur Govindaprasad - Morsing
Day 6 : October 15, 2018 - Monday
Main Kriti : Saroruhasana Jaye – Kamavardhini
Prince Rama Varma (Vocal)
S.Vardarajan – Violin, B.Harikumar – Mridangam, Adichanaloor Anilkumar – Ghatam, Payyanur Govindaprasad - Morsing
Day 7 : October 16, 2018 - Tuesday
Main Kriti : Janani Pahi – Shuddha Saveri
Prof T.V.Gopalakrishnan (Vocal)
S.Vardarajan – Violin, Vijay Natesan - Mridangam
Day 8 : October 17, 2018 - Wednesday
Main Kriti : Pahi Janani – Natakuranji
Mysore Brothers Mysore Nagaraj and Mysore Manjunath (Violin Duet)
Bangalore V.Praveen – Mridangam, Manjoor Unnikrishnan – Ghatam,
Day 9 : October 18, 2018 -Thursday
Main Kriti : Pahi Parvatanandini - Arabhi
Manda Sudharani, Manda Shruthi Ravali (Vocal Duet)
S.R. Rajasree – Violin, Cherthala Anantakrishnan – Mridangam
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