Margazhi Mela

Organized in the months of December & January of every year for a period of one full month from December 13th to January 3rd.

The Krishna Gana Sabha is the pioneer to have featured dance performances in the prime evening slot, gaining equal importance and visibility alongside prime slot classical music concerts. Till today, the Sabha is unique in its curation of the December dance festival which secures 50% of its prime-time performance slots in the Margazhi season.

The daily programme commences with devotional music sessions followed by the Natya Kala Conference proceedings. The afternoons offer concerts by talented youngsters, followed by the performances of eminent, popular musicians of Carnatic music in the evening. The last event in the day, is generally a dance programme by artistes of national/international repute representing varied classical system of dance. Sri Krishna Gana Sabha maintains a proud record of cultural events – music concerts by eminent Hindustani Vocalists and Instrumentalists and Dancers of all systems participating over the years.

Artists are honoured the Birudhu of “Nritya Choodamani” & “Sangeetha Choodamani” for Classical Dance and Music respectively; carrying a cash award, a gold medallion, a scroll and a shawl. It is the prerogative and honour of the “Nritya Choodamani” recipients to convene the Natya Kala Conference year after year, as chosen by the managing committee of KGS. So far, the Sabha has conferred the Nritya Choodamani awards to artists belonging Bharathanatyam, Kathak, Odissi, Manipuri, Kathakali, Mohini Attam and Kuchipudi styles.