A venue of every-night Yakshagana

Udayavani on November 18, 2007 carried an interesting report on Yakshagana. It says Mukhyaprana temple at Gundabala near Honnavara hosts Yakshagana shows every night for six months.

Organising, performing or watching Yakshagana at this temple is considered to be a vow, and the venue is booked for many years in advance, according to the report.

We have heard of temples which run Yakshagana melas and some of those melas having been booked for years in advance. But one temple playing host to daily performances for six months is more unique indeed. That not much is known about this phenomenon is also surprising.

The report, however, is silent about one important question. What about the audience? At a time when it is difficult to have audience for occasional programmes, how many people do on an average watch these daily performances is something at least this blogger is curious to know. If any one visiting this blog knows the answer please leave it here. And for those of who have not read the story in Udayavani, here is the link
Picture: the yakshagana auditorium of the temple (courtesy Udayavani)