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Yaksha Sankranthi Poorna Rathri Talamaddale A Forum for Dialogue in the Metropolis Experience a rare all-night Talamaddale — the classical verbal art form of Yakshagana in which master artists perform entirely through dialogue, song, and improvised poetry, without costume or stage movement. Two celebrated prasangas from the Yakshagana canon come alive through the voices of distinguished guest artists, making this an unmissable evening for connoisseurs of Karnataka`s living classical heritage. Prasanga 1 — Vali Vadhe Himmela: Shri Raghavendra Acharya Jansale | Shri Shashank Acharya | Shri Prajwal Mundadi Mummela Arthadharis: Rama — Shri Sunnambala Vishweshwara Bhat Vali — Shri Vasudeva Ranga Bhat Sugreeva — Shri Ganapathi Bhat Sankadagundi Prasanga 2 — Bhrigu Shaapa Himmela: Shri Ramakrishna Hegade Hillur | Shri AP Pathak | Shri Akshay Acharya | Shri Sreenivas Prabhu Mummela Arthadharis: Devendra — Shri Jabbar Samo Khyati — Shri Ganapathi Bhat Sankadagundi Vishnu — Shri Ganesh Shetty Kanndikatte Bhrigu — Shri Sunil Holadu Tamasura — Shri Suresh Nandrolli Bruhaspathi — Shri Manu Handadi What is Talamaddale? Talamaddale is a distinctive form of Yakshagana performed without makeup, costume, or stage action. Artists sit together and present the drama entirely through music, scholarly debate, and improvised verse — celebrated for its intellectual depth and lyrical brilliance. It is often called the philosophical heart of the Yakshagana tradition.