Yakshagana Spardhe

The Patla Sambhrama hosts a two-day student Yakshagana competition with specific rules: each team must comprise a minimum of 10 artists, performances are limited to 45 minutes, and background musicians may include outsiders. This competition welcomes troupes from both styles: Tenkuthittu and Badaguthittu. Distinguished by their makeup, costumes, and dance intricacies, these styles contribute to Yakshagana’s rich tapestry, preserving tradition and beauty while ensuring the continuity of the art form.
The Yakshadhruva Patla Foundation Trust’s dedication to Yakshagana showcases its global impact and cultural significance. The student competition, a testament to this commitment, nurtures young talent and ensures the vibrant tradition continues to captivate audiences. It’s a celebration of artistic expression, cultural heritage, and community spirit, where the past and present of Yakshagana converge, captivating hearts worldwide.

Patla Student Yakshagana Competition Results

A total of 34 teams participated in the two-day student Yakshagana competition held at Adyar Garden, Mangalore on the occasion of Patla Sambhrama-2023. The duration of the competition was 45 minutes and there was a rule that each team should have at least 10 artists participating in costumes. A total of 612 artists from 12 teams in the high school section and 22 teams in the college section participated. Although there is an opportunity to use outsiders as background artists, what has captivated people the most is that these institutions are using their own teachers for this role. Since there is a rule that the background artists can participate in a single team in one section, more than 25 Bhagavatas and more than 60 Chende Maddale players participated.

High School

	1st prize	2st prize	3st prize	Disciplinary Award
Overall Team Award	Alwas English Medium High School, Moodbidre (Sriharileela)	Lourdes Central School, Bijay (Taranisena) Directed by Rakesh Rai Adka	Sri Rama Vidyasirshana, Farangipet (Moksha Sangrama) Directed by Rakshit Shetty Padre	Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara High School, Ujire (Rathi Kalyana) Directed by Arun Kumar Dharmasthala
Pundu Vesha	Chaman N.S. (Taranisena – Taranisena) – Lourdes Central School, Bejai	Gautham (Sudarshan – Sriharileela) Alwas English Medium School
Stree Vesha	Chandana (Sarame – Moksha Sangrama) – Sri Rama Vidyasamsthe, Farangipet	Abhijna (Lakshmi A. – Sriharileela) – Alwas English Medium High School, Moodbidre
Raja Vesha	Aditya Holla (Koundlika – Rathikalyana) – Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara High School, Ujire	Meghana (Arjuna – Babhruvahana) – Sri Gurudeva English Medium School, Odiur
Bannada Vesha	Ayush (Shatruprasudhana Sriharileela) – Alwas English Medium High School, Moodbidre	Deekshith (Ravana – Moksha Sangrama) – Sri Rama Vidyasamsthe, Farangipet
Hasya Vesha	Rashmitha (Ravanadootha – Moksha Sangrama) – Sri Rama Vidyasamsthe, Farangipet	Mathan (Devadootha) – Alwas English Medium High School, Moodbidre
Poshaka Vesha	Pragati (Vibhishana – Moksha Sangrama) – Sri Rama Vidyasamsthe, Farangipet	Sashrit (Vishnu – Sriharileela) – Alwas English Medium High School, Moodbidre

The best artist of the team

Brahmi Maya (Krishna), Shreeja S.A. (Marthandateja), Preeti (Malini), Karthik (Devendra), Abhijna (Lakshmi A.), Chaman N.S. (Taranisena), Aditya Holla (Koundlika), Meghana (Arjuna), Pragati (Vibhishana), S. Sandesh (Krishna), Upashasana P (Lakshmi), Prakyat (Balakrishna)

Judges of High School Division : Vatepadpu Vishnusharma, Divith S. Kotyan, Peradi

College

	1st prize	2st prize	3st prize	Disciplinary Award
Overall Team Award	N.M.A.M. Technical College, Nitte (Sharan Sevaratna) Directed by Rakshit Shetty Padre	Alwas College, Moodbidre (Narshardula) Directed by Prasad Cherkadi, Aditya Ambalapadi	Govindadas College, Suratkal (Narakasura Moksha) Directed by Smt. Poornima Yatish Rai	Canara College (Taranisena Kalaga) Directed by Rakesh Rai Adka
Pundu Vesha	Prashant Aithal (Sudarshan – Sriharileela) – S.D.M. Law College, Mangalore	Varun Acharya (Taranisena – Sharan Sevaratna) – N.M.A.A. Technical College, Nitte
Stree Vesha	Eshwari R. Shetty (Yakshi Tataki – Narshardula) – Alwas College, Moodbidre	Puneeth (Dakshayini – Dakshayagna) – Government First Class College, Vamapadavu
Raja Vesha	Anvesh R. Shetty (Sri Ram – Sharan Sevaratna) – N.M.A.A. Technical College, Nitte	Prajwal Shetty (Sundasura -Narshardula) – Alwas College, Moodbidre
Bannada Vesha	Vaishakh (Narakasura – Narakasura Moksha) Govindadas College, Suratkal	Jeevan Shetty (Tataki – Narshardula) – Alwas College, Moodbidre
Hasya Vesha	Pranav Moodittaya (Ravandoot – Sharan Sevaratna) – N.M.A.A. Technical College, Nitte	Satyajit Rao (Bhalluka – Narshardula) – Alwas College, Moodbidre
Poshaka Vesha	T.M. Shravan (Vibhishana – Sharan Sevaratna) – N.M.A.A. Technical College, Nitte	Sushmita (Ghora Ajamukhi – Kumar Vijaya) – Manjunath Pai Memorial Govt First Class College, Kabettu, Karkala

The best artist of the team

Vidya Bhushan P. (Ravana – Taranisena fight), Parikshit Gokhale (Devendra – Kumar Vijaya), Varsha Lakshman (Vishnu – Ekadashi Devimahatme), Kritika (Kaushike – Shambhavi Vijaya), Puneeth (Dakshayini – Dakshayagna), Kshitij (Abhichara Kriti – Sudakshina Vadhe), Niriksha (Babhruvahana – Veera Babruvahana), Ananya (Vishnu – Sudarshan Vijaya), Maitri Bhat (Kaurava – Gadayuddha), Varun Acharya (Taranisena – Sharan Sevaratna), Bhuvan Shetty (Dakshayini – Dakshayagna), Chinmayakrishna K. (Kartavirya – Bhargava Vijaya), Lohit Kateel (Taranisena – Moksha Mohara)

Judges: Ubaradka Umesh Shetty, Gonibeedu Sanjayakumar Shetty, Krishnaprakash Ulitthaya

Competition’s Chief organizer: Kadri Navaneetha Shetty
Moderator : Krishna Shetty Taremar, Dr Prakyat Shetty Alike
Presenter: Nitesh Shetty Ekkaru, Rajendra Ekkaru, Dr. Priya Harish, Bindia Shetty, Prakash Melanta, Shobha Aithal

The first, second and third prizes received Rs. 50,000/-, Rs. 30,000/- and Rs. 20,000/- respectively, while the other teams were given Rs. 10,000/- as honorarium. In the individual category, the first and second prize winners received Rs. 5,000/- and Rs. 3,000/- respectively. The best performers from each team received Rs. 2,000/- each, along with a Certificate of Appreciation, a Plaque and a Medal.

Shri Patla Satish Shetty, the Founder President of Yakshadhruva Patla Foundation Trust, congratulated all those who contributed to the success of the Student Yakshagana competition, emphasizing the importance of discipline and punctuality that made the event a triumph.