MR. RATHNAKAR Veeragase

In the mesmerizing land of Karnataka, Rathnakar is a folk artist who practices Veeragase with his team of wonderful traditional artists. He is a part of Veeragase team that performs Dollukunita and Veeragase. Rathnakar is a very dedicated and sincere person who follows his passion for learning and teaching traditional art form. When asked about the art form, Rathnakar stressed that the purpose of Veeragase is about adding the violent avatar of Lord Shiva also known as Veerabhadra. Rathnakar along with his team has performed in various places like Karnataka, Delhi, Haryana, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Orissa and various other states of the country. Approximately, the team has been conducting programmes for 21 years. The team experiences joy and has the prime objective of saving this art.

After Veeragase Rathnakar settled down with his team, in beautiful dresses and masks we knew that it is going a worth watching the performance. In the shimmer clothes and elaborate make, they started to perform. The performance clearly showed their dedication and throughout the beats of the songs made us tap our feet too. The performance was fierce sit should be and hence was worth watching.