As soon as the clock struck 8:30 today, I sighed. Of course, I knew that no interval between 8:30pm and 12am was ever going to be as magical as the time yesterday at Tripunithura. Sitting in that intimate space that was overflowing with people, in the most gorgeous Poornathrayeesha temple in the middle of the most happening Vrischikolsavam, listening with utterly rapt attention to the one and only Ranjani-Gayatri.
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Repetition. Repetition.
Such a simple yet powerful device. The joy of repetition was revealed in Ranjani-Gayatri’s first piece itself – the Hindolam varnam by TM Thyagarajan – how the second speed shows the same lines in a totally different colour, varnam! And what a fun charanam! The second piece was the ever-beloved Janaranjaka “Paahim Sri Rajarajeswari” With those fire-cracker fast swarams after some rounds of majestic slow ones.
I couldn’t believe it was actually happening. That finally my Margazhi was getting redeemed, and that too, like THIS. As I saw them walk out in “Sarasangi” sarees, I didn’t know what to do – For one, I wanted to blink, to make sure this was real, but I was also scared I’d just wake up from a dream. Now that I’ve watched the voncert, I know – all of it did actually happen. But I’m still in disbelief!
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Notes on Ra-Ga 