YakshaGana is theater form that combines dance, music, dialogue,
costume, make up and stage techniques with unique style and form. The word
Yaksha Gana means the songs of the Demi gods. Yaksha means demi god and gana
means song.Yaksha Gana is basically famous in south canara district . It is
believed to have originated in the coastal districts of Karnataka mainly in
South canara and Udupi district.
We can say Yaksha Gana as a play, music, dance, drama. It
includes everything in it. The performers wear interesting and colourful wears .The
lead singer in Yaksha Gana is known as Bagawatha. Group of musicians are called
as himmela and the dance and drama group is called as mummela. The himmela team
will use Maddale, harmonium and chande.
Yaksha Gana is not only famous in South canara
but also in uttarakarnata, Udupi, shimoga and kasargod. Now a day Yaksha Gana
becomes popular in all over Karnataka and also in the world. Traditionally Yaksha
Gana runs all night.
Yaksha Gana is finding new popularity outside India.
Professional troupes of yaksha Gana is called as mela. These mela's will travel
together. A yaksha Gana performance typically begins in the twilight hours with
an initial beating of the drums of several fixed composition called abbara or
peetike .This may last for up to an hour before the actors finally arrive on
the stage.
Now a day Yaksha Gana viewers are reduced
because earlier there were no TV, no mobile and no internet. So the people were
entertained only by yakshagana , drama etc. But today as the technology grown
people are busy in that only. But we should give importance to yakshagana also.
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