Darshana Muralidhar’s impressive rangapravesham charms rasikas

It was a scintillating rangapravesham for

Kuchipudi

dancer Darshana Muralidhar as she regaled a packed

Ravindra Bharathi

with a 120-minute-long performance on Sunday.

A host of artistes, academicians, bureaucrats and socialites graced the occasion to encourage the artiste and were captivated by the 17-year-old’s skills, stamina and flexibility.

Performing five pieces, Darshana, a disciple of Deepika Reddy, began with an invocation titled Ganesha Pancharathnam and followed it up with three other performances, before ending the recital with a thillana in Dhanashri raag.

The auditorium echoed with rapturous applause as she took a bow before the audience at the end.