Visit to Manama, Bahrain along with Team Mattannur

Recently I visited Manama,, Bahrain. I performed along with many talented artists there. Mattannur Shankaran Kutty Marar also performed during this tour. I consider it as a great opportunity in my life. I convey my indebtedness to Shankarettan and everyone in the team. We enjoyed the trip and so do the people who thronged in thousands to the programme

Please watch a TV clipping of the programme.

 

Some of My Pilgrimages

Visiting places of importance is an obsession I still am possessed with. When I visit such places my moods get elevated. My hands get additionally empowered to perform another feat in my most preferred instrument the Chenda or the stringed favourite of mine the guitar.

On such occasions, I get transported to some worlds of the upper stratum. I used to fall into a cathartic trance during those visits. 

Those moments are the accrued wealth of this life. Recently I was blessed with the company of a veteran artist and film-maker. Sree Sreenivasan- the man who broadcasted reels of soul-refreshing laughter to many a million of the Malayalam knowing mass. The cleansing laughter he triggered off must have worked better than a million rounds of psychological counselling or thousands of psychotherapy sessions. His broadcasts carried therapeutic properties. 

I felt a shudder going down my spine when he touched my hands in a warm shake. I pray a bit of that therapeutic efficacies be transplanted to my drummings too. 

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At Chennai- In Ali Akbar's show

The Chennai Show

Ashtapadi at the Pushpaja Seva Sangham congregation

Playing it with devotion....


Pushpaja seva sangham is an association of the garland makers of temples in Kerala. These garland made by them only is used to adorn the deity or idols in temples. Mainly these work in temples is carried out by a cast known as Nambisans. Varrier community also is also traditionally garland makers. They go in search of flowers that can be offered to the god, make garlands and other floral patterns for the lord of the temple. Priests of the temple will accept it from them, without touching, and is offered to the lord.

Pushpaja Seva Sangham is a non-political movement to take care of the genuine requirements of the members of these casts, mainly Nambisans.

During the association 47th state meet Sreejish Marar participated in a Ashtapadi recital. Sreejish played idayka in accompaniment to the recital.

Kavyaprakasham

This is a programme telecast by Shalom TV. Sreejish Marar is an eminent traditional temple artist. Chenda is his mainstay, eventhough he plays Idayka, Guitar, Violin and some such other instruments. Now watch him participating in a programme called "Kavyaprakasham" telecast regularly by Shalom TV. Fr. Baiju Verghese Korukattil is the anchor here, The poem "lokamey Yathra" is recited here with the accompaniment of Idayka.