Raax Leela enthralls audience at Kalakshetra in Guwahati

Undeterred by the COVID pandemic, audiences turned up in huge numbers to watch this year's edition of Sampurna Raax Leela

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28 Dec 2020, 10:09 pm

GUWAHATI: Undeterred by the COVID pandemic, audiences turned up in huge numbers to watch this year's edition of Sampurna Raax Leela, where the combination of tradition and innovation came into full flow during the year's two-day festival. As with the previous years, this year too, the husband-wife duo of Basanta Kumar Baruah and Bobby Sarma Baruah successfully organized Raax Leela on December 19 and 20, under the banner of BB Creation in collaboration with the Directorate of Cultural Affairs Department, Government of Assam, on a grand scale at the Srimanta Sankaradeva International Auditorium, of the Sankaradeva Kalakshetra, Guwahati. Entering into its 12th year, BB Creations - the State's premiere socio-cultural group, has retained much of its vitality in presenting a superbly mounted production, keeping intact the essential values of every other element. The cultural extravaganza has been an invaluable addition to the city's cultural calendar that has attracted people from all walks of life since 2009.

The involvement of various popular artistes from film and theatre added much lustre to the two-day event, attracting a number of audiences, who were charmed by the engaging performances of artistes like Aimee Baruah, Atul Pachani, Manmath Baruah, Alakhya Baruah, Padmarag Goswami, Rimjim Sarma, Gayatri Bora, Ashramika Saikia, Debabrat Dutta, Mun Rajib, Jayanta Phukon, Bipul Baruah, Bijoy Bora, Alish Sheikh, apart from the presence of an enormous wild tusker engaged in a duel with the child Krishna, and a 14 feet high Bakasura gobbling Krishna up, which made the audiences spellbound. The play involved a lot of traditional masks and costumes, which were elegantly designed. The presentation of the Ananta Sashya, Kanshalaya, Nandalaya, killing of Putana, demon Aghasur, Bakasur, Kaliya Nag and the dance of a giant peacock regaled the audiences. As informed by Basanta Kumar Baruah, BB Creation is now all set to present the Sampurna Raax Leela in London as soon as things get back to normal, stated a release.

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