‘Mata Ki Kahani’ shows concludes at Navratra Festival

18/10/2018

Katra, Oct 17: 'Mata Ki Kahani' shows-the ultimate attraction of Navratra Festival-2018 organised by J&K Tourism in association with Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board concluded here today with its 15th show of the current series of performances. Mr. Rohit Kansal, Planning Commi-ssioner J&K Government was the Chief Guest on the occasion whereas Simra-ndeep Singh CEO Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Mrs Sushma Chauhan Deputy Commi-ssioner Samba and Prasanna Ramaswamy G., Deputy Commissioner Reasi were the special guests. This crowd puller show of Navratra festival-2018 witnessed jam-packed audiences at the exclusively designed open-air Theatre at Railway station, Katra where thousands of devotees and the locals used to throng every evening. Written, devised, designed and directed by Padamshree Balwant Thakur and produced by Natrang Jammu, this mega-musical theatre presentation has created a history for being the first theatrical show based on the legend of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi. Today at the culmination of its 15th show people still wanted such a magical theatre spectacle to continue for the entire year. Over 70 accomplished artists featured in this mega theatrical wonder which unfolds the entire story of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi just in one hour. Famous film personalities including Muk-esh Khanna and Rakesh Bedi have rendered voice to this magnificent production. Though there are many other events being held in the Navratra Festival, but this is the most befitting show which enhanced the entire attraction to this year's Navratra festival to the ultimate heights.
Mata Ki Kahani' - a unique theatrical experience for the audience, beautifully showcased the popular legend of Mata Vaishno Devi. Magically it transported the entire audience to a mesmerising journey unfolding the story of Mata Vaishno Devi which is a classic narrative that echoes every Hindu household and is a part of every grandma's midnight tale. As per the legend, during the period when the Goddess was busy in annihilating the Asuras, Her three main manifestations viz. Mata Maha Kali, Mata Maha Lakshmi and Mata Maha Saraswati got together one day and pooled their collective Tejas or spiritual strength. Today Mata Vaishno Devi is worshiped by millions and trillions of people across the world. Mata Vaishno Devi has surfaced as an embodiment of will, strength and peace. Prominent amongst those seventy contributors of creating this historical presentation include Anil Tickoo, Neeraj Kant, Rakesh Kumar, Surinder Manhas, Virji Sumbly, Mohammad Yaseen, Shiv-am Singh, Suraj Ganjoo, Deepali Sharma, Vrinda Sharma, Vanshika Gupta, Gauri Thakur, Manoj Kumar, Ajay Kumar, Adesh Dhar, Akash Bhat, Sheetal Jadhan, Diya Sharma, Zeeshan Haider, Mohammad Umar, Deep-ika Bala, Rahul Gupta, Kuldeep Angral, Meenu Kumari, Eva Mahajan, Shivam Sharma, Sushant Singh, Natasha Jamwal, Aarti Devi, Nisha Mehra, Rakshit Arora, Kanan Preet Kaur, Udit Sagar, Danish Bargotra, Jatin Sharma, Shaista Mir, Preeti Malhotra, Avinash Bhagat, Saanvi Anant, Rohit Sharma, Naresh Kumar, Abhinav Sharma, Ujhwal Bandral, Priya Thakur, Sumit Raina and Sahil Kumar.

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