Vaishaka Natanam –2025 Captivating Dance festival at Bekal Gokulam Goushala

Kalpa Media House | Bangalore |

An enthralling dance festival in a serene ambience amidst hundreds of cows, “Vaishaka Natanam 2025”, was organised recently at Parampara VidyApEtham, Gokulam GoushAla, Kerala. It was a unique experience which gave the feeling ‘Are we in DwApara yuga? ‘The atmosphere literally takes one back to the days of yore- Krishna and his cowherd friends in NandagOkula with the innocent cows listening to his enchanting flute!! It befits the saying, “ShishurvEtthi pashurvEtthi, vEtthi GAna rasam panih”.

The Bekal Gokulam Goushala

established in 2010 by Acharya Vishnu Prasad Hebbar, a Sanskrit scholar, world renowned astrologer, and his wife Smt. Dr. Nagaratna Hebbar, a PhD from Cambridge University with expertise in yoga and nutrition.
Alongside Vedic training for students and collaborative research woak, the enterprising couple also organise music and dance festivals annually. They are a great inspiration to one and all through their selfless service.

In the serene surroundings a 11-day dance festival “Vaishaka Natanam-2025” was organised from 30^th April till May 11^th featuring various dance forms Bharathanatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam, Kathak. There were more than 100 performances by senior established artists as well as upcoming artists The festival was all day long for all the 11 days. The festival was one of its kind, very sublime, captivating and connecting with the Supreme. Any description of it falls short of a first-hand experience.

There were performances by many eminent artists, like Parshwanath Upadyay, Navya Nair, Mahathi Kannan, Deepak Kumar, Dr.Ashish Pillai Divya Venugopal, Y.G.Srilatha Nikshith, Hiranmayee, Nair Sisters and many more. The list is not exhaustive. Many well-known personalities and Gurus were honoured during the festival.

The immense hospitality, lovely ambience, beautiful acoustics drew huge appreciative audience. Artists contributed with their lovely aesthetic performances on several creative themes.

This very well organised festival will be cherished for a long time.