Mangalore, March 5: The grandeur of Vijayanagara empire set up by Sri Krishnadevaraya came alive in the coastal city of Mangalore, five centuries after he ruled the empire of south India with the inauguration of two-day sound and light show at Nehru Maidan on Saturday.
The programme has been jointly organized by the Karnataka State Tourism Department, Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation and Dakshina Kannada district administration to mark the 500th anniversary of the coronation of the renowned king.
Speaking after inaugurating the programme, District incharge minister Krishna J Palemar said it was necessary to understand the glorious past of the Vijayanagara Kingdom in order to motivate the younger generations.
Mnagalore Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh, MLA UT Khader, DC Subodh Yadav, DK District Sahitya Parishat president Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, additional DC Prabhakar Sharma, assistant Director of Tourism Department Mahesh Kumar, were among the chief guests.
The entry is free for thel visitors on both the days.
The 70-minute sound-music programme titled 'Rayaratha', stole the hearts of the visitors on the first day as it chronicled the rise and fall of the Vijayanagara kingdom including the birth of Krishnadevaraya, coronation, marriage, friendship with British, stone chariot, Ugra Narasimha, Vithat's temple, Viroopaksha temple, Hampi Bazar, elephants' mouth, Anjaneya peak, sister rock and other memorials.
Large number of enthusiastic crowd, including children and women, attended the first day's programme, which was inaugurated in a unique manner by lighting a torch.
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