Laser show casts a spell at Dharwad Utsava

Laser show casts a spell

Staff Correspondent

Rajkumar number makes the audience delirious

DAZZLING: Laser beam formations sent the audience into a tizzy in Hubli on Sunday.

HUBLI: The laser show organised as part of the Dharwad Zilla Utsava mesmerised hundreds of people who had gathered at the Siddharoodh Math in Hubli on Sunday.

As the “dancing” laser beams created changing patterns drenched in myriad colours one after the other, the crowd responded with loud cheers.

In a way, the audience got themselves drenched in the intangible colours for a few minutes as the colourful patterns shot out by the projector fell on them.

The laser show conceived and designed by the State Information Department kick-started the second day programmes of the Dharwad Zilla Utsava at the math premises.

Designed with the objective of conveying to the public what the State Government had done for them through welfare programmes, the laser show provided infotainment to the audience.

Once the formal information on welfare schemes and development programmes were over, the laser beams “danced” to the foot-tapping hit numbers of Kannada films.

The crowd went into a frenzy as the laser beams created different patterns to the hit number Huttidare Kannada Naadalli Huttabeku rendered by the late thespian Rajkumar. The song was shot in Hubli at the Siddharoodh Math premises and also at the landmark Kittur Channamma Circle.

As Vande Mataram played on, many in the crowd responded with “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”. The laser show concluded with the laser beams creating the ‘tricolour' in the air.

After the show, folk troupes presented exuberant performances. Researcher and folk artist Anandappa Jogi and his troupe comprising Nagaraj Jogi and others presented the “jogi pada”.

Then it was the turn of a children's troupe led by Sudha Kumari to enthral the audience through their dance mixed with “yoga”. They presented folk dance subsequently.

Then it was time for laugh riot at the Siddharoodh Math with “Hasyotsava” being presented by speakers such as Sudha Baragur and others.