Yakshagana Bhagavat Balipa Narayana Bhagavatha dies at 85 in Karnataka

Yakshagana Bhagavat Balipa Narayana Bhagavatha dies at 85 in Karnataka

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Category : Obituaries Published on: February 20 2023

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Noted yakshagana Bhagavat, Balipa Narayana Bhagavatha died at a private hospital in Moodbidri of Karnataka.
He was 85.
He had served in the yakshagana field as a noted Bhagavat for about 60 years.
He has 30 published and 15 unpublished Yakshagana prasangas to his credit.
He was duly recognised as the Bheeshma of Thenkuthittu style of Yakshagana.
He was the chief bhagavat of Kateel Durgaparameshwari Prasadita Yakshagana Mandali (Kateel Mela).
Bhagavatha had entered the yakshagana field at the age 13.
He had created a five-day ‘Devi Mahatme’ prasanga, which was a significant milestone in the history of Yakshagana literature.
He had bagged Karnataka Rajyotsava Award in 2010.

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