It is curtains down on the six-month-long daily performances by professional Yakshagana troupes in Karnataka. The artistes are now geared up for another innings, that is the monsoon or off-season presentations, which usually start in June.
The ‘melas’ — as they are called in Kannada — are the performing troupes of Yakshagana theatre, which present daily shows from December to May touring different places in the coastal districts (Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada) and Malnad region (Shivamogga and Chikkamagaluru districts) of Karnataka and Kasaragod district of Kerala.
