Curtain-raiser for Sivananda Guruji’s centenary celebrations on Aug. 8

The Sanathana Dharma Charitable Trust (SDCT) will hold a curtain-raiser event on Saturday ahead of the centenary celebrations of Satguru Sri Sivananda Murty (1928-2028) and the launch of the proposed Sivananda Cultural Centre in the city.

The trust, registered at Bheemunipatnam in February 2000 with the blessings of the seer, will host a classical narrative performance, Sri Mahalakshmi Vaibhavam, by Vinay L. Varanasi, a Bengaluru-based storyteller and architect, and his team, at the VMRDA Children’s Arena in Siripuram, from 6 p.m.

Mr. Varanasi is known for presenting narratives drawn from the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the Puranas, and has performed at cultural institutions across India and abroad. He will be accompanied by vocalists Archana and Samanvi, veena artiste Rakshita Ramesh, and mridangam player Adamya Ramanand.