Krishnagiti Day

Every year, 30th of Malayalam month Thulam is celebrated as Krishnagiti day at Guruvayur. This is the day on which Manavedan completed composing Krishnagiti as indicated by the words grAhyaA stutirgAthakai in the last sloka of Swargarohanam.

The programme is as follows: Thulam 22 5 p.m. Reading of Totayam and Krishnagiti Mahatmyam at Adhyatmika Hall, west side of Sanctum Sanctorum.

On subsequent days (23rd to 30th Thulam), from 7 am to 10.30 a.m. the text of each play is read.

On Krishnagiti Day, Thulam 30th, at 5 a.m, Prabhatabheri at Manavedan's statue. At 6 p.m. a procession with a decorated elephant and Panchavadyam is held starting from Manavedan's statue, around the temple and culminating at the auditorium. A speech is made to mark the day. One play of Krishnattam is performed at the Auditorium.

2003
Krishnagiti day
Krishnagiti day was celebrated on Thulam 30 (November 16, 2003). In the meeting organized by Guruvayur Devaswom, chairman P. Appukkuttan Nambiar presented the prize. Krishnanattam acting section Asan Areekkara Narayanan Namboodiri was falicitated with "Ponnata Aniyikkal".
Source: Sri Guruvayurappan magazine, 2003 Dec - 2004 Jan

2004
News of Krishnagiti Dinam celebration in Mathrubhumi.

Another News

2005
Manaveda suvarna mudra goes to Mecheri Vasudevan Nambudiri.
Other endovement prizes: K. Sukumaran, P. Sasidharan, M.K. Narayanan, K.Govindankutty, P. Muraleekrishnan, P.P. Kuttikrishnan Nair and A. Muraleedharan.
Award for trainees: Ananthu and Prasanth.

2007
Manavedasuvarnamudra: M. K. Narayanan (1st grade Maddalam artist)
Vasu Nedungadi memorial gold medal: K Narayanan (Vesham artist: 1st grade)
Consolation prizes: Vesham: M V. Unnikrishnan 2nd grade, A. Muraleedharan 2nd grade
Pattu: Sathyanarayanan 3rd grade
Maddalam: K. Manikantan Sudha maddalam 1st grade and K Remesan Thoppi Maddalam 1st grade
Chutti: E. Raju
Green room: T. Sreedharan Nambudiri
Ramayyar memorial Quiz for children: Ananthu Ajith; Vesham and N. Krishnakumar: Vesham
C. Rajesh memorial award for trainees: Ranjith: Vesham
Jury's special price goes to K. V. Janardhanan of costume design

2011

2012

Manaveda Suvarnamudra - P. Sasidharan (vesham)
Vasu Nedungadi Endowment Award - K. Rameshan (Toppimaddalam)
Other prizes:
S. Madhavankutty (vesham)
E. Raju (chutti)
Hariprasad (Pattu)
P. Radhakrishnan (shuddhamaddalam)
K. Sudhakaran (Itakka)