A week long cultural programme was conducted at Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri in connection with the 68th Vardhanti Mahotsava and Sri Vilambi Samvathsara Sri Rama Vasantha Navaratri Cultural Programme 2018.

This festival featured a grand Carnatic Music Vocal recital by Sri S Mahadevan, accompanied by Sri Hosahalli Raghuram on the violin and Sri Nikshith Puttur on the mridangam.

Mahadevan started the concert with Girirajasuta, a Tyagaraja composition in raga Bangala. This was followed by Thyagarajaya Namaste in Begada, Darini Telusukonti in Suddhasaveri (a masterpiece of Great Vidwan Sri GN Balasubramanian), Paradevata in Dhanyasi, Ennadu Jutuno in Kalavati.

The main composition of the concert was Sankaracharyam in ragam Sankarabharanam.

Keerthanas Abhaya Varade Sharade and Sharade Karunanidhe (written by Sri Sri Chandrasekhara Bharathi), praising lord Sharadamba, the presiding goddess of Sringeri were also presented by Sri S Mahadevan.