Madhavi Mudgal – a household name in the world of Odissi – will enthrall Bangalore audiences on Tuesday with her beautifully choreographed repertoire of dances   where the celebrated dancer and her troupe from the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya will present the compositions of great saint poets like Surdas and Jayadeva to unfold the lyrical loveliness of a dance form which, according to her, is very close to the temple of Lord Jagannath of Puri with its "bhakthi Sringara."
  Having performed there and experienced the "vibrations" of a living temple, Madhavi is anticipating a similar experience in the Iskcon Temple this evening where she will perform in the annual festival, Sri Krishna Shringar.
Talking with unconcealed excitement to Deccan Herald, in an exclusive interview, the doyen of Odissi says: "Historical temples like Khajuraho have their own value since they represent the collective ideas and inspiration of great artists. But, a living temple where pujas are performed does have a palpable dimension that inspires you when you dance." She is sure her dancers will feel this dimension that will help to contact something divine. Besides, she adds: "Since the cultural and spiritual nuances of the particular dance form are closely related to Vaishnavism, the Krishna theme pervades the dance."   All the more reason why the Iskcon temple venue seems most attractive to her to explore the bhakthi element in the pieces she will perform.      
"Radha – Krishna is a symbolic representation of the union between the human and the divine. If I did not understand this, I would not be able to perform even one line of Bhaktha Jayadeva's sublime song, the Ashtapadi," declares Madhavi with conviction.
Madhavi Mudgal will present the classical repertoire beginning with a "Mangalacharan" and concluding with the traditional "Moksha" which shows the blissful state of transcendence   "when the self merges with the Cosmic Self."