Paryaya Shiroor mutt seer Sri Laxmivaratheertha Sripada gave away the awards to various eminent persons in the genre of Yakshagana on the occasion.
The recipients of the award are M Dinesh Ammannayya (Yakshagana bhagavatike), Aruva Narayana Shetty (Yakshagana artist), Sharath Kumar Kadri (Yakshagana coordinator), Bannanje Sanjeeva Suvarna (Yakshagana), Kumble Sridhar Rao (Yakshagana artist), D Santhosh Kumar (Yakshagana artist), Sunder Saliyan (amateur Yakshagana artist) and Mavvaru Balakrishna Maniyani (Comedy artist).
Aruva Koragappa Shetty, Ambalapadi Temple Dharmadharshi N B Vijaya Ballal and others were present on the occasion.
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