St Thomas HS Kottayam students performing Poorakali at Town Hall yesterday. They won A grade in the competition.

NO CHILD'S PLAY! This little one is in awe about what is happening while her mother and others watch a Thiruvathirakali performance at the main stage, Corporation Stadium.

MELA POORAM: Audience enthralled by Panchavadhyam performance at the state school festival yesterday.

HARROWING WAIT: One of the Arabana Muttu competition teams waits for their turn.

Karmal HSS team, Chalakkudy, which won A grade in Oppana yesterday at the main stage, Corporation Stadium. Picture by Musthafa MA

OOTTUPURA HO! A Thiruvathirakali group walking towards Oottupura office after their performance.

Winners of first price in high school Thiruvathirakkali: Team Pathanamthitta PSV PM HSS, Iravan Konni.

Education Minister Abdu Rabb and family watching Oppana at the main stage, Corporation Stadium, yesterday.

Arafa English School, Attur, became aggregate champions of Thrissur District Sahodaya Athletic Meet. The staff and stuents pose for a photograph.

SMILE IN THE FACE OF ODDNESS: Team St Thomas Kallara of Kottayam showed their nerves when one of the team mates slipped and fell during an Oppana performance yesterday on Stage 1.

Susmi Wilson of HSS Avittathur, Thrissur, makes a mark during her Ottamthullal performance.

PROTECTIVE GEARS: MLA Therambil Ramakrishnan distributing masks provided by Jubilee Mission Hospital yesterday at Corporation Stadium.

Arabana Muttu contestants watching a programme on a LCD monitor at Regional Theatre yesterday.

FOOD FOR THE BAND: Contestants of the band competition at the lunch table after a hectic performance.

Panchavadhyam artistes seeking blessings from their gurus before entering the stage.

Panchavadhyam artistes taking rest at Holy Family GHSS yesterday.