Festival in Hampi

This has to be the worst organised festival I have ever experienced. Those respnsible for organising it didn't advertise it at all, or invite any dignitaries or famous people. There are no programmes and no one knows what is going on.

But the trees lining the wide avenue leading out of Hampi have been festooned with coloured lights. Millions of rupees have been spent on creating a son e lumiere show with  laser beams, in a town near to Hampi, but no transport has been organised to take people there from Hampi or to bring them back after the show. Apparently there are several gigantic stages outside Hampi.. So far I have found one.

Last night I went to see some traditional dancing and music. Some bright spark had put some banana trees in the middle of the front row of seating, so that half the audience couldn't see the stage. So everyone had to sit down the sides in order to see. Most of the seats were empty. The music was ramped up to full volume, so if you wanted to see the dancers you were deafened. I watched, fingers in my ears, for an hour or so, then I went to bed, where the music wafted over me until late into the night.