text: Soorya festival: Soulful sufi and ghazal serenade capital city | Events Movie News - Times of India
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  Created: Oct 28, 2019, 17:48 IST
  It was a rainy evening, but the audience at Ganesham auditorium in Thiruvananthapuram knew none of it. They were witnessing the Jalsa Ghar show that's part of Soorya Festival, which staged some soulful sufi and ghazal recitals.
  Playback singer and composer Anita Shaiq captivated her audience through her performance Sufiyana Mehfil, that began with a Krishna Bhajan. She followed it up with a few other compositions too, alongside sharing interesting tidbits about the origins and meanings of the compositions. State Award winner singer Sithara Krishnakumar's ghazal show was next and through her unique voice, she impressed the audience reciting several numbers in Malayalam and Hindi.